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Occupational Categories of Legislators
- The data about occupations is self reported
- Members may be listed under more than one occupation.
- Some members have not articulated their occupation and are not included in the data.
- There are more categories in the table below the charts – some categories were combined to make a more readable chart.
In the chart, "Other" includes:
- Clergy
- Forestry/Lumber
- Law enforcement
- Media
- Not Available
- Transportation
- Real Estate/Land
- Other
House Data
| Years | Ag. | Bus. | Clergy | Ed. | Forestry/ Lumber | Full-time legislator | Gov. | Health Care | Homemaker | Labor/ trades | Law enforcement | Lawyer | Media | Military | Nonprofit/ Volunteer | NA | Other | Real Estate/ Land | Retired | Trans. |
| 2025-2026 | 10 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | 11 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019-2020 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2017-2018 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2015-2016 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 2013-2014 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2011-2012 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 2009-2010 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 2007-2008 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| 2005-2006 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2003-2004 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2001-2002 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999-2000 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1997-1998 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995-1996 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993-1994 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991-1992 | 26 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989-1990 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987-1988 | 33 | 42 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985-1986 | 23 | 56 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1983-1984 | 28 | 44 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1981-1982 | 27 | 47 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 1979-1980 | 27 | 41 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 1977-1978 | 32 | 35 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1975-1976 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973-1974 | 34 | 38 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Senate Data
| Years | Ag. | Bus. | Clergy | Ed. | Forestry/ Lumber | Full-time legislator | Gov.t | Health Care | Homemaker | Labor/ trades | Law enforcement | Lawyer | Media | Military | Nonprofit/ Volunteer | NA | Others | Real Estate/ Land | Retired | Trans. |
| 2025-2026 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013-2014 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011-2012 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009-2010 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007-2008 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005-2006 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003-2004 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001-2002 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999-2000 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997-1998 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995-1996 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993-1994 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991-1992 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989-1990 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987-1988 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-1986 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-1984 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981-1982 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979-1980 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-1978 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975-1976 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973-1974 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |