| Table 14. Occupation by Milne Bay Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Alotau District | Samarai-Murua | Kiriwina-Goodenough | Esa'ala | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 3,014 | 0 | 2,524 | 122 | 83 | 285 |
| Armed Forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 204 | 0 | 153 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| Professionals | 336 | 0 | 219 | 23 | 18 | 76 |
| Professional associates | 112 | 0 | 81 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Clerks | 256 | 0 | 226 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| Service workers | 437 | 0 | 357 | 27 | 14 | 39 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 692 | 0 | 678 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Crafts | 409 | 0 | 327 | 23 | 5 | 54 |
| Operators | 37 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Elementary occupations | 128 | 0 | 101 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| Labourers | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Housework | 93 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 183 | 0 | 147 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| Not reported | 105 | 0 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 2,224 | 0 | 1,850 | 88 | 64 | 222 |
| Armed Forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 184 | 0 | 136 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Professionals | 165 | 0 | 91 | 12 | 14 | 48 |
| Professional associates | 97 | 0 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| Clerks | 126 | 0 | 111 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Service workers | 313 | 0 | 269 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 563 | 0 | 554 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Crafts | 405 | 0 | 323 | 23 | 5 | 54 |
| Operators | 37 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Elementary occupations | 67 | 0 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Labourers | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Housework | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 162 | 0 | 130 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Not reported | 72 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 790 | 0 | 674 | 34 | 19 | 63 |
| Armed Forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Professionals | 171 | 0 | 128 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| Professional associates | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Clerks | 130 | 0 | 115 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Service workers | 124 | 0 | 88 | 15 | 4 | 17 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 129 | 0 | 124 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Crafts | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 61 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 82 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Not reported | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||