Occupation Profile
The residents of Cherwell have a wide variety of skills and it is these skills why many businesses choose to relocate to this area.
The table below details the profile of the occupations of the residents within Cherwell and compares it to the rest of the South East and the UK as a whole.
|
|
Cherwell
(Numbers)
|
Cherwell (%)
|
South East(%)
|
Great Britain(%)
|
|
Managers and senior officials
|
10,500
|
13.6
|
17.3
|
15.6
|
|
Professional occupations
|
6,900
|
8.9
|
14.3
|
13.1
|
|
Associate professional & technical
|
10,100
|
13.1
|
15.5
|
14.6
|
|
Administrative & secretarial
|
8,700
|
11.4
|
11.6
|
11.4
|
|
Skilled trades occupations
|
7,900
|
10.3
|
9.8
|
10.7
|
|
Personal service occupations
|
7,600
|
9.9
|
8.2
|
8.3
|
|
Sales & customer service
|
4,700
|
6.1
|
7.3
|
7.5
|
|
Process plant & machine operatives
|
7,700
|
10.0
|
5.2
|
7.0
|
|
Elementary occupations
|
12,400
|
16.2
|
10.5
|
11.3
|
Source - ONS Population survey 2008.
As you can see from the table, we have a highly skilled workforce, particlularly skilled workers and process plant operatives.