2007 Legislator Occupations Southern Region 2 States

Occupation

Maryland

Mississippi

North Carolina

Oklahoma

South Carolina

Attorney

20.2%

23.8%

19.4%

17.6%

25.3%

Full-Time Legislator

11.7%

1.7%

2.4%

9.5%

5.9%

Business Owner

10.6%

8.1%

9.4%

7.4%

4.1%

Agriculture

0.5%

8.1%

9.4%

7.4%

4.1%

Retired

4.8%

6.4%

28.2%

9.5%

12.9%

Business: Executive/Manager

7.5%

8.1%

8.2%

4.1%

18.2%

Educator: K-12

3.7%

3.5%

1.2%

6.8%

2.4%

Business: Non-manager

2.7%

4.7%

1.8%

1.4%

1.2%

Consultant/Professional/Nonprofit

9.0%

11.1%

12.9%

11.5%

6.5%

Real Estate

2.7%

2.9%

3.5%

4.7%

5.9%

Insurance

2.7%

5.2%

1.2%

2.7%

4.7%

Communications/Arts

2.7%

1.2%

1.8%

4.1%

0.0%

Medical

4.8%

8.7%

2.4%

2.7%

4.1%

Government Employee: Local

5.9%

0.6%

0.6%

1.4%

0.6%

Educator: College

3.2%

0.0%

1.2%

1.4%

1.2%

Homemaker

0.5%

0.0%

1.8%

0.0%

0.6%

Engineer/Scientist/Architect

1.1%

1.7%

1.2%

2.0%

1.2%

Accountant

1.1%

2.3%

0.0%

0.0%

0.6%

Government Employee: State

2.7%

0.0%

0.0%

2.0%

0.0%

Clergy

1.1%

1.7%

1.2%

1.4%

2.4%

Labor Union

1.1%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Student

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Information Not Available

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Insufficient Information

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%