| Table 14. Occupation by Western Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990 | |||||
| Total | Dei | Mt Hagen | Mul/Baiyer | Tambul/Nebilyer | |
| Total | |||||
| Total | 5,135 | 4,683 | 452 | 0 | 0 |
| Armed Forces | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 304 | 267 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Professionals | 628 | 558 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional associates | 259 | 249 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Clerks | 495 | 485 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Service workers | 1,245 | 1,122 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 72 | 51 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 784 | 751 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators | 47 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 707 | 601 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
| Labourers | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 456 | 449 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 90 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | |||||
| Total | 4,105 | 3,722 | 383 | 0 | 0 |
| Armed Forces | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 279 | 243 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Professionals | 386 | 341 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional associates | 242 | 232 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Clerks | 253 | 250 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Service workers | 1,037 | 926 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 58 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 762 | 729 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators | 42 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 598 | 511 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| Labourers | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 339 | 332 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 72 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | |||||
| Total | 1030 | 961 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| Armed Forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators and managers | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Professionals | 242 | 217 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional associates | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clerks | 242 | 235 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Service workers | 208 | 196 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Market agriculture/fishing | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crafts | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operators | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 109 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Labourers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Undefined | 117 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||