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Appendix table 1. Most common occupational groups among employed persons aged 18 to 74 with foreign origin in 2016, %

Occupational group (Classification of Occupations 2010) 1)	Share of employed persons by background country, % 2)
	Employed persons with foreign origin	Russian Federation / Former Soviet Union	Estonia	Former Yugoslavia	China	Others, total 3)
91121 Office cleaners, etc.	11,800	14.9	26.6	2.5	1.4	54.7
7111 House builders	5,046	15.4	53.6	3.7	0.1	27.3
5223 Shop sales assistants	4,607	39.5	16.4	5.2	2.7	36.2
51201 Cooks	2,930	12.3	8.7	1.9	9.6	67.6
53213 Social work assistants	2,695	24.8	12.0	3.7	2.0	57.5
5131 Waiters	2,661	10.7	8.9	1.8	11.6	67.0
9333 Freight handlers	2,573	23.3	18.5	7.0	0.4	50.8
51202 Restaurant services supervisors and shift managers	2,478	6.7	3.6	3.8	11.0	74.9
8331 Bus and tram drivers	2,461	21.9	27.3	9.6	0.7	40.5
9412 Kitchen helpers	1,972	15.7	9.1	2.8	5.6	66.8
32211 Nurses	1,960	24.5	23.2	1.5	2.4	48.3
91123 Hospital and institutional helpers	1,829	24.0	21.3	3.4	1.2	50.1
2512 Software developers	1,752	24.3	2.7	1.4	7.6	64.0
23103 Assistants and part-time lecturers (university)	1,742	11.1	1.4	0.7	9.0	77.9
8332 Heavy truck and lorry drivers	1,686	34.8	38.3	2.3	0.4	24.3

1) Occupational groups at the most detailed level of the Classification of Occupations 2010. Occupational data was unknown for some 7.3 percent of employed persons with foreign origin.
2) Largest background countries by the number of employed persons.
3) Some other background country apart from Russia or Former Soviet Union, Estonia, Former Yugoslavia, China or Finland.

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 2.11.2018