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Occupational structure, one of the important characteristics of population, which helps to understand a region's standard of living, sources of income, and level of socio-economic development. The occupational classification primarily relates to several branches of activity depending on the type of organization, a product produced, or a service provided. For ease of analysis of information in this regard, it is divided into three occupational activities namely the primary, secondary, and tertiary. In addition, the participation of workers is also a key factor in a region's economic development; therefore, understanding the proportion of workers among the varied occupations in a region is significant. The proportion of workers who are economically employed in various occupations determines a region's socio-economic progress. For the present study, the Eastern Nayar watershed in the Garhwal district was selected and the purpose was to examine the rate of changes in the occupational structure as well as the shift of the workers from agricultural to non-agricultural activities. In order to achieve the aims of the study, main and marginal workers are taken into account, which was further subdivided into four workers categories. The result shows that the agricultural economy of the watershed employs 77.67 percent of its workforce. However, with the advancement of technology and new government policies, there is a slight shift in workers' percentages in various occupational structures.