Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 1985
COC	Occupation	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS	18,659	9,806	635	888	6.5%	9.1%
3	Legislators	32	11	0	0	0.0%	4.3%
4	Chief executives and general administrators, public admin.	28	14	1	2	10.3%	15.4%
5	Administrators and officials, public administration	944	448	64	85	14.2%	19.1%
6	Administrators, protective services	85	39	6	8	14.9%	20.3%
7	Financial managers	719	379	5	8	1.3%	2.2%
8	Personnel and labor relations managers	202	106	2	4	2.2%	4.1%
9	Purchasing managers	182	103	5	9	5.1%	8.5%
13	Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations	717	399	7	12	1.7%	3.0%
14	Administrators, education and related fields	921	463	93	127	20.1%	27.5%
15	Managers, medicine and health	208	100	9	12	9.0%	12.0%
16	Managers, properties and real estate	403	219	11	17	5.0%	7.8%
17	Postmasters and mail superintendents	87	36	16	18	43.7%	51.3%
18	Funeral directors	34	19	1	1	3.3%	3.3%
19	Managers and administrators, n.e.c.	8,475	4,500	198	275	4.4%	6.1%
23	Accountants and auditors	2,092	1,111	67	102	6.0%	9.1%
24	Underwriters	121	66	0	1	0.5%	2.3%
25	Other financial officers	985	517	19	31	3.7%	6.0%
26	Management analysts	170	86	2	8	2.6%	9.6%
27	Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists	622	335	42	54	12.5%	16.0%
28	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	25	12	2	3	18.5%	20.9%
29	Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products	314	171	2	3	1.2%	1.6%
33	Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.	381	199	7	11	3.5%	5.3%
34	Business and promotion agents	47	24	2	2	8.5%	8.5%
35	Construction inspectors	86	40	9	11	22.9%	26.6%
36	Inspectors and compliance officers, exc. construction	320	160	48	62	29.9%	38.6%
37	Management related occupations, n.e.c.	459	250	18	23	7.3%	9.3%
	PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS	15,081	7,821	875	1,136	11.2%	14.5%
43	Architects	143	75	6	7	7.5%	9.3%
44	Aerospace engineers	138	87	7	13	8.0%	14.5%
45	Metallurgical and materials engineers	33	17	0	1	0.0%	3.6%
46	Mining engineers	19	8	1	1	13.2%	13.2%
47	Petroleum engineers	55	27	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
48	Chemical engineers	113	58	4	6	7.4%	9.7%
49	Nuclear engineers	21	12	0	0	4.2%	4.2%
53	Civil engineers	387	204	27	41	13.2%	20.2%
54	Agricultural engineers	5	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
55	Electrical and electronic engineers	953	529	38	55	7.2%	10.4%
56	Industrial engineers	329	175	10	15	5.8%	8.4%
57	Mechanical engineers	481	262	16	23	6.0%	8.8%
58	Marine and naval architects engineers	32	18	4	4	24.6%	24.6%
59	Engineers, n.e.c.	384	205	8	12	3.9%	5.7%
63	Surveyors and mapping scientists	36	19	3	4	14.8%	19.1%
64	Computer systems analysts and scientists	594	328	13	22	4.1%	6.8%
65	Operations and systems researchers and analysts	307	164	11	15	6.5%	9.0%
66	Actuaries	24	14	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
67	Statisticians	60	30	3	5	10.5%	16.7%
68	Mathematical scientists, n.e.c.	9	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
69	Physicists and astronomers	46	22	1	2	6.5%	7.7%
73	Chemists, except biochemists	204	108	6	8	5.6%	7.1%
74	Atmospheric and space scientists	23	10	0	0	0.6%	0.6%
75	Geologists and geodesists	96	48	0	1	0.1%	3.1%
76	Physical scientists, n.e.c.	27	14	2	3	17.0%	22.2%
77	Agricultural and food scientists	46	19	4	4	21.5%	22.7%
78	Biological and life scientists	144	66	7	9	9.9%	14.3%
79	Forestry and conservation scientists	81	36	8	10	22.9%	27.1%
83	Medical scientists	47	24	2	2	6.4%	6.4%
84	Physicians	421	221	12	20	5.4%	9.1%
85	Dentists	31	16	2	3	11.3%	19.8%
86	Veterinarians	28	16	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
87	Optometrists	8	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
88	Podiatrists	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
89	Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.	7	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
95	Registered nurses	2,791	1,421	222	285	15.6%	20.1%
96	Pharmacists	259	143	15	16	10.2%	11.3%
97	Dietitians	164	87	7	9	8.6%	9.9%
