| Table 54–Number of paid employees by occupational category for selected fiscal years 1/ | |||||
| Occupation | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 |
| Professional | 11,327 | 11,441 | 11,830 | 12,987 | 13,318 |
| Administrative | 4,519 | 4,627 | 4,330 | 4,684 | 4,663 |
| Technical | 20,172 | 21,970 | 23,094 | 25,165 | 24,812 |
| Clerical | 3,050 | 3,234 | 3,312 | 3,962 | 4,274 |
| Other | 312 | 353 | 558 | 673 | 828 |
| Wage System | 2,042 | 2,060 | 2,446 | 2,480 | 2,681 |
| Total | 41,422 | 43,685 | 45,570 | 49,951 | 50,576 |
| Full-time equivalents (FTE's) 2/ | 37,205 | 38,330 | 40,612 | 42,798 | 43,427 |
| 1/ The above data include permanent, summer, seasonal, cooperative education students, stay-in-school, and many other types | |||||
| of employees. These data do not include some Human Resource Programs (HRP) such as volunteers (who are not paid | |||||
| salary) and the Senior Community Service Employment Program (who are paid by the Department of Labor). | |||||
| 2/ One Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) equals 2,080 paid hours of employment. These data include emergency FTE's. |