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Appendix table 2a. Most common occupations among commuters to Helsinki aged 18 to 74 at 3-digit level of the Classification of Occupations 2010 and share of commuting persons of all jobs of Helsinki in 2017 by occupational groups

Occupational group (AML 2010 3-digit level) Working places in Helsinki Commuting employed persons to Helsinki Persons working in their municipality of residence Helsinki Share of commuting persons, % Share of persons working in their municipality of residence, %
251 Software and applications developers and analysts 16,094 8,111 7,983 50.4 49.6
242 Administration professionals 15,004 6,388 8,616 42.6 57.4
332 Sales and purchasing agents and brokers 12,034 6,259 5,775 52.0 48.0
522 Shop salespersons 17,289 5,718 11,571 33.1 66.9
243 Sales, marketing and public relations professionals 10,895 4,656 6,239 42.7 57.3
311 Physical and engineering science technicians 8,368 4,598 3,770 54.9 45.1
214 Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology) 7,341 4,262 3,079 58.1 41.9
322 Nursing and midwifery associate professionals 10,367 4,220 6,147 40.7 59.3
241 Finance professionals 8,335 3,745 4,590 44.9 55.1
711 Building frame and related trades workers 7,155 3,705 3,450 51.8 48.2
532 Personal care workers in health services 12,830 3,525 9,305 27.5 72.5
331 Financial and mathematical associate professionals 6,996 3,355 3,641 48.0 52.0
911 Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers 10,342 3,348 6,994 32.4 67.6
334 Administrative and specialised secretaries 7,111 3,160 3,951 44.4 55.6
412 Secretaries (general) 7,066 3,017 4,049 42.7 57.3
XXX Unknown 18,897 4,766 14,131 25.2 74.8
Total 397,346 158,481 238,865 39.9 60.1

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 01.11.2019

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-6825. Industry, employer sector and jobs 2017, Appendix table 2a. Most common occupations among commuters to Helsinki aged 18 to 74 at 3-digit level of the Classification of Occupations 2010 and share of commuting persons of all jobs of Helsinki in 2017 by occupational groups . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
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