98	Inhalation therapists	127	72	3	5	4.7%	7.1%
99	Occupational therapists	38	20	2	2	9.5%	9.5%
103	Physical therapists	106	53	2	4	3.7%	6.8%
104	Speech therapists	112	56	21	27	37.7%	48.0%
105	Therapists, n.e.c.	79	41	8	10	18.7%	24.1%
106	Physicians' assistants	98	52	13	15	25.8%	29.6%
	TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY	1,328	654	120	165	18.3%	25.2%
113	Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers	11	5	2	2	41.5%	43.7%
114	Biological science teachers	53	28	4	6	12.7%	20.4%
115	Chemistry teachers	32	17	2	2	9.2%	9.2%
116	Physics teachers	29	14	1	2	6.7%	15.5%
117	Natural science teachers, n.e.c.	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
118	Psychology teachers	41	20	7	7	34.3%	37.1%
119	Economics teachers	29	14	1	3	9.9%	22.0%
123	History teachers	31	15	3	3	16.5%	16.5%
124	Political science teachers	19	11	1	3	10.8%	22.6%
125	Sociology teachers	19	9	2	3	21.2%	37.1%
126	Social science teachers, n.e.c.	12	5	1	1	29.8%	29.8%
127	Engineering teachers	44	21	4	5	17.2%	23.2%
128	Mathematical science teachers	96	50	10	14	20.0%	28.3%
129	Computer science teachers	42	17	2	3	13.2%	16.5%
133	Medical science teachers	29	17	2	3	10.1%	17.5%
134	Health specialties teachers	82	42	10	12	23.9%	29.3%
135	Business, commerce, and marketing teachers	45	21	6	7	27.5%	33.1%
136	Agriculture and forestry teachers	13	6	2	2	32.6%	32.6%
137	Art, drama, and music teachers	89	41	10	13	24.2%	31.6%
138	Physical education teachers	25	14	1	2	9.5%	13.6%
139	Education teachers	27	14	4	5	27.5%	37.3%
143	English teachers	101	52	8	16	16.3%	30.9%
144	Foreign language teachers	51	28	5	7	19.7%	26.8%
145	Law teachers	13	7	1	1	9.5%	9.5%
146	Social work teachers	1	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
147	Theology teachers	20	10	1	1	5.9%	8.6%
148	Trade and industrial teachers	3	1	1	1	61.5%	61.5%
149	Home economics teachers	6	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
153	Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.	12	6	1	1	10.0%	18.4%
154	Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified	351	166	30	40	17.8%	24.2%
	TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY	6,807	3,407	1,678	1,977	49.2%	58.0%
155	Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten	635	332	61	78	18.4%	23.4%
156	Teachers, elementary school	2,714	1,349	764	900	56.6%	66.7%
157	Teachers, secondary school	2,430	1,203	697	813	58.0%	67.6%
158	Teachers, special education	412	209	128	149	61.4%	71.2%
159	Teachers, n.e.c.	616	314	27	37	8.7%	11.9%
163	Counselors, educational and vocational	359	173	64	80	37.0%	46.2%
164	Librarians	407	208	47	54	22.5%	26.2%
165	Archivists and curators	27	14	1	1	4.1%	8.7%
166	Economists	164	86	1	7	1.8%	8.7%
167	Psychologists	208	107	22	29	20.8%	26.7%
168	Sociologists	2	1	0	1	0.0%	93.3%
169	Social scientists, n.e.c.	32	13	1	2	8.6%	15.5%
173	Urban planners	23	14	1	1	4.6%	10.5%
174	Social workers	830	425	108	126	25.4%	29.7%
175	Recreation workers	150	76	2	3	2.9%	4.4%
176	Clergy	508	257	4	7	1.6%	2.8%
177	Religious workers, n.e.c.	130	65	0	2	0.0%	2.9%
178	Lawyers	693	340	18	23	5.4%	6.8%
179	Judges	59	27	3	4	9.8%	13.8%
183	Authors	34	16	1	1	5.6%	5.6%
184	Technical writers	77	41	3	4	7.5%	10.6%
185	Designers	672	356	17	25	4.8%	7.0%
186	Musicians and composers	152	78	18	18	22.9%	22.9%
187	Actors and directors	111	58	11	12	18.7%	21.7%
188	Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist print-makers	198	104	8	9	7.5%	9.1%
189	Photographers	123	69	8	9	11.2%	13.2%
193	Dancers	30	14	1	2	7.7%	12.7%
194	Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.	84	43	6	7	13.7%	17.0%
195	Editors and reporters	436	206	25	28	12.1%	13.6%
197	Public relations specialists	261	134	8	10	6.3%	7.3%
198	Announcers	106	52	4	4	6.9%	8.2%
199	Athletes	97	51	3	6	6.8%	10.8%
	TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS	6,121	3,183	375	473	11.8%	14.9%
203	Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	554	296	23	33	7.7%	11.3%
204	Dental hygienists	111	55	1	2	1.1%	3.6%
205	Health record technologists and technicians	95	53	7	9	12.7%	17.5%
