| Table 12. Occupation by District, Eastern Highlands: 2000 | |||||||||
| Total | Daulo | Goroka | Henganofi | Kainanatu | Lufa | Obura/Wonenara | Okapa | Unggai/Benna | |
| Total | 432,658 | 30,932 | 71,730 | 55,735 | 91,706 | 45,857 | 29,685 | 62,029 | 44,984 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 270 | 26 | 102 | 31 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 203 | 9 | 119 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| General managers | 176 | 2 | 120 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Physics Maths | 48 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Life science health | 116 | 7 | 51 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 10 |
| Teaching professionals | 874 | 56 | 308 | 89 | 214 | 69 | 6 | 51 | 81 |
| Other professionals | 226 | 10 | 139 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 243 | 9 | 143 | 12 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Life science techs | 568 | 43 | 261 | 42 | 139 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 22 |
| Teaching assts | 823 | 91 | 287 | 80 | 183 | 35 | 25 | 75 | 47 |
| Other associate professionals | 1,602 | 162 | 584 | 174 | 304 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 223 |
| Clerks in offices | 863 | 40 | 470 | 20 | 194 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 75 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 295 | 9 | 174 | 2 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Service workers | 969 | 80 | 523 | 58 | 201 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 45 |
| Sales personnel | 1,820 | 170 | 826 | 140 | 314 | 79 | 7 | 91 | 193 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 52,785 | 2,459 | 7,755 | 5,621 | 14,478 | 6,608 | 3,226 | 7,412 | 5,226 |
| Subsistence | 136,741 | 12,231 | 9,679 | 22,551 | 24,571 | 16,513 | 12,253 | 23,393 | 15,550 |
| Building crafts | 2,865 | 169 | 607 | 332 | 810 | 189 | 67 | 296 | 395 |
| Metal crafts | 787 | 34 | 387 | 65 | 211 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 43 |
| Precision handicrafts | 51 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Other crafts | 414 | 25 | 141 | 26 | 42 | 139 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| Plant machine operators | 143 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Stationary machine operators | 78 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Drivers operators | 1,151 | 84 | 413 | 197 | 232 | 77 | 9 | 13 | 126 |
| Elementary occupations | 7,767 | 903 | 3,451 | 684 | 1,466 | 323 | 71 | 342 | 527 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 4,874 | 131 | 860 | 81 | 1,732 | 789 | 243 | 506 | 532 |
| Labourers | 272 | 9 | 92 | 7 | 68 | 25 | 53 | 10 | 8 |
| NR | 1,017 | 96 | 259 | 180 | 277 | 26 | 8 | 91 | 80 |
| NA | 214,617 | 14,054 | 43,831 | 25,301 | 45,823 | 20,817 | 13,592 | 29,516 | 21,683 |
| Males | 222,579 | 16,348 | 37,440 | 28,503 | 47,369 | 23,270 | 15,017 | 31,547 | 23,085 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 243 | 26 | 82 | 31 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 177 | 9 | 100 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| General managers | 156 | 2 | 103 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Physics Maths | 46 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Life science health | 82 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
| Teaching professionals | 598 | 43 | 187 | 72 | 140 | 49 | 6 | 46 | 55 |
| Other professionals | 169 | 8 | 109 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 222 | 9 | 129 | 10 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Life science techs | 290 | 27 | 107 | 26 | 87 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Teaching assts | 570 | 61 | 181 | 59 | 122 | 30 | 22 | 66 | 29 |
| Other associate professionals | 1,338 | 146 | 482 | 156 | 261 | 43 | 43 | 50 | 157 |
| Clerks in offices | 444 | 22 | 183 | 10 | 115 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 59 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 111 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Service workers | 800 | 49 | 425 | 54 | 181 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 34 |
| Sales personnel | 1,027 | 97 | 451 | 93 | 190 | 54 | 4 | 42 | 96 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 29,689 | 1,946 | 3,846 | 3,708 | 7,388 | 3,774 | 1,717 | 4,158 | 3,152 |
| Subsistence | 59,174 | 5,296 | 3,906 | 9,631 | 10,703 | 7,113 | 5,709 | 10,341 | 6,475 |
| Building crafts | 2,715 | 157 | 598 | 309 | 774 | 173 | 59 | 278 | 367 |
| Metal crafts | 778 | 32 | 382 | 65 | 209 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 43 |
| Precision handicrafts | 44 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Other crafts | 310 | 16 | 100 | 15 | 32 | 124 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Plant machine operators | 140 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Stationary machine operators | 70 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Drivers operators | 1,143 | 84 | 408 | 196 | 231 | 76 | 9 | 13 | 126 |
| Elementary occupations | 3,714 | 354 | 1,696 | 319 | 760 | 143 | 30 | 159 | 253 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 2,953 | 105 | 604 | 58 | 1,042 | 403 | 127 | 306 | 308 |
| Labourers | 224 | 8 | 87 | 7 | 57 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 8 |
| NR | 622 | 66 | 160 | 110 | 155 | 19 | 2 | 57 | 53 |
| NA | 114,730 | 7,756 | 22,887 | 13,535 | 24,570 | 11,151 | 7,201 | 15,873 | 11,757 |
| Females | 210,079 | 14,584 | 34,290 | 27,232 | 44,337 | 22,587 | 14,668 | 30,482 | 21,899 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General managers | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics Maths | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Life science health | 34 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Teaching professionals | 276 | 13 | 121 | 17 | 74 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| Other professionals | 57 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 21 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Life science techs | 278 | 16 | 154 | 16 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
| Teaching assts | 253 | 30 | 106 | 21 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Other associate professionals | 264 | 16 | 102 | 18 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 66 |
| Clerks in offices | 419 | 18 | 287 | 10 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 184 | 5 | 118 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Service workers | 169 | 31 | 98 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Sales personnel | 793 | 73 | 375 | 47 | 124 | 25 | 3 | 49 | 97 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 23,096 | 513 | 3,909 | 1,913 | 7,090 | 2,834 | 1,509 | 3,254 | 2,074 |
| Subsistence | 77,567 | 6,935 | 5,773 | 12,920 | 13,868 | 9,400 | 6,544 | 13,052 | 9,075 |
| Building crafts | 150 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 28 |
| Metal crafts | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precision handicrafts | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other crafts | 104 | 9 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Plant machine operators | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stationary machine operators | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drivers operators | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 4,053 | 549 | 1,755 | 365 | 706 | 180 | 41 | 183 | 274 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 1,921 | 26 | 256 | 23 | 690 | 386 | 116 | 200 | 224 |
| Labourers | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| NR | 395 | 30 | 99 | 70 | 122 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 27 |
| NA | 99,887 | 6,298 | 20,944 | 11,766 | 21,253 | 9,666 | 6,391 | 13,643 | 9,926 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||||