Figure 21
Employed Contingent and Noncontingent Workers by Occupation and Industry
February 1995
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

                                    		 Contingent Workers      Non-
                                    		Est.    Est.    Est.  contingent
Characteristic (percent distribution)    	 1       2       3     workers
 

OCCUPATION
 Executive, administrative, and managerial	 4.9     5.5     7.6    14.0
 Professional specialty                 	17.2    16.6    20.6    14.6
 Technicians and related support         	 1.8     2.2     2.7     3.2
 Sales occupations                       	 6.2     6.9     6.4    12.2
 Administrative support, including clerical	20.9    18.7    17.7    15.0
 Service occupations                    	17.9    19.8    16.0    13.4
 Precision production, craft, and repair  	11.0    11.3    10.0    10.8
 Operators, fabricators, and laborers   	17.4    16.1    15.8    14.2
 Farming, forestry, and fishing          	 2.6     3.0     3.0     2.6

INDUSTRY
 Agriculture                             	 2.8     3.0     2.6     2.6
 Mining                                  	 0.3     0.2     0.3     0.6
 Construction                           	11.5    11.8     9.8     5.5
 Manufacturing                          	10.0     9.5    10.8    17.1
 Transportation and public utilities  		 3.8     3.2     4.2     7.2
 Wholesale and retail trade             	13.4    13.4    12.0    20.9
 Finance, insurance, and real estate  		 2.0     1.9     2.6     6.7
 Services                               	53.5    54.8    54.0    34.5
 Public administration                   	 2.7     2.2     3.6     5.0