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

Occupation of employment

Onslow-Western Ward

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Managers 5,100 20.4 16.6 4,422 20.7 17.5 +678
Professionals 11,124 44.6 39.8 9,273 43.3 38.0 +1,851
Technicians and trades workers 1,497 6.0 7.8 1,299 6.1 8.1 +198
Community and personal service workers 1,701 6.8 8.8 1,455 6.8 8.2 +246
Clerical and administrative workers 2,823 11.3 11.9 2,688 12.6 13.2 +135
Sales workers 1,596 6.4 7.9 1,365 6.4 8.3 +231
Machinery operators and drivers 351 1.4 2.2 270 1.3 2.1 +81
Labourers 774 3.1 4.8 633 3.0 4.6 +141
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 1,203 5.6 5.5 -1,203
Total 24,966 100.0 100.0 21,405 100.0 100.0 +3,561

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.