Migration Survey  
2006-2020 series
Migrants employed by sex and current occupation. Absolute values and  percentages relating to the total of each sex.
Units: absolute values in thousands of people

	Both genders		Males		Females		
	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	
Total	
    2020	158.6	100.0	83.9	100.0	74.7	100.0	
    2019	222.1	100.0	125.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	
    2018	236.0	100.0	125.7	100.0	110.3	100.0	
    2017	185.4	100.0	105.9	100.0	79.5	100.0	
    2016	169.1	100.0	86.5	100.0	82.6	100.0	
    2015	190.4	100.0	99.2	100.0	91.2	100.0	
    2014	172.6	100.0	102.0	100.0	70.6	100.0	
    2013	129.5	100.0	68.9	100.0	60.6	100.0	
    2012	173.4	100.0	98.0	100.0	75.4	100.0	
    2011	195.7	100.0	108.4	100.0	87.3	100.0	
1 Directors and managers	
    2020	6.1	3.8	5.4	6.4	0.7	1.0	
    2019	6.2	2.8	2.8	2.2	3.4	3.5	
    2018	10.5	4.5	6.0	4.8	4.5	4.1	
    2017	8.5	4.6	6.6	6.2	1.9	2.4	
    2016	7.5	4.4	7.1	8.2	0.3	0.4	
    2015	6.9	3.6	4.2	4.2	2.7	2.9	
    2014	4.0	2.3	3.4	3.4	0.6	0.8	
    2013	2.0	1.6	0.7	1.1	1.3	2.1	
    2012	4.8	2.8	4.7	4.7	0.1	0.2	
    2011	0.7	0.4	..	..	0.7	0.8	
2 Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians	
    2020	55.3	34.9	23.8	28.3	31.5	42.2	
    2019	59.5	26.8	31.9	25.6	27.6	28.4	
    2018	52.3	22.2	28.1	22.3	24.3	22.0	
    2017	39.8	21.5	19.5	18.4	20.3	25.5	
    2016	35.0	20.7	15.2	17.6	19.8	24.0	
    2015	39.9	21.0	18.9	19.0	21.0	23.1	
    2014	41.3	23.9	25.0	24.5	16.3	23.0	
    2013	21.5	16.6	9.8	14.2	11.7	19.4	
    2012	39.4	22.7	15.5	15.8	23.9	31.7	
    2011	50.6	25.8	28.7	26.5	21.9	25.1	
3 Technicians support professionals	
    2020	13.0	8.2	7.1	8.5	5.9	7.9	
    2019	28.5	12.8	21.0	16.8	7.5	7.8	
    2018	26.3	11.1	15.0	12.0	11.2	10.2	
    2017	15.8	8.5	10.3	9.8	5.4	6.8	
    2016	29.0	17.2	19.1	22.0	10.0	12.1	
    2015	30.3	15.9	20.7	20.8	9.6	10.5	
    2014	20.9	12.1	15.4	15.1	5.5	7.8	
    2013	18.0	13.9	10.9	15.8	7.1	11.7	
    2012	23.0	13.2	15.0	15.3	8.0	10.6	
    2011	32.9	16.8	18.0	16.6	14.9	17.1	
4 Accountancy, administrative and other office employees	
    2020	13.5	8.5	5.3	6.4	8.2	10.9	
    2019	15.7	7.1	6.5	5.2	9.2	9.5	
    2018	17.8	7.5	8.1	6.5	9.7	8.8	
    2017	14.8	8.0	6.0	5.6	8.8	11.1	
    2016	15.7	9.3	5.7	6.6	10.0	12.2	
    2015	13.4	7.1	2.6	2.6	10.8	11.9	
    2014	9.6	5.6	1.3	1.2	8.4	11.9	
    2013	12.0	9.2	6.5	9.4	5.5	9.0	
    2012	18.6	10.7	7.3	7.4	11.3	15.0	
    2011	18.5	9.4	4.6	4.2	13.9	15.9	
5 Workers in catering, personal, and protection services and salespersons	
    2020	33.1	20.9	12.2	14.6	20.9	28.0	
    2019	50.6	22.8	22.9	18.4	27.7	28.5	
    2018	62.8	26.6	25.3	20.2	37.5	34.0	
    2017	48.6	26.2	19.4	18.3	29.2	36.8	
    2016	38.2	22.6	15.0	17.4	23.2	28.0	
    2015	66.6	35.0	33.3	33.6	33.3	36.6	
    2014	41.0	23.8	22.5	22.0	18.5	26.3	
    2013	29.3	22.6	11.0	15.9	18.4	30.3	
    2012	39.6	22.8	18.1	18.5	21.5	28.5	
    2011	37.9	19.4	16.5	15.3	21.4	24.5	
6 Skilled agricultural, livestock, forestry and fishing sector workers	
    2020	1.4	0.9	1.4	1.6	..	..	
