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

Occupation of employment

Lower Hutt City

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Managers 8,580 15.6 16.9 7,209 16.3 17.6 +1,371
Professionals 14,781 26.9 31.6 11,277 25.5 30.1 +3,504
Technicians and trades workers 6,537 11.9 10.1 5,265 11.9 10.2 +1,272
Community and personal service workers 4,941 9.0 9.5 3,777 8.5 9.0 +1,164
Clerical and administrative workers 7,395 13.5 12.1 6,672 15.1 13.6 +723
Sales workers 5,121 9.3 8.6 4,221 9.5 8.9 +900
Machinery operators and drivers 2,934 5.3 3.8 2,337 5.3 3.6 +597
Labourers 4,611 8.4 7.4 3,477 7.9 7.0 +1,134
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 2,589 5.9 5.5 -2,589
Total 54,900 100.0 100.0 44,235 100.0 100.0 +10,665

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.