| Table 14. Occupation by Morobe Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||||||
| Total | Bulolo | Finschafen | Huon | Kabwum | Lae | Markham | Menyamya | Nawae | Tawae/Siassi | |
| Total | ||||||||||
| Total | 23,645 | 174 | 0 | 80 | 21,031 | 0 | 136 | 2,224 | 0 | 0 |
| Armed Forces | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 1,102 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1,010 | 0 | 18 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Professionals | 2,355 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 2,136 | 0 | 21 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional associates | 1,173 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1,059 | 0 | 17 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| Clerks | 2,626 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2,404 | 0 | 7 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Service workers | 3,920 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 3,652 | 0 | 30 | 184 | 0 | 0 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 1,511 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1,186 | 0 | 9 | 308 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 4,235 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3,854 | 0 | 3 | 353 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators | 278 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 0 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 2,404 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2,088 | 0 | 16 | 280 | 0 | 0 |
| Labourers | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 1,638 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,627 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 1,226 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 672 | 0 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | ||||||||||
| Total | 18,112 | 145 | 0 | 52 | 16,028 | 0 | 117 | 1,770 | 0 | 0 |
| Armed Forces | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 962 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 877 | 0 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Professionals | 1,412 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1,267 | 0 | 17 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional associates | 1,053 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 948 | 0 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| Clerks | 1,391 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1,239 | 0 | 5 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
| Service workers | 3,212 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 2,988 | 0 | 27 | 148 | 0 | 0 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 709 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 0 | 5 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 4,060 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3,706 | 0 | 3 | 326 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators | 248 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 1,984 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1,707 | 0 | 15 | 251 | 0 | 0 |
| Labourers | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 1,360 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,349 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 978 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 500 | 0 | 5 | 467 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | ||||||||||
| Total | 5,533 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 5,003 | 0 | 19 | 454 | 0 | 0 |
| Armed Forces | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Professionals | 943 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 869 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional associates | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Clerks | 1,235 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1,165 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| Service workers | 708 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 664 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 802 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 420 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 381 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Labourers | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 248 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||