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

Occupation of employment

South Wairarapa District

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Managers 1,545 27.2 16.9 1,197 26.3 17.6 +348
Professionals 1,200 21.1 31.6 879 19.3 30.1 +321
Technicians and trades workers 594 10.4 10.1 474 10.4 10.2 +120
Community and personal service workers 495 8.7 9.5 402 8.8 9.0 +93
Clerical and administrative workers 525 9.2 12.1 453 9.9 13.6 +72
Sales workers 381 6.7 8.6 312 6.8 8.9 +69
Machinery operators and drivers 234 4.1 3.8 198 4.3 3.6 +36
Labourers 705 12.4 7.4 645 14.1 7.0 +60
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 228 5.0 5.5 -228
Total 5,685 100.0 100.0 4,560 100.0 100.0 +1,125

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.