Appendix table 2. Most common occupational groups among employed persons aged 18 to 74 with foreign origin in 2016 The ten largest background countries based on the number of employed persons of foreign background have been selected for
Background country | Occupational group (AML2010, 3 digit) | Employed persons | Men, % 2) | Employed persons of foreign origin, % | Of all employed persons, % |
Russian Federation / Former Soviet Union | 911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 2,459 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 3.5 |
522 Shop salespersons | 2,062 | 19.9 | 38.3 | 1.7 | |
532 Personal care workers in health services | 1,529 | 6.5 | 24.9 | 1.3 | |
833 Heavy truck and bus drivers | 1,126 | 92.2 | 27.2 | 2.2 | |
711 House builders | 1,052 | 91.4 | 15.4 | 1.8 | |
332 Sales and purchasing agents and brokers | 746 | 49.2 | 38.8 | 1.4 | |
221 Medical doctors | 706 | 32.3 | 38.6 | 3.5 | |
251 Software and applications developers and analysts | 702 | 74.1 | 21.6 | 1.6 | |
933 Transport and storage labourers | 611 | 67.3 | 23.3 | 1.8 | |
333 Business services agents | 568 | 41.9 | 54.0 | 2.8 | |
Estonia | Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 3,893 | 8.3 | 25.7 | 5.6 |
711 Building frame and related trades workers | 3,613 | 95.7 | 53.0 | 6.3 | |
833 Heavy truck and bus drivers | 1,317 | 94.2 | 31.8 | 2.5 | |
532 Personal care workers in health services | 862 | 3.8 | 14.0 | 0.7 | |
712 Building finishers and related trades workers | 859 | 96.9 | 46.6 | 3.4 | |
522 Shop salespersons | 838 | 19.0 | 15.6 | 0.7 | |
931 Mining and construction labourers | 616 | 93.2 | 49.0 | 6.1 | |
515 Building and housekeeping supervisors | 578 | 41.3 | 27.7 | 1.8 | |
933 Transport and storage labourers | 482 | 66.6 | 18.4 | 1.4 | |
322 Nursing and midwifery associate professionals | 473 | 3.0 | 22.9 | 0.7 | |
Former Yugoslavia | 911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 426 | 38.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
833 Heavy truck and bus drivers | 276 | 98.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 | |
522 Shop salespersons | 260 | 34.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | |
711 Building frame and related trades workers | 235 | 98.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | |
532 Personal care workers in health services | 226 | 15.0 | 3.7 | 0.2 | |
933 Transport and storage labourers | 180 | 93.3 | 6.9 | 0.5 | |
512 Cooks | 151 | 74.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | |
723 Machinery mechanics and repairers | 145 | 96.6 | 8.4 | 0.3 | |
515 Building and housekeeping supervisors | 126 | 74.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | |
712 Building finishers and related trades workers | 93 | 98.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
China | 512 Cooks | 552 | 74.6 | 10.2 | 1.4 |
513 Waiters and bartenders | 308 | 51.9 | 11.1 | 2.0 | |
911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 208 | 27.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
251 Software and applications developers and analysts | 205 | 60.5 | 6.3 | 0.5 | |
231 University and higher education teachers | 182 | 67.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | |
522 Shop salespersons | 167 | 26.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 | |
332 Sales and purchasing agents and brokers | 149 | 36.9 | 7.7 | 0.3 | |
215 Electrotechnology engineers | 140 | 58.6 | 12.0 | 0.8 | |
532 Personal care workers in health services | 119 | 18.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | |
941 Food preparation assistants | 119 | 41.2 | 4.9 | 0.6 | |
Vietnam | 911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 344 | 29.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
933 Transport and storage labourers | 242 | 81.4 | 9.2 | 0.7 | |
512 Cooks | 233 | 44.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 | |
611 Market gardeners and crop growers | 225 | 61.8 | 16.3 | 1.1 | |
522 Shop salespersons | 211 | 31.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 | |
513 Waiters and bartenders | 196 | 35.2 | 7.1 | 1.3 | |
821 Assemblers | 146 | 60.3 | 9.3 | 0.7 | |
816 Food and related products machine operators | 127 | 40.2 | 9.0 | 0.9 | |
514 Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers | 125 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 0.7 | |
524 Other sales workers | 114 | 29.8 | 6.3 | 0.5 | |
Thailand | 911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 852 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
532 Personal care workers in health services | 314 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | |
512 Cooks | 247 | 24.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | |
941 Food preparation assistants | 197 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 1.0 | |
513 Waiters and bartenders | 155 | 21.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | |
522 Shop salespersons | 143 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | |
816 Food and related products machine operators | 127 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 0.9 | |
611 Market gardeners and crop growers | 117 | 24.8 | 8.5 | 0.6 | |
524 Other sales workers | 73 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | |
514 Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers | 64 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 | |
Turkey | 512 Cooks | 862 | 94.3 | 15.9 | 2.1 |
513 Waiters and bartenders | 173 | 83.2 | 6.2 | 1.1 | |
941 Food preparation assistants | 168 | 90.5 | 6.9 | 0.8 | |
141 Hotel and restaurant managers | 159 | 94.3 | 23.8 | 5.2 | |
524 Other sales workers | 155 | 81.3 | 8.6 | 0.6 | |
833 Heavy truck and bus drivers | 89 | 98.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | |
522 Shop salespersons | 84 | 69.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | |
911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 71 | 50.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
532 Personal care workers in health services | 52 | 42.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
933 Transport and storage labourers | 44 | 93.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | |
Somalia | _XXXX_532 Personal care workers in health services | 347 | 20.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 341 | 40.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |
832 Car, van and motorcycle drivers | 225 | 99.6 | 23.2 | 1.4 | |
833 Heavy truck and bus drivers | 218 | 99.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 | |
531 Child care workers and teachers' aides | 148 | 26.4 | 7.1 | 0.3 | |
264 Authors, journalists and linguists | 100 | 53.0 | 7.5 | 0.8 | |
441 Other clerical support workers | 96 | 88.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 | |
933 Transport and storage labourers | 93 | 95.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | |
341 Legal, social and religious associate professionals | 90 | 74.4 | 7.5 | 0.2 | |
522 Shop salespersons | 69 | 62.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
Irak | 512 Cooks | 234 | 92.3 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
264 Authors, journalists and linguists | 202 | 52.5 | 15.1 | 1.6 | |
522 Shop salespersons | 156 | 61.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | |
941 Food preparation assistants | 131 | 86.3 | 5.4 | 0.6 | |
911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 124 | 58.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
524 Other sales workers | 121 | 86.8 | 6.7 | 0.5 | |
532 Personal care workers in health services | 108 | 30.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | |
833 Heavy truck and bus drivers | 101 | 99.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | |
513 Waiters and bartenders | 90 | 84.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | |
723 Machinery mechanics and repairers | 69 | 98.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | |
India | 251 Software and applications developers and analysts | 415 | 82.4 | 12.8 | 0.9 |
231 University and higher education teachers | 173 | 74.6 | 6.7 | 1.1 | |
512 Cooks | 150 | 89.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | |
215 Electrotechnology engineers | 106 | 88.7 | 9.1 | 0.6 | |
911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers | 102 | 59.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
311 Physical and engineering science technicians | 99 | 75.8 | 5.5 | 0.2 | |
513 Waiters and bartenders | 95 | 75.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
214 Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology) | 73 | 83.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | |
133 Information and communications technology service managers | 70 | 94.3 | 26.0 | 1.3 | |
941 Food preparation assistants | 63 | 65.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland
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Updated 2.11.2018
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