| Table 24. Occupation by State, Palau: 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total | Kayangel | Ngerchelong | Ngaraard | Ngiwal | Melekeok | Ngchesar | Airai | Aimeliik | Ngatpang | | Ngardmau | Ngaremlengui | Angaur | Peleliu | Koror | Sonsorol |
| Total | 10,624 | 30 | 162 | 229 | 144 | 176 | 147 | 1,468 | 199 | 156 | Total | 111 | 201 | 61 | 256 | 7,248 | 20 |
| Managers and professionals | 2,010 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 39 | 24 | 326 | 26 | 27 | Managers and professionals | 18 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 1,357 | 4 |
| Technicians and associates | 1,117 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 149 | 22 | 10 | Technicians and associates | 6 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 811 | 0 |
| Clerical support service sales | 4,598 | 15 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 63 | 562 | 69 | 66 | Clerical support service sales | 51 | 81 | 14 | 115 | 3,275 | 5 |
| Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers | 409 | 0 | 17 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 63 | 25 | 11 | Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers | 12 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 155 | 0 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 1,068 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 158 | 20 | 12 | Craft and related trades workers | 2 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 802 | 1 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 288 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 1 | Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 202 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 1,134 | 4 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 161 | 36 | 29 | Elementary occupations | 22 | 32 | 10 | 39 | 646 | 10 |
| Males | | | | | | | | | | | Males | | | | | | |
| Total | 5,872 | 16 | 85 | 129 | 76 | 102 | 67 | 828 | 107 | 87 | Total | 65 | 105 | 42 | 150 | 3,991 | 11 |
| Managers and professionals | 949 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 156 | 6 | 11 | Managers and professionals | 10 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 644 | 1 |
| Technicians and associates | 633 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 14 | 8 | Technicians and associates | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 448 | 0 |
| Clerical support service sales | 1,767 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 210 | 20 | 20 | Clerical support service sales | 22 | 22 | 6 | 42 | 1,291 | 2 |
| Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers | 276 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 17 | 8 | Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 119 | 0 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 1,004 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 152 | 19 | 12 | Craft and related trades workers | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 752 | 1 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 262 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 1 | Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 177 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 981 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 136 | 30 | 27 | Elementary occupations | 19 | 25 | 10 | 34 | 560 | 7 |
| Females | | | | | | | | | | | Females | | | | | | |
| Total | 4,752 | 14 | 77 | 100 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 640 | 92 | 69 | Total | 46 | 96 | 19 | 106 | 3,257 | 9 |
| Managers and professionals | 1,061 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 170 | 20 | 16 | Managers and professionals | 8 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 713 | 3 |
| Technicians and associates | 484 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 8 | 2 | Technicians and associates | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 363 | 0 |
| Clerical support service sales | 2,831 | 9 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 352 | 49 | 46 | Clerical support service sales | 29 | 59 | 8 | 73 | 1,984 | 3 |
| Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers | 133 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Craft and related trades workers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Elementary occupations | 153 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | Elementary occupations | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 3 |
| Source: 2015 Palau Census compiled by PacificWeb | | | | | | | | | | | | |