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Appendix table 2. Most common occupational groups of new entrepreneurs aged 18 to 74 by gender and age in 2012 ¹⁾

Gender	Occupational group	New entrepreneurs 2)	Age
			18–29	30–39	40–49	50–59	60–
Total	7111 House builders	338	97	98	76	55	12
	51202 Restaurant services supervisors and shift managers	314	83	96	87	44	4
	5221 Shop keepers	308	47	97	92	65	7
	5141 Hairdressers	303	177	88	30	6	2
	5142 Beauticians and related workers	196	104	58	26	7	1
	6130 Mixed crop and animal producers	191	100	28	22	33	8
	2421 Management and organization analysts	175	21	42	52	50	10
	61111 Crop growers	156	52	34	37	28	5
	53294 Massage therapists and practical rehabilitation nurses	115	37	36	25	16	1
	61211 Dairy and livestock producers	107	64	17	13	11	2
	7231 Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers	105	30	38	24	13	0
	3322 Commercial sales representatives	91	20	21	24	24	2
	8342 Earthmoving and related plant operators	83	29	15	19	12	8
	5151 Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments	80	17	26	20	14	3
	3339 Business services agents not elsewhere classified	74	8	24	25	15	2
New entrepreneurs, total		8 537	2 517	2 419	1 838	1 418	345
Women	5141 Hairdressers	293	174	85	27	5	2
	5142 Beauticians and related workers	194	103	58	25	7	1
	5221 Shop keepers	184	24	69	53	34	4
	51202 Restaurant services supervisors and shift managers	123	23	50	27	21	2
	53294 Massage therapists and practical rehabilitation nurses	75	23	25	14	12	1
	2421 Management and organization analysts	66	3	16	28	17	2
	6130 Mixed crop and animal producers	56	23	15	10	8	0
	61111 Crop growers	55	16	15	12	11	1
	5151 Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments	52	12	14	15	8	3
	5244 Contact centre salespersons	43	5	18	17	3	0
	61211 Dairy and livestock producers	43	20	11	7	4	1
	3423 Fitness and recreation instructors and program leaders	37	14	14	9	0	0
	2643 Translators, interpreters and other linguists	30	11	11	1	7	0
	3339 Business services agents not elsewhere classified	30	1	9	13	6	1
	7531 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and hatters	30	7	10	11	1	1
New entrepreneurs, women total		3 914	1 089	1 317	843	536	129
Men	7111 House builders	311	86	91	70	53	11
	51202 Restaurant services supervisors and shift managers	191	60	46	60	23	2
	6130 Mixed crop and animal producers	135	77	13	12	25	8
	5221 Shop keepers	124	23	28	39	31	3
	2421 Management and organization analysts	109	18	26	24	33	8
	61111 Crop growers	101	36	19	25	17	4
	7231 Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers	97	29	34	23	11	0
	8342 Earthmoving and related plant operators	71	27	14	12	10	8
	3322 Commercial sales representatives	64	15	11	18	18	2
	61211 Dairy and livestock producers	64	44	6	6	7	1
	5153 Building caretakers	57	22	13	12	10	0
	2512 Software developers	52	17	18	12	5	0
	3339 Business services agents not elsewhere classified	44	7	15	12	9	1
	7115 Carpenters and joiners	44	6	15	14	9	0
	8332 Heavy truck and lorry drivers	43	18	9	8	8	0
New entrepreneurs, men total		4 623	1 428	1 102	995	882	216

1) The occupational groups are in accordance with the Classification of Occupations 2010. Occupational data were unknown for 11.5 per cent of new employed persons.
2) New entrepreneurs in 2012 were employed who, according to Statistics Finland's employment statistics, have not been employed in 2011.

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 06.11.2014