206	Radiologic technicians	224	116	8	11	6.6%	9.2%
207	Licensed practical nurses	770	392	50	63	12.7%	16.0%
208	Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.	351	186	21	28	11.5%	15.0%
213	Electrical and electronic technicians	565	297	55	66	18.6%	22.2%
214	Industrial engineering technicians	10	6	1	2	22.0%	34.9%
215	Mechanical engineering technicians	29	15	1	2	7.1%	11.8%
216	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	417	215	27	33	12.6%	15.4%
217	Drafting occupations	525	291	24	32	8.3%	11.1%
218	Surveying and mapping technicians	137	62	8	8	13.2%	13.3%
223	Biological technicians	111	52	7	8	13.4%	14.8%
224	Chemical technicians	177	98	16	19	16.2%	19.0%
225	Science technicians, n.e.c.	139	69	8	10	11.9%	15.0%
226	Airplane pilots and navigators	142	74	32	35	44.0%	47.9%
227	Air traffic controllers	75	34	5	8	15.5%	22.6%
228	Broadcast equipment operators	46	21	11	12	50.1%	55.1%
229	Computer programmers	976	531	34	47	6.4%	8.9%
233	Tool programmers, numerical control	8	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
234	Legal assistants	278	135	8	10	6.2%	7.5%
235	Technicians, n.e.c.	381	180	27	35	14.9%	19.4%
	SALES OCCUPATIONS	19,263	10,186	613	693	6.0%	6.8%
243	Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations	3,997	2,107	128	140	6.1%	6.6%
253	Insurance sales occupations	715	385	19	23	4.9%	6.0%
254	Real estate sales occupations	641	353	10	16	2.9%	4.4%
255	Securities and financial services sales occupations	380	210	2	2	0.9%	0.9%
256	Advertising and related sales occupations	276	144	10	13	7.3%	8.9%
257	Sales occupations, other business services	788	429	16	19	3.7%	4.4%
258	Sales engineers	49	25	1	1	4.7%	4.7%
259	Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale	2,392	1,310	27	41	2.1%	3.1%
263	Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats	439	235	1	2	0.2%	1.0%
264	Sales workers, apparel	864	452	16	17	3.5%	3.8%
265	Sales workers, shoes	193	107	4	4	3.8%	3.8%
266	Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings	252	133	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
267	Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances	292	148	4	5	2.4%	3.1%
268	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies	380	195	4	5	2.0%	2.8%
269	Sales workers, parts	307	147	6	8	4.3%	5.1%
274	Sales workers, other commodities	2,490	1,279	51	61	4.0%	4.8%
275	Sales counter clerks	242	128	3	4	2.4%	3.1%
276	Cashiers	4,001	2,098	306	326	14.6%	15.5%
277	Street and door-to-door sales workers	337	181	2	2	1.3%	1.3%
278	News vendors	156	81	0	2	0.5%	1.9%
283	Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales	44	24	1	1	4.7%	4.7%
284	Auctioneers	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
285	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.	26	13	0	1	0.0%	3.9%
	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL	32,101	16,714	2,255	2,762	13.5%	16.5%
303	Supervisors, general office	802	413	46	61	11.1%	14.7%
304	Supervisors, computer equipment operators	82	46	4	4	8.5%	8.5%
305	Supervisors, financial records processing	167	96	5	9	5.0%	9.2%
306	Chief communications operators	5	3	1	1	35.0%	35.0%
307	Supervisors; distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks	282	154	35	41	22.9%	26.8%
308	Computer operators	1,405	762	82	111	10.7%	14.6%
309	Peripheral equipment operators	12	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
313	Secretaries	7,675	3,916	295	401	7.5%	10.3%
314	Stenographers	85	46	9	12	19.8%	25.4%
315	Typists	1,657	873	100	129	11.4%	14.8%
316	Interviewers	329	172	9	11	5.4%	6.2%
317	Hotel clerks	149	65	3	3	4.6%	5.3%
318	Transportation ticket and reservation agents	214	111	30	35	27.0%	31.6%
319	Receptionists	1,215	644	21	31	3.2%	4.8%
323	Information clerks, n.e.c.	381	206	18	20	8.8%	9.8%
325	Classified-ad clerks	20	12	0	0	0.7%	0.7%
326	Correspondence clerks	27	14	0	0	0.9%	0.9%
327	Order clerks	370	196	66	75	33.6%	38.4%
328	Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping	111	62	8	11	12.5%	18.2%
329	Library clerks	293	139	14	20	10.3%	14.3%
335	File clerks	525	289	35	41	12.0%	14.3%
336	Records clerks	245	130	24	30	18.7%	23.1%
337	Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,439	1,742	88	114	5.0%	6.6%
338	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	338	176	31	35	17.9%	19.7%
339	Billing clerks	286	153	17	20	11.3%	12.9%
343	Cost and rate clerks	157	85	10	10	11.2%	11.7%
344	Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators	92	46	4	4	8.5%	8.5%
345	Duplicating machine operators	46	28	3	3	10.6%	11.8%
346	Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators	11	6	0	0	2.1%	2.1%
347	Office machine operators, n.e.c.	61	35	2	3	4.4%	7.9%
348	Telephone operators	429	217	76	87	35.2%	39.9%
349	Telegraphers	10	5	3	3	52.7%	52.7%
353	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.	3	1	1	1	39.1%	39.1%
354	Postal clerks, exc. mail carriers	504	255	199	224	78.0%	87.8%
355	Mail carriers, postal service	496	252	201	220	80.0%	87.4%
356	Mail clerks, exc. postal service	315	164	24	29	14.7%	17.6%
357	Messengers	218	116	8	9	6.7%	7.8%
359	Dispatchers	365	185	46	53	24.9%	28.8%
363	Production coordinators	316	176	30	36	16.9%	20.4%
364	Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks	924	508	120	134	23.6%	26.4%
365	Stock and inventory clerks	1,000	550	114	129	20.7%	23.5%
366	Meter readers	80	43	16	18	38.6%	42.9%
368	Weighers, measurers, and checkers	150	77	20	21	25.6%	27.4%
369	Samplers	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
373	Expediters	210	111	16	21	14.7%	18.6%
374	Material recording, scheduling, & distributing clerks, n.e.c.	64	31	4	5	12.9%	14.6%
375	Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators	419	220	12	17	5.4%	7.6%
376	Investigators and adjusters, except insurance	649	340	30	40	8.7%	11.8%
377	Eligibility clerks, social welfare	125	64	15	20	23.8%	31.4%
378	Bill and account collectors	160	85	5	8	6.1%	9.6%
379	General office clerks	1,291	668	95	112	14.2%	16.8%
383	Bank tellers	939	483	9	13	1.8%	2.8%
384	Proofreaders	63	31	1	1	4.2%	4.2%
385	Data-entry keyers	651	354	29	39	8.2%	11.1%
386	Statistical clerks	183	94	15	19	15.9%	19.8%
387	Teachers aides	751	382	104	141	27.2%	37.0%
389	Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.	1,303	678	103	127	15.1%	18.7%
	SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD	1,895	986	1	1	0.1%	0.1%
403	Launderers and ironers	5	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
404	Cooks, private household	33	20	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
405	Housekeepers and butlers	72	38	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
406	Child care workers, private household	765	378	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
407	Private household cleaners and servants	1,020	547	1	1	0.1%	0.1%
	SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, PROTECTIVE SERVICE	3,140	1,702	667	730	39.2%	42.9%
413	Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations	42	25	17	18	67.6%	72.8%
414	Supervisors, police and detectives	133	70	30	35	42.7%	50.0%
415	Supervisors, guards	63	34	4	4	10.8%	12.0%
416	Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations	46	25	9	10	37.2%	39.1%
417	Firefighting occupations	354	190	139	148	73.3%	77.7%
418	Police and detectives, public service	762	418	249	269	59.7%	64.3%
423	Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers	145	80	24	27	30.1%	33.4%
424	Correctional institution officers	262	139	73	80	52.4%	57.8%
425	Crossing guards	88	44	10	11	22.2%	24.8%
426	Guards and police, exc. public service	1,120	613	107	122	17.4%	19.9%
427	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.	125	64	6	6	8.6%	9.6%
	SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD	20,877	10,637	1,254	1,431	11.8%	13.5%
433	Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations	522	267	14	20	5.4%	7.7%
434	Bartenders	580	279	18	18	6.4%	6.6%
435	Waiters and waitresses	2,656	1,320	63	69	4.8%	5.2%
436	Cooks, except short order	2,896	1,486	90	111	6.0%	7.5%
437	Short-order cooks	208	106	3	3	3.3%	3.3%
438	Food counter, fountain and related occupations	654	335	5	8	1.6%	2.4%
439	Kitchen workers, food preparation	278	144	11	12	7.4%	8.3%
443	Waiters'/waitresses' assistants	654	347	32	34	9.3%	9.9%
444	Miscellaneous food preparation occupations	1,283	639	72	91	11.3%	14.2%
445	Dental assistants	326	172	4	4	2.0%	2.0%
446	Health aides, except nursing	674	352	50	57	14.1%	16.1%
447	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,380	1,226	206	232	16.8%	18.9%
448	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers	301	158	23	29	14.4%	18.2%
449	Maids and housemen	1,082	527	81	91	15.3%	17.2%
453	Janitors and cleaners	3,771	1,952	451	498	23.1%	25.5%
454	Elevator operators	26	15	9	9	61.8%	61.8%
455	Pest control occupations	56	32	1	1	2.3%	3.0%
456	Supervisors, personal service occupations	69	32	0	0	1.4%	1.4%
457	Barbers	46	24	3	3	12.8%	12.8%
458	Hairdressers and cosmetologists	805	434	10	12	2.3%	2.8%
459	Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities	311	126	8	10	6.0%	8.1%
463	Guides	62	34	3	3	8.9%	8.9%
464	Ushers	39	19	3	3	17.3%	17.3%
465	Public transportation attendants	126	69	47	51	67.3%	73.4%
466	Baggage porters and bellhops	36	19	9	9	46.3%	46.3%
467	Welfare service aides	167	80	10	14	13.1%	17.4%
468	Child care workers, except private household	645	328	11	20	3.4%	6.0%
469	Personal service occupations, n.e.c.	224	117	18	19	15.5%	16.3%
	FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS	3,318	1,736	95	107	5.5%	6.1%
473	Farmers, except horticultural	22	11	1	1	11.0%	11.0%
475	Managers, farms, except horticultural	93	48	0	0	0.0%	0.8%
476	Managers, horticultural specialty farms	18	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
477	Supervisors, farm workers	60	36	0	0	0.9%	0.9%
479	Farm workers	1,578	809	13	13	1.6%	1.6%
483	Marine life cultivation workers	4	1	0	0	9.0%	9.0%
484	Nursery workers	60	33	1	1	3.7%	3.7%
485	Supervisors, related agricultural occupations	156	87	11	11	12.1%	12.9%
486	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm	993	535	53	61	9.8%	11.4%
487	Animal caretakers, except farm	129	64	5	6	8.4%	9.8%
488	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	28	15	1	1	7.6%	7.6%
489	Inspectors, agricultural products	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
494	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers	7	3	1	2	33.2%	58.3%
495	Forestry workers, except logging	31	17	2	2	11.1%	11.1%
496	Timber cutting and logging occupations	82	41	5	5	12.3%	12.3%
497	Captains and other officers, fishing vessels	11	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
498	Fishers	40	19	2	2	8.6%	8.6%
499	Hunters and trappers	4	1	0	0	9.0%	9.0%
	PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS	14,814	7,884	2,162	2,358	27.4%	29.9%
503	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers	513	270	37	46	13.8%	17.0%
505	Automobile mechanics	1,279	697	75	83	10.8%	11.9%
506	Automobile mechanic apprentices	6	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
507	Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics	603	313	100	110	32.1%	35.2%
508	Aircraft engine mechanics	168	86	36	43	41.8%	49.9%
509	Small engine repairers	122	61	3	3	4.3%	4.3%
514	Automobile body and related repairers	295	159	12	12	7.4%	7.8%
515	Aircraft mechanics, exc. engine	25	14	6	8	43.9%	55.5%
516	Heavy equipment mechanics	346	161	72	77	45.1%	47.6%
517	Farm equipment mechanics	76	35	2	3	6.0%	8.0%
518	Industry machinery repairers	993	529	206	217	38.9%	41.0%
519	Machinery maintenance occupations	72	38	15	17	39.8%	44.5%
523	Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment	258	139	30	35	21.6%	24.8%
525	Data processing equipment repairers	217	119	11	15	9.5%	12.3%
526	Household appliance and power tool repairers	67	36	8	8	23.7%	23.7%
527	Telephone line installers and repairers	124	68	58	59	85.2%	86.4%
529	Telephone Installers and repairers	428	228	170	177	74.3%	77.7%
533	Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers	136	75	37	40	49.1%	53.0%
534	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics	377	212	56	60	26.5%	28.1%
535	Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers	33	18	4	6	25.0%	33.7%
536	Locksmiths and safe repairers	26	15	2	3	13.6%	19.7%
538	Office machine repairers	123	63	5	6	7.2%	10.2%
539	Mechanical controls and valve repairers	46	26	12	13	47.2%	50.7%
543	Elevator installers and repairers	39	22	18	19	83.9%	87.1%
544	Millwrights	159	86	58	58	67.6%	68.2%
547	Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.	723	398	97	111	24.3%	27.9%
549	Not specified mechanics and repairers	301	163	47	52	28.7%	31.7%
	CONSTRUCTION TRADES	6,763	3,597	1,109	1,185	30.8%	32.9%
553	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters	8	4	2	2	45.8%	45.8%
554	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	46	24	9	10	35.2%	40.9%
555	Supervisors; electricians and power transmission installers	77	41	15	16	36.3%	39.4%
556	Supervisors; painters, paperhangers, and plasterers	22	12	2	2	17.9%	17.9%
557	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	19	12	7	7	54.3%	54.3%
558	Supervisors; n.e.c.	658	343	90	99	26.4%	28.7%
563	Brickmasons and stonemasons	218	116	36	37	30.8%	31.8%
564	Brickmason and stonemason apprentices	8	3	0	0	12.0%	12.0%
565	Tile setters, hard and soft	56	36	5	6	13.4%	15.4%
566	Carpet installers	103	58	10	10	16.5%	17.8%
567	Carpenters	1,650	860	194	208	22.5%	24.2%
569	Carpenter apprentices	16	8	3	4	40.6%	48.9%
573	Drywall installers	188	108	19	23	17.7%	21.2%
575	Electricians	1,020	530	245	260	46.2%	49.2%
576	Electrician apprentices	59	29	8	10	29.6%	36.7%
577	Electrical power installers and repairers	203	102	68	71	66.7%	69.0%
579	Painters, construction and maintenance	565	316	56	60	17.6%	18.9%
583	Paperhangers	11	5	1	1	20.4%	30.7%
584	Plasterers	52	32	8	9	25.1%	26.7%
585	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	708	365	156	162	42.8%	44.2%
587	Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices	19	10	3	4	31.4%	36.3%
588	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	133	75	19	21	24.9%	28.1%
589	Glaziers	75	40	11	11	26.2%	28.2%
593	Insulation workers	104	57	19	22	34.0%	37.8%
594	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	14	6	2	2	24.9%	33.5%
595	Roofers	221	126	20	22	16.1%	17.3%
596	Sheetmetal duct installers	65	37	16	16	43.5%	43.5%
597	Structural metal workers	99	59	44	45	73.9%	74.9%
598	Drillers, earth	25	13	4	4	29.5%	29.5%
599	Construction trades, n.e.c.	321	169	39	43	22.8%	25.4%
613	Supervisors, extractive occupations	123	54	1	3	2.6%	5.5%
614	Drillers, oil well	114	46	1	3	2.8%	7.5%
615	Explosives workers	17	7	3	3	38.2%	38.2%
616	Mining machine operators	90	37	25	26	68.8%	69.5%
617	Mining occupations, n.e.c.	90	41	13	13	32.0%	33.1%
633	Supervisors, production occupations	2,434	1,307	163	202	12.4%	15.5%
634	Tool and die makers	242	131	60	63	45.9%	48.1%
635	Tool and die maker apprentices	9	6	1	1	23.2%	23.2%
636	Precision assemblers, metal	13	8	1	1	17.8%	17.8%
637	Machinists	891	486	183	189	37.6%	38.9%
639	Machinist apprentices	8	4	0	0	5.1%	12.9%
643	Boilermakers	61	31	20	21	66.6%	68.2%
644	Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners	35	15	7	7	46.0%	47.3%
645	Patternmakers and model makers, metal	8	5	2	2	39.4%	45.6%
646	Lay-out workers	32	16	4	6	26.2%	38.4%
647	Precious stones and metals workers (jewelers)	68	31	1	1	2.8%	2.8%
649	Engravers, metal	30	19	1	1	6.7%	6.7%
653	Sheet metal workers	214	110	53	57	47.9%	51.7%
654	Sheet metal worker apprentices	5	3	1	1	43.9%	43.9%
655	Miscellaneous precision metal workers	5	2	2	2	72.9%	72.9%
656	Patternmakers and model makers, wood	13	8	6	6	68.7%	68.7%
657	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters	73	40	9	10	22.5%	24.8%
658	Furniture and wood finishers	57	28	2	2	7.6%	7.6%
659	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers	3	1	0	0	16.5%	16.5%
666	Dressmakers	118	61	6	6	9.4%	9.8%
667	Tailors	64	37	11	11	29.0%	29.0%
668	Upholsterers	82	46	7	7	14.3%	15.9%
669	Shoe repairers	15	6	1	1	11.0%	11.0%
673	Apparel and fabric patternmakers	2	1	1	1	48.1%	48.1%
674	Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers	7	3	1	1	31.0%	31.0%
675	Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers	16	9	3	3	32.8%	32.8%
676	Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters	34	19	7	8	39.4%	43.8%
677	Optical goods workers	92	47	4	4	9.3%	9.3%
