The Occupations of the People of Indiana 



47 



Females in G roups of Oecw/xi lions 



While Table 11 eontains the juimbci- oi' IciiuiU's in tlie group 

 of occupations, the same facts may be studied to better advantage 

 in Graph 5. 



Graph 5 



Occni)atio]!;il Distribution of Female Woi-koi-s 



50,000 

 I . , , . I . 



Domestic service, etc. 

 Manufacturing, etc. 

 Professional 

 Clerical 

 Trade ^ 

 Agricultural ^ 

 Transportation | 

 Public service (.340) 



Women are engaged in the greatest numbers in domestic and 

 personal service, the percentage of the total being 36.0. The next 

 largest group is engaged in manufacturing and mechanical pur- 

 suits, the percentage being 25.1 In the order of rank profes- 

 sional service then follows, involving 12.8 per cent of all female 

 wage-earners. 



§3. Occupational Pur.suits of Various Age Groups 



Males at Work in Various Age Groups 



Table 12 shows the actual number of males in various age 

 groups living in 1910 and the number and percent of each age 

 group at work regardless of the kind of work in which they are 

 engaged. Graph 6 pictures these facts. 



