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

Occupation of employment

Eastern Ward (Wellington City)

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Managers 3,858 17.5 16.9 3,360 18.4 17.6 +498
Professionals 8,166 37.0 31.6 6,477 35.5 30.1 +1,689
Technicians and trades workers 1,938 8.8 10.1 1,620 8.9 10.2 +318
Community and personal service workers 1,989 9.0 9.5 1,458 8.0 9.0 +531
Clerical and administrative workers 2,523 11.4 12.1 2,310 12.7 13.6 +213
Sales workers 1,743 7.9 8.6 1,572 8.6 8.9 +171
Machinery operators and drivers 690 3.1 3.8 537 2.9 3.6 +153
Labourers 1,182 5.4 7.4 921 5.0 7.0 +261
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 1,020 5.6 5.5 -1,020
Total 22,086 100.0 100.0 18,252 100.0 100.0 +3,834

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.