Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Occupation, Number of Hours Worked and Sex (General Household Survey 2005)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 11 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (31 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-20.
Description
General Household Survey 2005 tabulation of resident working persons aged 15 and over by occupation-related hours worked bands and sex. Totals split into males and females across categories such as below 30 hours and 30–34, 35–39 hours, supporting analysis of part-time versus longer work weeks in Singapore. National servicemen are excluded per SingStat footnotes. Labour market researchers comparing gender gaps in working time use the Number column across hour brackets.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 28/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2005 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude national servicemen. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8785
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- Columns
- 31
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Below 30 Hours) Total | (Below 30 Hours) Males | (Below 30 Hours) Females | (30 - 34 Hours) Total | (30 - 34 Hours) Males | (30 - 34 Hours) Females | (35 - 39 Hours) Total | (35 - 39 Hours) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1612647.000000 | 925042.000000 | 687605.000000 | 75176.000000 | 30099.000000 | 45077.000000 | 35383 | 15419 | 19964 | 34179.000000 | 15268.000000 |
| Senior Officials & Managers | 216353.000000 | 156644.000000 | 59709.000000 | 6295.000000 | 3744.000000 | 2551.000000 | 2398 | 1424 | 974 | 2890.000000 | 1792.000000 |
| Professionals | 204585.000000 | 119898.000000 | 84687.000000 | 5154.000000 | 1786.000000 | 3369.000000 | 2949 | 1005 | 1944 | 2880.000000 | 1385.000000 |
| Associate Professionals & Technicians | 317663.000000 | 159958.000000 | 157705.000000 | 15440.000000 | 5215.000000 | 10224.000000 | 5970 | 2123 | 3847 | 6518.000000 | 3244.000000 |
| Clerical Workers | 232423.000000 | 55732.000000 | 176691.000000 | 8951.000000 | 830.000000 | 8120.000000 | 4154 | 611 | 3542 | 4309.000000 | 636.000000 |
| Service & Sales Workers | 236724.000000 | 127626.000000 | 109098.000000 | 16393.000000 | 5231.000000 | 11161.000000 | 8199 | 2715 | 5485 | 6997.000000 | 2690.000000 |
| Agricultural & Fishery Workers | 1207.000000 | 972.000000 | 235.000000 | 107.000000 | 90.000000 | 17.000000 | na | na | na | 39.000000 | 26.000000 |
| Production Craftsmen & Related Workers | 110602.000000 | 101853.000000 | 8749.000000 | 4258.000000 | 3639.000000 | 619.000000 | 2481 | 2186 | 295 | 1605.000000 | 1361.000000 |
| Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | 173582.000000 | 132791.000000 | 40791.000000 | 5870.000000 | 4797.000000 | 1073.000000 | 3320 | 2582 | 738 | 4567.000000 | 2143.000000 |
| Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | 96660.000000 | 48833.000000 | 47826.000000 | 12394.000000 | 4541.000000 | 7852.000000 | 5732 | 2632 | 3100 | 4220.000000 | 1849.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Below 30 Hours) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Below 30 Hours) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Below 30 Hours) Females | Numeric | No |
| (30 - 34 Hours) Total | Text | No |
| (30 - 34 Hours) Males | Text | No |
| (30 - 34 Hours) Females | Text | No |
| (35 - 39 Hours) Total | Numeric | No |
| (35 - 39 Hours) Males | Numeric | No |
| (35 - 39 Hours) Females | Numeric | No |
| (40 - 44 Hours) Total | Numeric | No |
| (40 - 44 Hours) Males | Numeric | No |
| (40 - 44 Hours) Females | Numeric | No |
| (45 - 49 Hours) Total | Numeric | No |
| (45 - 49 Hours) Males | Numeric | No |
| (45 - 49 Hours) Females | Numeric | No |
| (50 - 54 Hours) Total | Numeric | No |
| (50 - 54 Hours) Males | Numeric | No |
| (50 - 54 Hours) Females | Numeric | No |
| (55 - 59 Hours) Total | Numeric | No |
| (55 - 59 Hours) Males | Numeric | No |
| (55 - 59 Hours) Females | Text | No |
| (60 - 64 Hours) Total | Numeric | No |
| (60 - 64 Hours) Males | Numeric | No |
| (60 - 64 Hours) Females | Numeric | No |
| (65 Hours & Over) Total | Numeric | No |
| (65 Hours & Over) Males | Numeric | No |
| (65 Hours & Over) Females | Numeric | No |