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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2018, more of the workforce in Dunedin City were employed as professionals than any other occupation.
Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the workforce and the skills required to work in each industry sector.
The occupations of the workforce in Dunedin City will be influenced by factors including:
For a more complete workforce analysis for Dunedin City, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Workforce Industries, Workforce Level of Qualification and Workforce Field of Qualification, as well as the Occupations of the residents.
Please note: Stats NZ has given Occupation data for the 2018 Census a quality rating of "moderate". This indicates there may be some minor issues looking at the comparisons to 2013 and 2006. Users should avoid concluding that any change in the categories is purely due to real world change. See Stats NZ’s DataInfo+ for specific information on what this rating means and recommendations for use.
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Workforce occupation of employment | |||||||
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Dunedin City | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||
Occupation | Number | % | Otago Region % | Number | % | Otago Region % | 2006 to 2018 |
Managers | 8,196 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 6,663 | 13.4 | 17.8 | +1,533 |
Professionals | 15,537 | 26.7 | 20.2 | 11,523 | 23.2 | 19.0 | +4,014 |
Technicians and trades workers | 6,969 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 5,880 | 11.8 | 12.3 | +1,089 |
Community and personal service workers | 6,576 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 4,890 | 9.8 | 9.2 | +1,686 |
Clerical and administrative workers | 6,621 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 6,714 | 13.5 | 12.0 | -93 |
Sales workers | 5,682 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 5,193 | 10.4 | 9.8 | +489 |
Machinery operators and drivers | 2,751 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 2,250 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +501 |
Labourers | 5,754 | 9.9 | 13.0 | 5,478 | 11.0 | 12.8 | +276 |
Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 1,158 | 2.3 | 2.5 | -- |
Total people | 58,086 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49,749 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,337 |
An analysis of the jobs held by the workforce in Dunedin City in 2018 shows the three most popular occupations were:
In combination these three occupations accounted for 30,702 people in total or 52.9% of the workforce.
In comparison, Otago Region employed 20.2% in Professionals; 17.8% in Managers; and 13.2% in Technicians and trades workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Dunedin City and Otago Region were:
The workforce in Dunedin City increased by 8,337 people between 2006 and 2018.
The largest changes in occupations for the workforce between 2006 and 2018 in Dunedin City were for those employed as:
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