however in absolute terms new immigrants add to the net inflows of every major occupational group this means that the inflow of new foreignbom workers deviates from the nativeborn pattern of occupational growth considering gender differences the same pattern is observed for both men and women occupations are ranked in order of increasing average annual employment growth rates from to a positive difference in shares means that proportionally more new immigrants entered the group ol legislators senior officials and managers professionals technicians and associate professionals clerks service workers and shop and market sales workers skilled agricultural and fishery workers craft and related trades workers plant and machine operators and assemblers elementary occupations