It was about half and half in this area
Government worker
Real estate (for a company)
college professor
salesman (for a company)
pharmacy technician
chef for large corporation
carpenter for large construction firm
firefighter
insurance salesman for large corporation
federal employee
printer for large corporation
electrician for large corporation
architect for large corporation
music teacher for a large corporation
high school teacher
mechanic for a large auto sales company
and duplicates of the above
Employment can be a function of the area you live in as well. I see nothing wrong with being self-employed. It sure beats being a deadbeat living off of the earnings of others.