| Table 14. Occupation by Southern Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Ialibu/Pangia | Imbonggu | Kagua/Erave | Mendi/Munihu | Nipa/Kutubu | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 1,784 | 0 | 213 | 1,370 | 0 | 201 |
| Armed Forces | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 165 | 0 | 28 | 122 | 0 | 15 |
| Professionals | 470 | 0 | 41 | 354 | 0 | 75 |
| Professional associates | 64 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 7 |
| Clerks | 201 | 0 | 26 | 166 | 0 | 9 |
| Service workers | 422 | 0 | 70 | 298 | 0 | 54 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 109 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 113 | 0 | 14 | 82 | 0 | 17 |
| Operators | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Elementary occupations | 110 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 15 |
| Labourers | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Housework | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 76 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 5 |
| Not reported | 15 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 1,330 | 0 | 167 | 1,003 | 0 | 160 |
| Armed Forces | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 148 | 0 | 23 | 112 | 0 | 13 |
| Professionals | 298 | 0 | 22 | 219 | 0 | 57 |
| Professional associates | 55 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 7 |
| Clerks | 108 | 0 | 18 | 88 | 0 | 2 |
| Service workers | 359 | 0 | 62 | 254 | 0 | 43 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 108 | 0 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 15 |
| Operators | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Elementary occupations | 99 | 0 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 15 |
| Labourers | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Housework | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 67 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| Not reported | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 454 | 0 | 46 | 367 | 0 | 41 |
| Armed Forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 17 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Professionals | 172 | 0 | 19 | 135 | 0 | 18 |
| Professional associates | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Clerks | 93 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 7 |
| Service workers | 63 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 11 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Operators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Not reported | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||