| Cavendish Town - Occupational Data | FIPS Code=27030 |
| 1970 | |
| Employed Population | 408 |
| Professional - Technical - Kindred | 22 |
| Non-Farm Manager - Administrator | 31 |
| Sales Worker | 13 |
| Clerical Worker | 16 |
| Craftsperson - Foreperson | 125 |
| Non-Transport Operative | 89 |
| Transport Operative | 7 |
| Non-Farm Laborer | 16 |
| Farmer - Farm Manager | 0 |
| Farm Laborer | 5 |
| Non-Private Service | 34 |
| Household Service | 18 |
| Occupation Not Reported | 32 |
| 1980 | 1990 | |
| Employed Population | 634 | 620 |
| Executive - Administrator | 44 | 47 |
| Professional Speciality | 65 | 67 |
| Technicians - Related Support | 15 | 26 |
| Sales | 33 | 55 |
| Administrative - Clerical | 54 | 63 |
| Private Household Service | 9 | 6 |
| Protective Service | 0 | 4 |
| Non-Household, Non-Protective Service | 65 | 99 |
| Natural Resources | 25 | 24 |
| Precision Production - Craft | 98 | 98 |
| Machine Operators | 181 | 91 |
| Mover | 23 | 19 |
| Labor | 22 | 21 |
| 1980 | 1990 | ||
| Per Cent of Working Population Employed in Town of Residence | 39.21 | 29.5 | |
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.7 | 3.65 | 8.82 |