Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over Who Changed Job During Last 2 Years by Current Occupation, Previous Occupation and Highest Qualification Attained (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 Highest Qualification Attained (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/8964

Last updated 24 days ago (22 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

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ResidentWorkingPersonsAged15YearsandOverWhoChangedJobDuringLast2YearsbyCurrentOccupationPreviousOccupationandHighestQualificationAttainedCensusofPopulation2000.csv (11 rows, 7 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	(Below Secondary) Total Numeric	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Text	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Numeric	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Text	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Numeric	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Numeric	[Below Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Text	(Secondary) Total Numeric	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Text	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Text	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Numeric	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Numeric	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Text	[Secondary] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Text	(Post-Secondary*) Total Numeric	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Numeric	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Text	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Text	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Text	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Numeric	[Post-Secondary*] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Text	(University) Total Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Senior Officials & Managers Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Professionals Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Associate Professionals & Technicians Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Clerical Workers Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Service & Sales Workers Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Agricultural & Fishery Workers Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Production Craftsmen & Related Workers Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers Text	[University] (Previous Occupation) Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)18.2%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)18.2%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)18.2%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)27.3%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)54.5% 536.4% 199.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)18.2%	(Null)18.2%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)72.7%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)9.1%	(Null)18.2%	(Null)27.3%	(Null)18.2%	(Null)36.4%	(Null)27.3%	(Null)81.8% 718.2%	(Null)36.4%	(Null)27.3%	(Null)63.6%	(Null)54.5%
Total	309494	33223	38021	62777	52007	38804	173	22469	38890	19319	3812	79810	2409	187	2840	7622	16387	132	10821	23273	15614	527	80250	5259	626	13051	23491	14996	19	7386	11486	2889	1046	86926	8461	7500	34043	19227	6917	14	4132	3954	799	1879	62508	17094	29707	12844	1668	504	7	130	176	18	361
Senior Officials & Managers	40566	19973	5554	7677	1768	2532	5	1384	999	324	351	3140	926	10	317	155	693	5	521	339	170	5	6989	2741	91	1351	717	1032	na	532	330	100	96	11440	4949	849	3417	714	709	na	315	285	53	149	18996	11358	4604	2592	183	98	na	17	45	na	101
Professionals	36841	3773	25058	6146	1047	240	na	121	114	26	318	77	5	34	10	na	14	na	na	5	10	na	165	10	64	48	10	10	na	10	14	na	na	7813	524	3558	2763	590	82	na	79	48	10	159	28787	3234	21402	3325	447	134	na	32	47	6	159
Associate Professionals & Technicians	67490	5373	6209	36299	9021	4222	14	2515	2026	364	1446	1963	116	24	661	268	369	na	224	199	63	39	14287	873	242	6509	2653	1787	5	993	845	154	226	38062	2071	2604	22700	5364	1889	10	1252	940	143	1090	13178	2312	3340	6429	736	177	na	46	42	5	91
Clerical Workers	48247	1014	627	5366	31790	4510	5	873	2642	1022	399	7463	112	34	304	4046	1114	5	351	952	487	58	23704	441	150	2018	16511	2380	na	340	1275	420	168	16186	358	272	2732	10974	996	na	172	394	115	173	894	102	171	313	260	19	na	10	20	na	na
Service & Sales Workers	37418	1224	195	3033	4113	18988	52	2143	3841	3367	462	18508	406	29	595	1306	9637	41	1254	2406	2695	140	13182	495	29	1277	1856	7006	5	604	1141	551	217	5386	283	55	1055	913	2280	na	285	289	121	106	342	40	82	106	38	64	7	na	5	na	na
Agricultural & Fishery Workers	120	na	na	10	na	19	10	29	29	19	5	82	na	na	na	na	19	10	14	19	14	5	24	na	na	na	na	na	na	14	10	na	na	14	na	na	10	na	na	na	na	na	5	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Production Craftsmen & Related Workers	18512	690	69	1757	593	1203	19	9798	2669	1386	327	8936	303	14	354	178	487	10	5022	1434	1055	79	6475	271	10	776	321	497	5	3305	893	265	132	3025	110	31	592	93	213	5	1457	342	67	116	77	7	14	35	na	6	na	14	na	na	na
Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers	36695	898	75	1737	2174	3169	19	3621	21813	2925	265	22032	351	10	400	998	1576	19	1994	14213	2371	101	11314	380	26	830	902	1306	na	1184	6109	465	111	3281	142	40	493	274	282	na	431	1478	89	53	68	25	na	13	na	5	na	12	13	na	na
Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers	21049	219	53	426	1084	2968	48	1894	4568	9617	173	17205	170	34	184	632	2331	43	1422	3669	8632	87	3175	34	10	179	380	527	5	351	770	849	72	663	14	10	62	72	111	na	121	129	130	14	6	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	6	na

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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 Highest Qualification Attained (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_da4cc49791b3e771501518009e4b3dc2/view

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