Table A5 Top 10 occupations, 15 to 24 year olds
Aboriginal
Non-Aboriginal

%
Both sexes 100.0 100.0
Other sales and service 13.0 13.0
Salespersons and cashiers 11.1 15.5
Clerical occupations 8.0 10.4
Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related 5.6 3.5
Food and beverage service 5.5 5.3
Cleaners 4.7 2.9
Primary production labourers 3.9 2.2
Childcare and home support 3.5 1.9
Paralegals, social service workers and occupations in education and religion 3.4 1.8
Chefs and cooks 3.1 2.8
     
Men 100.0 100.0
Other sales and service 12.9 14.4
Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related 9.6 6.3
Primary production labourers 6.3 3.5
Salespersons and cashiers 5.0 9.0
Construction trades 5.0 3.0
Cleaners 4.8 3.7
Clerical occupations 4.7 7.5
Labourers in manufacturing and utilities 4.4 3.6
Forestry, mining, oil and gas extraction and fishing, excluding labourers 4.4 1.0
Chefs and cooks 3.8 3.9
     
Women 100.0 100.0
Salespersons and cashiers 17.9 22.4
Other sales and service 13.1 11.5
Clerical occupations 11.7 13.4
Food and beverage service 9.9 8.5
Childcare and home support 6.1 3.3
Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion 5.7 3.2
Cleaners 4.5 2.0
Secretaries 2.4 2.1
Chefs and cooks 2.3 1.7
Travel and accommodation (including casino occupations) 1.9 1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001