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Table 1
Five largest occupation groups in top 1% and selected sub-groups

Table 1
Five largest occupation groups in top 1% and selected sub-groups
Table summary
This table displays the results of five largest occupation groups in top 1% and selected sub-groups. The information is grouped by occupation group (appearing as row headers), number per 100 workers in the occupation, distribution of workers by occupation (%) and average income ($) (appearing as column headers).
Occupation Group Number per 100 workers in the occupation Distribution of workers by occupation (%) Average Income ($)
Sub-groupFootnote 1
Management occupations 4.9 38.8 421,200
Senior management occupations 19.0 16.7 466,300
Specialized middle management occupations 4.1 11.0 388,700
Health occupations 3.1 14.3 333,600
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 14.9 13.8 334,300
Business, finance and administration occupations 1.1 13.7 398,500
Professional occupations in business and finance 4.0 9.4 407,400
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 1.3 11.0 365,800
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 4.6 8.7 384,400
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1.9 9.9 335,600
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 2.9 8.0 347,600
Other occupation groups 0.3 12.3 335,000
Footnote 1

Only occupation sub-groups with a share of top 1% earners of 8% or more are shown beneath each selected occupation group. The estimates for the occupation sub-groups do not add to the total.

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Note: Please refer to Box 2: Concepts and definitions at the end of the document for concepts and definitions.

Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
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