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

Occupation of employment

Wellington Central

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Managers 234 13.1 16.6 237 16.1 17.5 -3
Professionals 804 45.1 39.8 654 44.3 38.0 +150
Technicians and trades workers 105 5.9 7.8 66 4.5 8.1 +39
Community and personal service workers 186 10.4 8.8 138 9.3 8.2 +48
Clerical and administrative workers 198 11.1 11.9 189 12.8 13.2 +9
Sales workers 171 9.6 7.9 138 9.3 8.3 +33
Machinery operators and drivers 12 0.7 2.2 9 0.6 2.1 +3
Labourers 75 4.2 4.8 51 3.5 4.6 +24
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 102 6.9 5.5 -102
Total 1,782 100.0 100.0 1,476 100.0 100.0 +306

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.