Census and Statistics Department - Working population by occupation (major group) and monthly income from main employment, 2001

Monthly income from main employment	Occupation										Total
Monthly income from main employment	Managers & administrators	Professionals	Associate professionals	Clerks	Service workers & shop sales workers	Skilled agricultural & fishery workers	Craft & related workers	Plant & machine operators & assemblers	Elementary occup.	Unclassified	Total
None	12540	657	3225	751	4704	721	3192	1606	1482	47	28925
< $2,000	-	118	607	2664	5935	449	3329	2299	12694	49	28144
$2,000 - $3,999	1425	301	5558	12423	32001	1329	11813	10001	203634	94	278579
$4,000 - $5,999	4273	900	10027	28162	49466	1150	25609	20373	126554	73	266587
$6,000 - $7,999	4380	1500	20698	94002	85895	801	41675	35324	113551	73	397899
$8,000 - $9,999	6979	3478	34555	111052	74908	645	51265	45948	66492	154	395476
$10,000 - $14,999	37375	19197	125502	165911	121244	1062	111782	77408	83315	237	743033
$15,000 - $19,999	40058	22023	103343	62300	50629	680	46157	31466	14106	219	370981
$20,000 - $24,999	53747	24568	73594	30692	35752	379	17932	9398	4841	213	251116
$25,000 - $29,999	29555	16866	37721	9193	11058	32	3392	2131	1283	8	111239
$30,000 - $39,999	53011	29434	46115	6274	6551	211	2699	1598	870	33	146796
$40,000+	106285	60592	36244	1790	3298	238	1129	564	106	86	210332
Unpaid family workers	9	191	1482	4778	7520	1379	1026	550	6465	199	23599
Total	349637	179825	498671	529992	488961	9076	321000	238666	635393	1485	3252706

Note:

The working population refers to persons aged 15 and over who should (a) be engaged in performing work for pay or profit during the seven days before the Census; or (b) have formal job attachment during the seven days before the Census.

For employers or self-employed persons, monthly income from main employment is the amount earned excluding expenses incurred in running their main business. For employees, this is the total amount earned from their main employment including salary or wage, bonus, commission, overtime, housing allowance, tips and other cash allowances. New Year bonus and double pay are excluded. The amount recorded refers to the income for February 2001.

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Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census