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Occupational Samples
As you begin thinking about careers, you may be wondering: What can a person with a disability do? In
which
career fields are other people with disabilities employed? As you'll see,
people with disabilities are employed in nearly every career field!
Let's look at the latest U.S. Census Bureau report to see where people with disabilities are
working.
Occupations of Workers with Disabilities, 1991-92
U.S. Census Bureau
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Total People Employed in the U.S. = 119,997,00 = 100% |
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Total People with Disabilities Employed in the U.S. =
16,064,000 |
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Occupations |
With No Disability |
With a Disability |
| Executive and
administrative |
8,224,000 |
995,000 |
| Management related |
3,185,000 |
306,000 |
| Engineers, architects, surveyors |
1,610,000 |
195,000 |
| Math and computer scientists |
890,000 |
126,000 |
| Natural Scientists |
417,000 |
31,000 |
| Physicians, dentists, health diagnosing |
349,000 |
20,000 |
| Registered nurses |
1,631,000 |
166,000 |
| Pharmacists |
153,000 |
22,000 |
| Other health assessment and treating |
481,000 |
39,000 |
| Postsecondary teachers |
765,000 |
104,000 |
| Teachers |
3,835,000 |
411,000 |
| Counselors (educational and vocational) |
256,000 |
28,000 |
| Librarians, archivists, curators |
176,000 |
29,000 |
| Social scientists, urban planners |
263,000 |
37,000 |
| Social, recreation, religious workers |
911,000 |
178,000 |
| Lawyers, judges |
489,000 |
21,000 |
| Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes |
1,049,000 |
150,000 |
| Health technologists and technicians |
1,149,000 |
181,000 |
| Engineering technologists and technicians |
949,000 |
149,000 |
| Science technicians |
252,000 |
37,000 |
| Computer Programmers |
439,000 |
30,000 |
| Other technicians (not health, engin., science) |
743,000 |
61,000 |
| Sales supervisors and proprietors |
2,480,000 |
354,000 |
| Sales representatives (finance and business) |
1,322,000 |
132,000 |
| Sales representatives (commodities) |
1,446,000 |
149,000 |
| Sales workers (retail and personal services) |
5,827,000 |
803,000 |
| Supervisors (administrative support) |
758,000 |
147,000 |
| Computer equipment operators |
704,000 |
95,000 |
| Secretaries, stenos, typists |
4,432,000 |
493,000 |
| Information clerks |
1,432,000 |
179,000 |
| Records processing (except financial) |
702,000 |
96,000 |
| Financial records processing |
1,950,000 |
271,000 |
| Office and communications equip. operators |
267,000 |
52,000 |
| Mail and message distributing |
742,000 |
91,000 |
| Material recording, sched., distributing clerks |
1,662,000 |
287,000 |
| Miscellaneous administrative support |
3,264,000 |
435,000 |
| Private household |
382,000 |
97,000 |
| Firefighting, fire prevention |
251,000 |
14,000 |
| Police, detectives |
775,000 |
82,000 |
| Guards |
766,000 |
180,000 |
| Food preparation and service |
5,448,000 |
813,000 |
| Health service |
2,080,000 |
414,000 |
| Cleaning, building service (except household) |
2,495,000 |
669,000 |
| Personal service |
1,570,000 |
304,000 |
| Farm, forestry, fishing, and related |
1,734,000 |
380,000 |
| Mechanics, repairers |
3,467,000 |
603,000 |
| Construction trades |
3,243,000 |
484,000 |
| Extractive |
82,000 |
33,000 |
| Supervisors (production operations) |
1,088,000 |
177,000 |
| Precision working |
1,856,000 |
319,000 |
| Plant and system operations |
275,000 |
38,000 |
| Machine operators |
4,511,000 |
855,000 |
| Fabricators, assemblers, hand working |
1,675,000 |
313,000 |
| Production inspectors, testers, and related |
728,000 |
152,000 |
| Motor vehicle operators |
3,185,000 |
507,000 |
| Rail and water transportation |
155,000 |
41,000 |
| Material moving equipment operators |
928,000 |
187,000 |
| Handlers, equip. cleaners, helpers, laborers |
4,451,000 |
768,000 |
Note: Disability was defined as having a non-severe
or a severe disability involving difficulty or inability in performing
functional activities, activities of daily living, or instrumental activities,
used a wheelchair, had used a cane or similar aid for six months or longer, or
had a developmental disability or a mental or emotional disability.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Americans with
Disabilities: 1991-92
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