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

Occupation of employment

Wellington City

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Managers 20,166 16.6 16.9 17,472 17.5 17.6 +2,694
Professionals 48,240 39.8 31.6 37,884 38.0 30.1 +10,356
Technicians and trades workers 9,495 7.8 10.1 8,076 8.1 10.2 +1,419
Community and personal service workers 10,689 8.8 9.5 8,223 8.2 9.0 +2,466
Clerical and administrative workers 14,406 11.9 12.1 13,182 13.2 13.6 +1,224
Sales workers 9,627 7.9 8.6 8,274 8.3 8.9 +1,353
Machinery operators and drivers 2,706 2.2 3.8 2,130 2.1 3.6 +576
Labourers 5,865 4.8 7.4 4,554 4.6 7.0 +1,311
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 5,451 5.5 5.5 -5,451
Total 121,194 100.0 100.0 99,792 100.0 100.0 +21,402

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.