Census: In the job that you worked the most hours in, what was your occupation?

Occupation of employment

Wellington Region

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Bay of Plenty Region % Number % Bay of Plenty Region % 2013 - 2018
Managers 46,719 16.9 18.1 39,267 17.6 18.6 +7,452
Professionals 87,135 31.6 20.1 67,314 30.1 19.6 +19,821
Technicians and trades workers 27,855 10.1 12.7 22,707 10.2 12.4 +5,148
Community and personal service workers 26,109 9.5 9.8 20,199 9.0 9.5 +5,910
Clerical and administrative workers 33,447 12.1 10.5 30,282 13.6 11.5 +3,165
Sales workers 23,775 8.6 9.1 19,863 8.9 9.2 +3,912
Machinery operators and drivers 10,458 3.8 6.5 7,971 3.6 6.2 +2,487
Labourers 20,301 7.4 13.3 15,717 7.0 13.1 +4,584
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 12,291 5.5 5.2 -12,291
Total 275,796 100.0 100.0 223,317 100.0 100.0 +52,479

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate

Please note that in the 2018 Census, where data are not provided, responses are sourced from administrative datasets, in line with the procedures developed by Statistics New Zealand to supplement the 2018 dataset. Due to this, there is no "Not Stated / included" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.