Northwest Territories
Employed Population 15 and Older, by Occupation and Age
Census 1996
			All	15 - 19	20 - 24	25 - 34	35 - 44	45 - 54	55 - 64	65 Yrs.	Average
			Ages	Years	Years	Years	Years	Years	Years	Older	Age (Yrs.)
Total Labour Force			21,605	1,380	2,255	6,720	6,165	3,730	1,180	175	36.0
Occupation - Not Applicable			520	90	95	155	100	60	25	-	31.7
All Occupations			21,085	1,290	2,165	6,565	6,065	3,665	1,155	175	36.1
	Management		2,295	15	85	545	835	650	150	25	40.7
		Senior Management	410	-	-	75	145	155	30	-	43.0
		Specialist Managers	460	-	10	110	190	130	20	-	40.4
		Managers in Retail Trade, Food and Accommodation Services	640	10	55	185	185	140	55	15	38.9
		Other Managers n.e.c.	785	10	15	175	310	230	45	10	41.2
	Business, Finance and Administrative		3,930	150	445	1,325	1,180	660	150	20	35.6
		Professional	345	-	-	105	130	80	15	10	39.5
		Finance and Insurance Administrative	245	10	30	80	75	45	10	-	37.1
		Secretaries	660	20	75	250	195	105	15	-	34.8
		Administrative and Regulatory	540	-	25	165	195	125	25	10	38.9
		Clerical Suprevisors	110	-	10	45	30	15	-	-	36.5
		Clerical	2,025	120	290	690	560	290	65	10	34.2
	Natural and Applied Sciences		1,300	15	90	495	455	190	50	10	36.6
		Professional in Natural and Applied Sciences	555	-	20	210	205	90	25	-	37.3
		Technical Related to Natural and Applied Sciences	750	15	60	285	250	105	30	-	36.0
	Health		850	10	50	325	270	145	50	10	37.3
		Professional in Health	130	-	10	60	45	20	10	-	37.7
		Nurse Supervisors and Registered Nurses	370	-	-	135	130	70	20	-	38.7
		Technical and Related	165	10	15	75	45	25	10	-	35.1
		Assisting in Support of Health Services	180	-	25	55	50	35	10	-	36.4
	Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion		2,165	30	110	665	690	505	140	25	39.0
		Judges, Lawyers, Psychologists, Social Workers, Ministers of Religion, and Policy and Program Officers	900	-	35	260	305	215	55	15	39.6
		Teachers and Professors	985	10	35	320	295	245	70	-	39.1
		Paralegals, Social Services Workers and n.e.c.	285	10	30	85	90	50	10	-	36.9
	Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport		590	40	45	170	180	100	35	20	37.5
		Professional Occupations in Art and Culture	295	-	15	90	110	55	10	10	39.0
		Technical occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport	295	35	35	80	70	45	15	10	36.0
	Sales and Service		5,045	835	750	1,480	1,040	630	275	40	32.6
		Sales and Service Supervisors	120	10	15	50	25	15	-	-	34.1
		Wholesale, Technical, Insurance, Real Estate Sales Specialists, and Retail, Wholesale and Grain Buyers	145	10	25	45	45	25	10	-	35.2
		Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks	470	135	90	115	55	45	20	-	28.5
		Cashiers	410	155	100	85	45	15	-	-	24.8
		Chefs and Cooks	365	40	40	115	70	60	35	-	36.2
		Occupations in Food and Beverage Service	330	50	95	100	50	25	10	10	28.4
		Occupations in Protective Services	615	10	70	220	185	95	25	10	35.9
		Occupations in Travel and Accommodation Including Attendants in Recreation and Sport	315	25	45	130	75	30	15	-	32.7
		Childcare and Home Support Workers	730	90	90	250	170	80	45	10	33.3
		Sales and Service n.e.c.	1,560	305	180	370	325	245	115	20	33.7
	Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related		3,435	135	430	1,145	975	535	190	25	35.8
		Contractors and Supervisors in Trades and Transportation	230	-	-	65	80	55	20	10	40.8
		Construction Trades	685	20	70	255	185	115	35	-	36.2
		Stationary Engineers, Power Station Operators and Electrical Trades and Telecommunications	305	-	25	110	100	50	15	-	37.0
		Machinists, Metal Forming, Shaping and Erecting	15	-	-	-	10	-	10	-	38.9
		Mechanics	445	10	50	140	160	70	25	-	36.4
		Other Trades n.e.c.	90	10	10	30	30	15	10	10	36.8
		Heavy Equipment and Crane Operators Including Drillers	340	10	20	125	105	55	30	-	37.9
		Transportation Equipment Operators and Rrelated Workers, Excluding Labourers	690	40	100	210	185	110	30	-	34.8
		Trades Helpers, Construction, and Transportation Labourers and Related	630	55	155	205	120	65	30	10	32.0
	Unique to Primary Industry		1,110	50	135	300	320	190	100	10	37.2
		Unique to Agriculture Excluding Labourers	45	-	-	10	10	10	-	10	36.7
		Unique to Forestry Operations, Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction, and Fishing, Excluding Labourers	885	30	90	235	280	155	85	-	38.0
		Primary Production Labourers	175	15	45	50	25	25	15	-	33.2
	Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities		350	15	35	110	120	50	20	-	36.1
		Supervisors in Manufacturing	45	-	-	10	20	10	-	-	40.2
		Machine Operators in Manufacturing	230	10	20	70	85	35	10	-	36.9
		Assemblers in Manufacturing	20	-	-	-	10	-	10	-	34.3
		Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities	55	-	10	20	10	-	-	-	30.1