8.1 14.2 6.7 10.5 3.6
Other
technical 7.5 7.1 7.3 7.0 7.8 6.8 8.6 6.1 7.3 5.0
Admin. &
clerical 18.3 22.3 17.5 22.6 19.6 22.0 22.0 18.5 24.5 18.7
Mechanics 23.9 12.8 29.6 20.5 28.9 16.2 24.2 15.1 29.1 13.6
Crafts 5.3 4.0 6.9 7.4 7.7 6.8 8.8 7.2 8.6 6.1
Services 10.6 15.5 9.2 15.1 10.8 22.3 12.3 31.9 11.7 40.4

This change was dramatically highlighted by the occupational
distribution of naval personnel in 1962 (_Table 21_). Among General
Qualification Test Groups I and II, the percentage of Negroes assigned
to service occupations, mainly stewards, commissarymen, and the (p. 527)
like, declined from 22 percent of those with more than twelve years'
service to 2 percent of those with less than twelve years' service,
with sharp increases in the "other technical" group, mainly medical
and dental specialists, and smaller increases in other technical
skills. A similar trend also appeared in the lower mental categories.
One persisting occupational difference was the tendency to assign a
relatively large percentage of Negroes with high aptitudes to "other
technical" skills and those of low aptitude to service occupations.
The group admitted that these differences required further analysis.

Table 21--Percentage Distribution of Navy Enlisted Personnel by Race,
AFQT Groups and Occupational Areas, and Length of Service, 1962

AFQT Group and 0-12 Years 12 Years & Over
Occupational Area[1] White Negro White Negro

Groups I and II
Electronics 35.7 29.5 25.6 21.1
Other technical 11.4 25.9 10.4 10.5
Admin. & clerical 8.5 10.9 14.6 14.0
Mechanics & repairmen 37.5 26.1 33.1 22.5
Crafts 6.4 5.4 12.9 10.3
Services .6 2.2 3.5 21.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Group III
Electronics 10.3 9.1 8.8 4.2
Other technical 7.1 12.3 6.2 3.0
Admin. & clerical 9.7 12.9 12.4 8.2
Mechanics & repairmen 56.7 42.2 36.7 16.5
Crafts 13.2 11.1 25.2 16.9
Services 3.0 12.4 10.8 51.2
Total