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Table 13 Classification of occupational groups (ISCO88 2-digit) and share of women per occupational group in Bulgaria and Switzerland

From: The role of vocational education in the transmission of gender segregation from education to employment: Switzerland and Bulgaria compared

ISCO

Description

% of women in occupational groupa

Bulgaria

Switzerland

11

Legislators and senior officials

68.2%

40.9%

12

Corporate managers

39.5%

n.a.

13

Managers of small enterprises

33.2%

n.a.

21

Physical, mathematical, and engineering science professionals

31.2%

14.2%

22

Life science and health professionals

63.9%

55.0%

23

Teaching professionals

88.0%

62.2%

24

Other professionals

71.1%

38.8%

31

Physical and engineering science associate professionals

24.3%

21.1%

32

Life science and health associate professionals

85.2%

87.8%

33

Teaching associate professionals

78.4%

76.3%

34

Other associate professionals

29.6%

47.5%

41

Office clerks

66.4%

26.0%

42

Customer services clerks

80.9%

63.4%

51

Personal and protective services workers

49.2%

63.0%

52

Models, salespersons, and demonstrators

67.5%

66.9%

61

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

35.2%

27.4%

71

Extraction and building trades workers

1.6%

2.9%

72

Metal, machinery, and related trades workers

5.1%

5.4%

73

Precision, handicraft, craft printing, and related trades workers

35.0%

40.5%

74

Other craft and related trades workers

60.6%

22.6%

81

Stationary plant and related operators

17.4%

12.1%

82

Machine operators and assemblers

58.5%

16.8%

83

Drivers and mobile plant operators

1.7%

7.3%

91

Sales and services elementary occupations

52.1%

59.9%

92

Agricultural, fishery, and related laborers

30.7%

30.8%

93

Laborers in mining, construction, manufacturing, and transport

16.5%

22.6%

  1. aData sources: Bulgarian Labour Force Survey, 15–34-year-olds, pooled data for 2006–2010 (Bulgaria); Swiss Census 2000, 15–35-year-olds, actual job (Switzerland)