Written Answer to PQ on Breakdown of Own Account Workers by Occupation and Income
NOTICE PAPER NO. 2429 OF 2023 FOR THE SITTING ON 9 JANUARY 2024
QUESTION NO. 5249 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
NMP: Ms See Jinli Jean
To ask the Minister for Manpower for each year from 2019, what is the breakdown of own account workers by occupational categories and the prevalence of each category, for the following gross monthly income tiers of (i) below $2,000 (ii) $2,000 to $3,000 and (iii) $4,000 to $5,999.
Answer:
The percentage of own account workers (OAWs) by occupation and by gross monthly income tiers of (i) below $2,000 (ii) $2,000 to $3,999 and (iii) $4,000 to $5,999, for each year from 2019 is as follows:
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Total OAWs |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Private Hire Car Drivers |
15.4 |
17.8 |
13.6 |
15.4 |
| |
Taxi Drivers |
17.1 |
14.0 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
| |
Insurance Sales Agents/Brokers |
8.3 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
| |
Real Estate Agents |
7.6 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
| |
Delivery Workers |
4.3 |
6.3 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
| |
Hawker/Stall Holders |
5.9 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
| |
Retail & Wholesale Trade Manager |
6.4 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
| |
Media-Related Workers |
2.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
| |
Private Tutors (Academic) |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
| |
ICT-related Workers |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
| |
Others |
29.6 |
28.3 |
31.8 |
27.9 |
| Below $2,000 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| |
Taxi Drivers |
36.9 |
27.9 |
25.3 |
32.6 |
| |
Private Hire Car Drivers |
13.4 |
23.0 |
17.0 |
14.9 |
| |
Delivery Workers |
5.4 |
7.2 |
10.0 |
11.2 |
| $2,000 to $3,999 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| |
Private Hire Car Drivers |
20.6 |
20.3 |
17.8 |
22.0 |
| |
Delivery Workers |
5.6 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
11.6 |
| |
Taxi Drivers |
12.1 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
9.8 |
| $4,000 to $5,999 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| |
Insurance Sales Agents/Brokers |
10.0 |
14.1 |
17.2 |
16.3 |
| |
Private Hire Car Drivers |
14.9 |
6.4 |
5.7 |
12.7 |
| |
Real Estate Agents |
11.6 |
10.6 |
15.8 |
10.5 |
Source: Comprehensive Labour Force Survey, Manpower Research and Statistics Department, Ministry of Manpower
Note: Each income tier reflects data of the top 3 occupations with the highest proportion of OAWs in that income tier.