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Chart 1
Occupational distribution of immigrant workers by language of work
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This chart shows the top twenty occupations in terms or frequency mentioned by immigrants who use a non-official language of work. There is a bar for each occupation indicating the proportion of immigrant workers in that job. For each occupation beside the bar for immigrants who use a non-official language is a bar for immigrants who make no regular use of a non-official language in their work. The longest bar is for retail sales clerks (4%). However the bar for those who use and do not use a non-official language is approximately the same length. The bar for cooks however is much longer for immigrants who work in a non-official language 3% vs 1%.
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| Occupational Distribution by language of work | Use non-official language at work? | |
|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |
| RETAIL SALESPERSONS & SALES CLERKS | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| COOKS | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS, KITCHEN HELP etc | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| RETAIL TRADE MANAGERS | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| LIGHT DUTY CLEANERS | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVERS | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| RESTAURANT & FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| CASHIERS | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| JANITORS, CARETAKERS & BUILDING SUPERs | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| CONSTRUCTION TRADES HELP & LABOURERS | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| LABOURERS IN FOOD, BEV & TOBACCO PROCESS | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| CHEFS | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| SECRETARIES (EXCEPT LEGAL & MEDICAL) | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OTHER LABOURERS: PROCESS, MANUF & UTILITIES | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| BABYSITTERS, NANNIES & PARENTS' HELPERS | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| SALES, MARKETING & ADVERT MGRS | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| SALES REPS, WHOLESALE (NON-TECH) | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 1.7 | 1.1 |