    2019	1.3	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.9	
    2018	..	..	..	..	..	..	
    2017	3.4	1.8	3.4	3.2	..	..	
    2016	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.3	
    2015	1.7	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	
    2014	6.7	3.9	5.1	5.0	1.6	2.2	
    2013	2.3	1.8	2.0	2.9	0.3	0.5	
    2012	1.7	1.0	1.3	1.4	0.4	0.5	
    2011	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.7	..	..	
7 Craftspersons and skilled workers in manufacturing and construction (except installation and machinery operators)	
    2020	10.3	6.5	10.3	12.3	..	..	
    2019	19.3	8.7	18.1	14.5	1.3	1.3	
    2018	20.5	8.7	19.3	15.3	1.3	1.2	
    2017	18.4	9.9	17.6	16.6	0.8	1.0	
    2016	8.7	5.1	8.0	9.2	0.7	0.9	
    2015	11.8	6.2	9.5	9.6	2.3	2.5	
    2014	15.5	9.0	13.8	13.5	1.7	2.5	
    2013	16.4	12.7	16.4	23.8	..	..	
    2012	12.7	7.3	11.9	12.2	0.8	1.1	
    2011	13.9	7.1	12.7	11.7	1.2	1.4	
8 Installation and machinery operators and assemblers	
    2020	10.4	6.6	10.2	12.1	0.3	0.3	
    2019	5.5	2.5	3.6	2.9	1.9	1.9	
    2018	10.9	4.6	9.7	7.7	1.2	1.1	
    2017	12.2	6.6	11.5	10.9	0.7	0.9	
    2016	10.9	6.4	8.5	9.9	2.4	2.9	
    2015	6.9	3.6	6.5	6.6	0.4	0.5	
    2014	6.8	3.9	6.1	6.0	0.7	1.0	
    2013	6.0	4.6	6.0	8.7	..	..	
    2012	8.7	5.0	8.4	8.5	0.4	0.5	
    2011	7.2	3.7	6.3	5.9	0.9	1.0	
9 Elementary occupations	
    2020	15.4	9.7	8.2	9.8	7.1	9.5	
    2019	33.9	15.2	16.2	12.9	17.7	18.2	
    2018	33.2	14.1	13.3	10.6	19.9	18.0	
    2017	20.3	10.9	7.9	7.5	12.3	15.5	
    2016	20.5	12.1	4.5	5.2	16.0	19.3	
    2015	11.5	6.0	1.7	1.8	9.8	10.7	
    2014	23.9	13.9	6.6	6.4	17.3	24.6	
    2013	21.2	16.4	4.9	7.1	16.3	27.0	
    2012	21.2	12.2	13.0	13.2	8.2	10.9	
    2011	29.5	15.1	17.7	16.3	11.8	13.5	
0 Military occupations	
    2020	0.2	0.1	..	..	0.2	0.2	
    2019	1.4	0.6	1.4	1.1	..	..	
    2018	1.7	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.8	
    2017	3.7	2.0	3.7	3.5	..	..	
    2016	3.0	1.8	3.0	3.5	..	..	
    2015	1.4	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	
    2014	2.9	1.7	2.9	2.8	..	..	
    2013	0.8	0.6	0.8	1.2	..	..	
    2012	3.7	2.2	2.9	2.9	0.9	1.2	
    2011	3.8	1.9	3.1	2.9	0.7	0.8	
Notes:
Source: National Statistics Institute