| Overseas Employment by Profession | |||||
| Year | Worker's Catagory | Total | |||
| Professional | Skilled | Semi-skilled | Less-skilled | ||
| 1976 | 568 | 1775 | 543 | 3201 | 6087 |
| 1977 | 1766 | 6447 | 490 | 7022 | 15725 |
| 1978 | 3455 | 8190 | 1050 | 10114 | 22809 |
| 1979 | 3494 | 7005 | 1685 | 12311 | 24495 |
| 1980 | 1983 | 12209 | 2343 | 13538 | 30073 |
| 1981 | 3892 | 22432 | 2449 | 27014 | 55787 |
| 1982 | 3898 | 20611 | 3272 | 34981 | 62762 |
| 1983 | 1822 | 18939 | 5098 | 33361 | 59220 |
| 1984 | 2642 | 17183 | 5484 | 31405 | 56714 |
| 1985 | 2568 | 28225 | 7823 | 39078 | 77694 |
| 1986 | 2210 | 26294 | 9265 | 30889 | 68658 |
| 1987 | 2223 | 23839 | 9619 | 38336 | 74017 |
| 1988 | 2670 | 25286 | 10809 | 29356 | 68121 |
| 1989 | 5325 | 38820 | 17659 | 39920 | 101724 |
| 1990 | 6004 | 35613 | 20792 | 41405 | 103814 |
| 1991 | 9024 | 46887 | 32605 | 58615 | 147131 |
| 1992 | 11375 | 50689 | 30977 | 95083 | 188124 |
| 1993 | 11112 | 71662 | 66168 | 95566 | 244508 |
| 1994 | 8390 | 61040 | 46519 | 70377 | 186326 |
| 1995 | 6352 | 59907 | 32055 | 89229 | 187543 |
| 1996 | 3188 | 64301 | 34689 | 109536 | 211714 |
| 1997 | 3797 | 65211 | 43558 | 118511 | 231077 |
| 1998 | 9574 | 74718 | 51590 | 131785 | 267667 |
| 1999 | 8045 | 98449 | 44947 | 116741 | 268182 |
| 2000 | 10669 | 99606 | 26461 | 85950 | 222686 |
| 2001 | 5940 | 42742 | 30702 | 109581 | 188965 |
| 2002 | 14450 | 56265 | 36025 | 118516 | 225256 |
| 2003 | 15862 | 74530 | 29236 | 134562 | 254190 |
| 2004 | 12202 | 110177 | 28327 | 122252 | 272958 |
| 2005 | 1945 | 113655 | 24546 | 112556 | 252702 |
| 2006 | 925 | 115468 | 33965 | 231158 | 381516 |
| 2007 | 676 | 165338 | 183673 | 482922 | 832609 |
| 2008 | 1864 | 281450 | 132825 | 458916 | 875055 |
| Total | 179910 | 1944963 | 1007249 | 3133787 | 6265909 |
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