678	Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians	71	42	1	3	1.2%	7.2%
679	Bookbinders	62	31	8	9	26.7%	28.8%
683	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	579	329	90	99	27.4%	30.2%
684	Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.	63	38	9	9	23.0%	23.0%
686	Butchers and meat cutters	504	264	83	88	31.5%	33.2%
687	Bakers	173	91	23	25	24.7%	27.4%
688	Food batchmakers	60	31	8	8	25.9%	25.9%
689	Inspectors, testers, and graders	228	129	53	55	40.8%	42.5%
693	Adjusters and calibrators	12	6	2	2	31.8%	31.8%
694	Water and sewage treatment plant operators	90	49	21	24	42.0%	48.0%
695	Power plant operators	81	38	23	25	60.1%	65.0%
696	Stationary engineers	202	102	51	55	50.1%	54.0%
699	Miscellaneous plant and system operators	69	33	12	13	36.7%	38.5%
	MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS	14,173	7,696	2,627	2,774	34.1%	36.0%
703	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators	47	27	15	15	54.1%	54.1%
704	Lathe and turning machine operators	123	67	19	20	27.9%	30.1%
705	Milling and planing machine operators	26	14	5	6	34.0%	40.1%
706	Punching and stamping press machine operators	213	120	65	69	53.8%	57.3%
707	Rolling machine operators	17	9	6	6	67.1%	67.1%
708	Drilling and boring machine operators	57	31	15	16	47.2%	50.5%
709	Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators	267	137	55	58	40.3%	42.2%
713	Forging machine operators	31	16	8	9	48.0%	55.1%
714	Numerical control machine operators	6	4	1	1	36.4%	36.4%
715	Misc. metal, plastic, stone, & glass working machine operators	70	35	15	15	43.5%	43.5%
717	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.	43	22	9	9	38.9%	41.2%
719	Molding and casting machine operators	188	99	36	37	36.6%	37.3%
723	Metal plating machine operators	71	39	13	15	34.6%	39.8%
724	Heat treating equipment operators	23	13	7	7	56.8%	56.8%
725	Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators	18	9	2	2	24.8%	24.8%
726	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators	27	13	3	4	24.3%	30.1%
727	Sawing machine operators	169	80	8	10	10.1%	12.2%
728	Shaping and joining machine operators	5	1	1	1	51.0%	51.0%
729	Nail and tacking machine operators	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
733	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators	55	28	6	7	21.3%	25.8%
734	Printing machine operators	508	275	72	79	26.0%	28.6%
735	Photoengravers and lithographers	74	39	11	11	29.1%	29.1%
736	Typesetters and compositors	135	68	6	8	8.7%	11.5%
737	Miscellaneous printing machine operators	61	36	9	10	24.7%	28.9%
738	Winding and twisting machine operators	144	82	10	11	12.3%	14.1%
739	Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators	92	47	7	7	15.6%	15.6%
743	Textile cutting machine operators	10	4	1	1	29.8%	29.8%
744	Textile sewing machine operators	1,351	758	177	189	23.4%	24.9%
745	Shoe machine operators	98	45	11	11	24.1%	24.6%
747	Pressing machine operators	254	141	37	39	26.4%	27.7%
748	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators	298	154	24	27	15.6%	17.8%
749	Miscellaneous textile machine operators	139	76	10	11	13.1%	14.2%
753	Cementing and gluing machine operators	64	35	10	10	28.4%	28.4%
754	Packaging and filling machine operators	728	398	138	152	34.8%	38.2%
755	Extruding and forming machine operators	63	35	17	17	48.5%	50.0%
756	Mixing and blending machine operators	228	126	47	50	37.8%	39.5%
757	Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators	103	53	26	28	50.3%	53.3%
758	Compressing and compacting machine operators	38	21	7	7	31.6%	34.8%
759	Painting and paint spraying machine operators	344	192	59	61	30.8%	31.7%
763	Roasting and baking machine operators, food	9	5	3	3	58.4%	72.4%
764	Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators	33	18	9	9	47.7%	51.8%
765	Folding machine operators	54	25	8	8	31.1%	31.1%
766	Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, exc. food	197	102	58	61	57.0%	59.5%
768	Crushing and grinding machine operators	93	48	14	15	29.3%	32.0%
769	Slicing and cutting machine operators	369	205	65	70	31.6%	34.1%
