TABLE 5 Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers by Major

Occupation Group and Sex: 2017

Both
Major Occupation Group Male Female
Sexes

Philippines
Number (In thousands) 2,339 1,084 1,255

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managers 1.1 1.4 0.9
Professionals 8.7 8.3 9.0
Technicians and associate professionals 5.8 9.5 2.5
Clerical support workers 3.4 2.6 4.0
Service and sales workers 18.0 15.7 20.0
Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers 0.4 0.7 0.1
Craft and related trade workers 11.4 22.1 2.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 13.7 26.9 2.3
Elementary occupations 37.6 12.8 59.0

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years and who are working
or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2017 Survey on Overseas Filipinos