| Table 12. Occupation by District, New Ireland: 2000 | |||
| Total | Kavieng | Namatanai | |
| Total | 118,169 | 53,351 | 64,818 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 158 | 94 | 64 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 131 | 72 | 59 |
| General managers | 143 | 65 | 78 |
| Physics Maths | 68 | 24 | 44 |
| Life science health | 150 | 75 | 75 |
| Teaching professionals | 479 | 255 | 224 |
| Other professionals | 113 | 70 | 43 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 256 | 93 | 163 |
| Life science techs | 200 | 110 | 90 |
| Teaching assts | 313 | 198 | 115 |
| Other associate professionals | 440 | 253 | 187 |
| Clerks in offices | 539 | 306 | 233 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 104 | 77 | 27 |
| Service workers | 446 | 259 | 187 |
| Sales personnel | 594 | 373 | 221 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 6,545 | 3,532 | 3,013 |
| Subsistence | 28,262 | 11,208 | 17,054 |
| Building crafts | 1,143 | 507 | 636 |
| Metal crafts | 532 | 183 | 349 |
| Precision handicrafts | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| Other crafts | 212 | 136 | 76 |
| Plant machine operators | 366 | 112 | 254 |
| Stationary machine operators | 142 | 99 | 43 |
| Drivers operators | 639 | 264 | 375 |
| Elementary occupations | 1,267 | 613 | 654 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 1,778 | 720 | 1,058 |
| Labourers | 417 | 270 | 147 |
| NR | 202 | 109 | 93 |
| NA | 72,511 | 33,266 | 39,245 |
| Males | 62,601 | 28,109 | 34,492 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 134 | 77 | 57 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 116 | 64 | 52 |
| General managers | 126 | 57 | 69 |
| Physics Maths | 64 | 23 | 41 |
| Life science health | 44 | 16 | 28 |
| Teaching professionals | 212 | 116 | 96 |
| Other professionals | 77 | 47 | 30 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 233 | 84 | 149 |
| Life science techs | 80 | 45 | 35 |
| Teaching assts | 142 | 95 | 47 |
| Other associate professionals | 352 | 200 | 152 |
| Clerks in offices | 287 | 158 | 129 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 38 | 29 | 9 |
| Service workers | 278 | 166 | 112 |
| Sales personnel | 317 | 197 | 120 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 4,286 | 2,406 | 1,880 |
| Subsistence | 13,639 | 5,367 | 8,272 |
| Building crafts | 1,110 | 491 | 619 |
| Metal crafts | 526 | 182 | 344 |
| Precision handicrafts | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Other crafts | 87 | 41 | 46 |
| Plant machine operators | 364 | 112 | 252 |
| Stationary machine operators | 115 | 79 | 36 |
| Drivers operators | 633 | 263 | 370 |
| Elementary occupations | 712 | 388 | 324 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 1,312 | 545 | 767 |
| Labourers | 373 | 234 | 139 |
| NR | 141 | 69 | 72 |
| NA | 36,789 | 16,551 | 20,238 |
| Females | 55,568 | 25,242 | 30,326 |
| Armed forces | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legislators | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| Legislators NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporation managers | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| General managers | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Physics Maths | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Life science health | 106 | 59 | 47 |
| Teaching professionals | 267 | 139 | 128 |
| Other professionals | 36 | 23 | 13 |
| Physical Science Engineer | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| Life science techs | 120 | 65 | 55 |
| Teaching assts | 171 | 103 | 68 |
| Other associate professionals | 88 | 53 | 35 |
| Clerks in offices | 252 | 148 | 104 |
| Other office clerks | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer clerks | 66 | 48 | 18 |
| Service workers | 168 | 93 | 75 |
| Sales personnel | 277 | 176 | 101 |
| Marget agriculture fishing | 2,259 | 1,126 | 1,133 |
| Subsistence | 14,623 | 5,841 | 8,782 |
| Building crafts | 33 | 16 | 17 |
| Metal crafts | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Precision handicrafts | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Other crafts | 125 | 95 | 30 |
| Plant machine operators | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stationary machine operators | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| Drivers operators | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Elementary occupations | 555 | 225 | 330 |
| Agriculture and fishing | 466 | 175 | 291 |
| Labourers | 44 | 36 | 8 |
| NR | 61 | 40 | 21 |
| NA | 35,722 | 16,715 | 19,007 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||