773	Motion picture projectionists	20	10	3	3	25.9%	25.9%
774	Photographic process machine operators	173	89	13	13	14.3%	14.8%
777	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.	1,679	918	388	401	42.3%	43.7%
779	Machine operators, not specified	629	346	131	139	37.9%	40.1%
783	Welders and cutters	1,017	547	228	241	41.8%	44.1%
784	Solderers and brazers	70	38	12	12	30.8%	31.9%
785	Assemblers	1,858	1,043	445	464	42.7%	44.5%
786	Hand cutting and trimming occupations	35	20	4	5	22.7%	25.2%
787	Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations	33	18	4	4	23.2%	23.2%
789	Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations	46	26	5	5	18.7%	19.9%
793	Hand engraving and printing occupations	27	16	1	1	5.8%	5.8%
794	Hand grinding and polishing occupations	8	5	0	0	9.4%	9.4%
795	Miscellaneous hand working occupations	89	44	6	6	13.5%	13.5%
796	Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners	1,218	643	217	229	33.7%	35.6%
797	Production testers	116	64	23	23	35.4%	36.4%
798	Production samplers and weighers	19	11	2	2	16.6%	21.5%
799	Graders and sorters, exc. agricultural	191	106	20	21	19.1%	19.8%
	TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS	7,864	4,162	1,396	1,476	33.5%	35.5%
803	Supervisors, motor vehicle operators	86	51	6	9	12.7%	18.3%
804	Truck drivers, heavy	3,091	1,606	484	508	30.2%	31.6%
805	Truck drivers, light	1,015	553	111	116	20.1%	21.0%
806	Driver-sales workers	347	193	62	65	32.0%	33.8%
808	Bus drivers	758	396	156	177	39.3%	44.6%
809	Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs	235	130	18	22	14.0%	16.7%
813	Parking lot attendants	84	49	5	5	9.7%	10.0%
814	Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.	4	2	1	1	30.3%	30.3%
823	Railroad conductors and yardmasters	79	38	32	33	84.9%	86.6%
824	Locomotive operating occupations	121	57	48	49	84.6%	86.8%
825	Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators	94	45	42	42	92.9%	92.9%
826	Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.	13	8	8	8	100.0%	100.0%
828	Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats	49	29	10	11	33.5%	36.5%
829	Sailors and deckhands	33	22	7	7	31.1%	32.1%
833	Marine engineers	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
834	Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders	16	10	5	5	54.2%	54.2%
843	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	25	13	4	4	27.3%	27.3%
844	Operating engineers	294	149	61	65	41.2%	43.4%
845	Longshore equipment operators	5	2	2	2	97.0%	97.0%
848	Hoist and winch operators	68	34	5	5	14.6%	16.2%
849	Crane and tower operators	173	91	59	61	64.8%	67.0%
853	Excavating and loading machine operators	180	97	24	26	24.6%	27.2%
855	Grader, dozer, and scraper operators	179	83	21	23	25.3%	27.3%
856	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	680	383	173	180	45.2%	47.1%
859	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	233	121	52	53	42.9%	43.7%
	HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS	8,028	4,349	1,134	1,202	26.1%	27.6%
863	Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, & laborers, n.e.c.	15	9	3	3	32.8%	34.5%
864	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	66	33	5	5	16.0%	16.0%
865	Helpers, construction trades	265	145	11	16	7.4%	10.9%
866	Helpers, surveyor	29	19	2	2	13.1%	13.1%
867	Helpers, extractive occupations	4	2	1	1	36.6%	36.6%
869	Construction laborers	1,225	673	161	171	24.0%	25.5%
873	Production helpers	148	89	25	26	27.6%	28.9%
875	Garbage collectors	114	64	21	22	32.3%	35.1%
876	Stevedores	35	19	18	18	92.9%	92.9%
877	Stock handlers and baggers	1,535	821	194	207	23.6%	25.2%
878	Machine feeders and offbearers	164	91	31	35	33.7%	38.3%
883	Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.	1,079	594	227	242	38.3%	40.7%
885	Garage and service station related occupations	519	271	14	15	5.0%	5.6%
887	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners	379	213	30	31	13.9%	14.5%
888	Hand packers and packagers	569	293	82	87	28.2%	29.6%
889	Laborers, except construction	1,882	1,013	310	321	30.6%	31.7%
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