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

Occupation of employment

Lambton Ward

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Managers 4,434 14.3 16.6 3,870 15.6 17.5 +564
Professionals 13,008 41.9 39.8 10,053 40.4 38.0 +2,955
Technicians and trades workers 2,040 6.6 7.8 1,692 6.8 8.1 +348
Community and personal service workers 3,198 10.3 8.8 2,430 9.8 8.2 +768
Clerical and administrative workers 3,570 11.5 11.9 3,201 12.9 13.2 +369
Sales workers 2,850 9.2 7.9 2,298 9.2 8.3 +552
Machinery operators and drivers 378 1.2 2.2 270 1.1 2.1 +108
Labourers 1,536 5.0 4.8 1,062 4.3 4.6 +474
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 1,401 5.6 5.5 -1,401
Total 31,014 100.0 100.0 24,882 100.0 100.0 +6,132

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.