The pie charts compare the distribution of male and female workers across six occupational categories in 1992. These categories are divided into manual occupations (craft or similar, general labourers, and other manual jobs) and non-manual occupations (managerial and professional, clerical or related, and other non-manual jobs).
Overall, women were predominantly employed in non-manual occupations, whereas men were almost equally divided between manual and non-manual work. Managerial and professional positions constituted the largest employment category among men, while clerical and related occupations were the most common among women.
In the non-manual sector, managerial and professional jobs accounted for the highest proportion of male employment, at 36%, compared with 29% for females. By contrast, clerical and related occupations represented 31% of female employment, making this the largest category among women, whereas the corresponding figure for men was only 6%. Other non-manual jobs accounted for 9% of women and 6% of men.
Regarding manual occupations, craft and similar work made up just over a quarter of employment for both genders, at 27% for women and 26% for men. However, men were considerably more likely to work in other manual occupations, which accounted for 24% of male employment compared with only 3% among females. General labouring was the smallest category for both groups, representing 2% of men and just 1% of women.