Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over Who Changed Job During Last 2 Years by Current Occupation, Previous Occupation and Age Group (Census of Population 2000)

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Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over Who Changed Job During Last 2 Years by Current Occupation, Previous Occupation and Age Group (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 31/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8960

Last updated 19 days ago (21 Aug 2026)

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ResidentWorkingPersonsAged15YearsandOverWhoChangedJobDuringLast2YearsbyCurrentOccupationPreviousOccupationandAgeGroupCensusofPopulation2000.csv (11 rows, 8.2 KB)

Number Text	(Total) Total Numeric	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Numeric	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Numeric	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Numeric	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Numeric	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Numeric	[Total] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Numeric	(15 - 24 Years) Total Numeric	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Text	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Text	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Numeric	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Text	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Text	[15 - 24 Years] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Numeric	(25 - 34 Years) Total Numeric	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Text	[25 - 34 Years] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Text	(35 - 44 Years) Total Numeric	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Text	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Numeric	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Numeric	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Numeric	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Numeric	[35 - 44 Years] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Text	(45 - 54 Years) Total Numeric	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Numeric	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Numeric	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Text	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Text	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Text	[45 - 54 Years] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Text	(55 Years & Over) Total Numeric	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Text	[55 Years & Over] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Text
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Total	309494	33223	38021	62777	52007	38804	173	22469	38890	19319	3812	36024	556	2244	8161	11040	7570	na	1044	2108	1471	1830	130542	12497	25092	35196	22855	12503	39	6904	10856	3243	1356	87766	13932	8453	13948	12327	9835	48	8559	14807	5634	221	43665	5344	1815	4774	4879	6663	60	4896	9157	5721	356	11498	894	416	697	906	2233	26	1066	1962	3250	48
Senior Officials & Managers	40566	19973	5554	7677	1768	2532	5	1384	999	324	351	980	112	85	323	146	217	na	29	19	5	43	16934	6914	3157	4033	701	1049	na	522	341	91	125	16171	9152	1793	2416	692	847	5	610	452	151	53	5693	3327	451	810	182	371	na	204	161	62	125	788	468	67	94	48	47	na	19	26	14	5
Professionals	36841	3773	25058	6146	1047	240	na	121	114	26	318	2480	67	1287	671	321	67	na	5	5	5	53	24656	1852	17485	4189	590	139	na	80	69	16	236	7864	1463	5094	1080	117	19	na	26	36	5	24	1519	362	919	195	19	10	na	5	5	na	5	323	29	273	12	na	5	na	5	na	na	na
Associate Professionals & Technicians	67490	5373	6209	36299	9021	4222	14	2515	2026	364	1446	9618	191	690	4893	2070	762	na	130	171	60	652	37823	2620	3865	21447	4673	2243	5	1236	984	130	621	14660	1800	1310	7413	1649	870	5	831	598	117	67	4770	641	287	2245	557	329	5	304	249	58	96	619	122	58	301	72	19	na	14	24	na	10
Clerical Workers	48247	1014	627	5366	31790	4510	5	873	2642	1022	399	10165	69	105	1156	6432	1585	na	87	315	176	240	21040	384	304	2551	14279	1670	5	342	1022	368	115	11379	290	137	1102	7718	742	na	255	865	266	5	4957	227	76	475	2972	436	na	166	387	189	29	705	43	5	82	389	77	na	24	52	24	10
Service & Sales Workers	37418	1224	195	3033	4113	18988	52	2143	3841	3367	462	6160	72	14	546	1166	3219	na	175	299	355	313	10994	368	116	1325	1338	5536	10	604	1078	520	101	10047	456	45	700	878	5091	na	663	1171	1038	5	7532	227	14	394	552	3693	26	518	1017	1050	38	2685	102	5	67	179	1449	17	182	276	404	5
Agricultural & Fishery Workers	120	na	na	10	na	19	10	29	29	19	5	14	na	na	na	na	na	na	10	na	na	5	5	na	na	na	na	na	na	5	na	na	na	67	na	na	na	na	10	5	14	19	19	na	24	na	na	10	na	5	5	na	5	na	na	10	na	na	na	na	5	na	na	5	na	na
Production Craftsmen & Related Workers	18512	690	69	1757	593	1203	19	9798	2669	1386	327	1214	5	na	136	91	159	na	384	135	93	211	6141	165	31	890	259	489	10	2906	953	336	101	6866	312	19	488	180	385	5	3956	978	534	10	3632	180	19	203	48	144	5	2189	509	330	5	659	29	na	41	14	26	na	362	93	93	na
Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers	36695	898	75	1737	2174	3169	19	3621	21813	2925	265	2062	10	na	121	273	389	na	86	872	183	130	9662	146	16	597	700	861	5	880	5707	716	34	14828	376	26	601	810	1115	10	1520	9160	1164	48	8583	303	29	375	303	662	5	987	5163	709	48	1560	63	5	43	89	142	na	149	912	154	5
Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers	21049	219	53	426	1084	2968	48	1894	4568	9617	173	1130	na	na	48	152	266	na	58	141	335	130	3009	34	10	114	291	482	5	328	669	1062	14	5850	82	19	144	285	752	19	679	1523	2336	10	6926	74	19	62	240	1003	14	524	1662	3322	5	4134	29	5	58	115	464	10	305	573	2561	14

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Number	Number	Text	Number	-
(Total) Total	Total_Total	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers	Total_PreviousOccupation_SeniorOfficialsandManagers	Text	Number	-
[Total] (Previous Occupation) Professionals	Total_PreviousOccupation_Professionals	Text	Number	-
[Total] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians	Total_PreviousOccupation_AssociateProfessionalsandTechnicians	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers	Total_PreviousOccupation_ClericalWorkers	Text	Number	-
[Total] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers	Total_PreviousOccupation_ServiceandSalesWorkers	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers	Total_PreviousOccupation_AgriculturalandFisheryWorkers	Text	Number	-
[Total] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers	Total_PreviousOccupation_ProductionCraftsmenandRelatedWorkers	Numeric	Number	-
[Total] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers	Total_PreviousOccupation_PlantandMachineOperatorsandAssemblers	Numeric	Number	-

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over Who Changed Job During Last 2 Years by Current Occupation, Previous Occupation and Age Group (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_2da44348341b7cb4e30766b361bf2611/view

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