| Table 12. Occupation by District, Bougainville: 2000 | ||||
| Total | North Bougainville | Central Bougainville | South Bougainville | |
| Total | 175,002 | 72,977 | 41,468 | 60,557 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 171 | 80 | 30 | 61 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 71 | 50 | 16 | 5 |
| General managers | 49 | 28 | 10 | 11 |
| Physics Maths | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| Life science health | 70 | 48 | 10 | 12 |
| Teaching professionals | 763 | 369 | 152 | 242 |
| Other professionals | 53 | 41 | 9 | 3 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 101 | 69 | 15 | 17 |
| Life science techs | 339 | 155 | 79 | 105 |
| Teaching assts | 670 | 231 | 249 | 190 |
| Other associate professionals | 475 | 208 | 120 | 147 |
| Clerks in offices | 441 | 332 | 52 | 57 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 50 | 34 | 11 | 5 |
| Service workers | 421 | 228 | 71 | 122 |
| Sales personnel | 609 | 345 | 137 | 127 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 14,430 | 7,047 | 2,696 | 4,687 |
| Subsistence | 47,479 | 20,351 | 10,206 | 16,922 |
| Building crafts | 1,476 | 485 | 471 | 520 |
| Metal crafts | 364 | 188 | 94 | 82 |
| Precision handicrafts | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Other crafts | 196 | 110 | 31 | 55 |
| Plant machine operators | 133 | 66 | 39 | 28 |
| Stationary machine operators | 47 | 10 | 28 | 9 |
| Drivers operators | 304 | 186 | 80 | 38 |
| Elementary occupations | 1,337 | 800 | 291 | 246 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 93 | 73 | 4 | 16 |
| Labourers | 108 | 64 | 24 | 20 |
| NR | 378 | 218 | 62 | 98 |
| NA | 104,338 | 41,140 | 26,477 | 36,721 |
| Males | 89,864 | 37,308 | 21,597 | 30,959 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 157 | 73 | 28 | 56 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 61 | 44 | 13 | 4 |
| General managers | 49 | 28 | 10 | 11 |
| Physics Maths | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Life science health | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Teaching professionals | 351 | 158 | 71 | 122 |
| Other professionals | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 89 | 60 | 15 | 14 |
| Life science techs | 117 | 47 | 30 | 40 |
| Teaching assts | 338 | 94 | 140 | 104 |
| Other associate professionals | 400 | 173 | 98 | 129 |
| Clerks in offices | 257 | 180 | 42 | 35 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| Service workers | 246 | 129 | 38 | 79 |
| Sales personnel | 384 | 198 | 82 | 104 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 10,398 | 4,981 | 1,913 | 3,504 |
| Subsistence | 18,472 | 8,278 | 3,983 | 6,211 |
| Building crafts | 1,433 | 466 | 455 | 512 |
| Metal crafts | 358 | 186 | 93 | 79 |
| Precision handicrafts | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Other crafts | 90 | 69 | 8 | 13 |
| Plant machine operators | 132 | 66 | 38 | 28 |
| Stationary machine operators | 44 | 9 | 27 | 8 |
| Drivers operators | 303 | 185 | 80 | 38 |
| Elementary occupations | 518 | 272 | 141 | 105 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 88 | 68 | 4 | 16 |
| Labourers | 104 | 61 | 23 | 20 |
| NR | 229 | 130 | 45 | 54 |
| NA | 55,136 | 21,274 | 14,204 | 19,658 |
| Females | 85,138 | 35,669 | 19,871 | 29,598 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| General managers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics Maths | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Life science health | 52 | 35 | 8 | 9 |
| Teaching professionals | 412 | 211 | 81 | 120 |
| Other professionals | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Life science techs | 222 | 108 | 49 | 65 |
| Teaching assts | 332 | 137 | 109 | 86 |
| Other associate professionals | 75 | 35 | 22 | 18 |
| Clerks in offices | 184 | 152 | 10 | 22 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| Service workers | 175 | 99 | 33 | 43 |
| Sales personnel | 225 | 147 | 55 | 23 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 4,032 | 2,066 | 783 | 1,183 |
| Subsistence | 29,007 | 12,073 | 6,223 | 10,711 |
| Building crafts | 43 | 19 | 16 | 8 |
| Metal crafts | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Precision handicrafts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Other crafts | 106 | 41 | 23 | 42 |
| Plant machine operators | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stationary machine operators | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Drivers operators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 819 | 528 | 150 | 141 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Labourers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| NR | 149 | 88 | 17 | 44 |
| NA | 49,202 | 19,866 | 12,273 | 17,063 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||