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

Occupation of employment

Masterton District

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Managers 2,259 17.8 16.9 1,830 17.8 17.6 +429
Professionals 2,322 18.3 31.6 1,878 18.2 30.1 +444
Technicians and trades workers 1,653 13.0 10.1 1,341 13.0 10.2 +312
Community and personal service workers 1,281 10.1 9.5 1,032 10.0 9.0 +249
Clerical and administrative workers 1,242 9.8 12.1 1,053 10.2 13.6 +189
Sales workers 1,191 9.4 8.6 990 9.6 8.9 +201
Machinery operators and drivers 762 6.0 3.8 570 5.5 3.6 +192
Labourers 1,980 15.6 7.4 1,605 15.6 7.0 +375
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 534 5.2 5.5 -534
Total 12,690 100.0 100.0 10,302 100.0 100.0 +2,388

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.