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Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites have different occupational distributions. In 2000, Hispanics were more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to work in service occupations (19.4 percent and 11.8 percent, respectively). (12) In addition, Hispanics were almost twice as likely to be employed as operators and laborers than non-Hispanic Whites (22.0 percent and 11.6 percent, respectively).Conversely, only 14.0 percent of Hispanics were in managerial or professional occupations, compared with 33.2 percent of non-Hispanic Whites. Among Latino groups, Mexicans were least likely to work in managerial or professional occupations (11.9 percent).
Hispanic workers earn less than non-Hispanic White workers. Among full-time, year-round workers in 1999, 23.3 percent of Hispanics and 49.3 percent of non-Hispanic Whites earned $35, 000 or more. (13)
Among Latino full-time, year-round workers, Mexicans had the lowest proportion earning $35, 000 or more (see Figure 9). In addition, the proportion of workers making $50, 000 or more was 9.6 percent of Hispanics compared with 27.4 percent of non-Hispanic Whites. Mexicans also had the lowest proportion of workers earning $50, 000 or more with 7.7 percent. Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to live in poverty. In 1999, 22.8 percent of Hispanics were living in poverty, compared with 7.7 percent of non-Hispanic Whites (see Figure 10). (14) Hispanics represented 12.0 percent of the total population but constituted 23.1 percent of the population living in poverty. In addition, Hispanic children under 18 were much more likely than non-Hispanic White children to be living in poverty (30.3 percent versus 9.4 percent). Hispanic children represented 16.2 percent of all children in the United States but constituted 29.0 percent of all children in poverty.
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