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

Occupation of employment

Island Bay West

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Managers 393 19.4 16.6 321 19.0 17.5 +72
Professionals 837 41.2 39.8 699 41.5 38.0 +138
Technicians and trades workers 180 8.9 7.8 153 9.1 8.1 +27
Community and personal service workers 168 8.3 8.8 111 6.6 8.2 +57
Clerical and administrative workers 231 11.4 11.9 195 11.6 13.2 +36
Sales workers 114 5.6 7.9 96 5.7 8.3 +18
Machinery operators and drivers 48 2.4 2.2 27 1.6 2.1 +21
Labourers 63 3.1 4.8 84 5.0 4.6 -21
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 81 4.8 5.5 -81
Total 2,031 100.0 100.0 1,686 100.0 100.0 +345

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.