Number of employed people in Iceland 2022, by occupation

"Professionals" made up the largest occupational group in Iceland in 2022. 47,000 of Iceland's 209,400 employees worked within this sector. Only slightly smaller was the occupational group classified as "service and sales workers", with 44,000 employees. Agricultural and fishery workers was the smallest occupational group listed, with 6,500 employed in this sector. The number of employed people in Iceland has been relatively stable over the past 10 years.