Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 1986
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 19,187 10,306 677 922 6.6% 8.9%
3 Legislators 29 14 1 2 8.7% 12.7%
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public admin. 25 13 1 1 4.9% 10.1%
5 Administrators and officials, public administration 958 465 70 107 15.0% 23.1%
6 Administrators, protective services 73 36 9 12 24.0% 33.0%
7 Financial managers 757 401 4 10 0.9% 2.5%
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 196 111 3 5 2.7% 4.9%
9 Purchasing managers 187 102 5 8 4.9% 7.4%
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 760 430 4 13 1.0% 2.9%
14 Administrators, education and related fields 940 477 92 123 19.3% 25.7%
15 Managers, medicine and health 233 119 11 19 9.0% 15.7%
16 Managers, properties and real estate 477 267 14 16 5.3% 5.8%
17 Postmasters and mail superintendents 98 39 12 15 31.3% 38.3%
18 Funeral directors 35 19 2 2 7.8% 9.9%
19 Managers and administrators, n.e.c. 8,566 4,649 209 262 4.5% 5.6%
23 Accountants and auditors 2,089 1,131 64 100 5.7% 8.9%
24 Underwriters 119 69 2 2 2.5% 3.6%
25 Other financial officers 1,040 558 15 23 2.7% 4.1%
26 Management analysts 206 111 3 8 3.1% 7.1%
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists 655 353 35 46 10.0% 13.0%
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 26 12 1 2 11.2% 17.0%
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products 329 188 5 5 2.6% 2.7%
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. 444 236 13 16 5.5% 6.9%
34 Business and promotion agents 25 15 1 2 9.0% 14.6%
35 Construction inspectors 97 50 23 25 45.4% 50.0%
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, exc. construction 348 188 62 71 33.1% 37.5%
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c. 475 251 16 27 6.3% 10.9%
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS 15,234 8,118 880 1,150 10.8% 14.2%
43 Architects 160 88 3 4 3.7% 4.8%
44 Aerospace engineers 148 95 5 9 5.4% 9.4%
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers 48 26 3 4 10.7% 16.2%
46 Mining engineers 18 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
47 Petroleum engineers 51 28 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
48 Chemical engineers 115 56 2 3 3.6% 5.4%
49 Nuclear engineers 18 9 1 1 5.8% 8.7%
53 Civil engineers 383 212 26 34 12.1% 16.0%
54 Agricultural engineers 7 4 1 1 13.0% 13.0%
55 Electrical and electronic engineers 909 516 34 46 6.6% 8.9%
56 Industrial engineers 349 194 12 16 6.1% 8.2%
57 Mechanical engineers 512 285 22 26 7.6% 9.1%
58 Marine and naval architects engineers 23 14 7 7 46.4% 46.4%
59 Engineers, n.e.c. 385 212 10 16 4.7% 7.6%
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists 34 20 1 2 6.7% 8.5%
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 624 346 12 22 3.5% 6.2%
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts 374 210 12 20 5.5% 9.7%
66 Actuaries 29 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
67 Statisticians 55 27 2 4 8.2% 16.0%
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c. 10 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
69 Physicists and astronomers 47 25 0 3 0.0% 10.8%
73 Chemists, except biochemists 216 119 8 11 6.9% 9.3%
74 Atmospheric and space scientists 24 12 1 2 7.5% 19.5%
75 Geologists and geodesists 73 37 0 1 1.3% 3.0%
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c. 24 11 1 2 11.7% 13.9%
77 Agricultural and food scientists 53 25 3 4 12.2% 14.2%
78 Biological and life scientists 118 64 6 10 9.4% 15.5%
79 Forestry and conservation scientists 74 34 7 11 21.8% 31.4%
83 Medical scientists 49 29 1 2 5.0% 6.7%
84 Physicians 433 233 16 25 6.7% 10.6%
85 Dentists 26 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
86 Veterinarians 32 15 0 0 0.0% 1.7%
87 Optometrists 13 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
88 Podiatrists 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. 4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
95 Registered nurses 2,873 1,482 232 300 15.7% 20.2%
96 Pharmacists 243 134 13 15 9.9% 11.1%
97 Dietitians 133 69 5 8 6.6% 11.3%
98 Inhalation therapists 135 78 6 10 8.1% 12.9%
99 Occupational therapists 44 23 3 4 12.9% 16.2%
103 Physical therapists 107 55 4 4 7.8% 8.0%
104 Speech therapists 104 51 16 25 32.1% 48.2%
105 Therapists, n.e.c. 74 37 7 7 18.7% 20.3%
106 Physicians' assistants 87 44 11 11 25.8% 25.8%
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,232 634 103 151 16.3% 23.8%
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers 11 5 1 1 22.8% 30.5%
114 Biological science teachers 49 26 4 8 16.0% 32.0%
115 Chemistry teachers 27 17 1 2 5.3% 13.6%
116 Physics teachers 30 13 2 3 12.2% 20.6%
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c. 5 2 1 1 45.0% 47.7%
118 Psychology teachers 25 12 5 5 45.2% 45.2%
119 Economics teachers 31 15 4 4 23.4% 25.1%
123 History teachers 35 21 5 5 23.4% 23.4%
124 Political science teachers 14 7 2 2 24.8% 33.4%
125 Sociology teachers 23 14 2 3 14.3% 24.3%
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c. 10 4 1 1 33.1% 33.1%
127 Engineering teachers 53 27 2 3 6.1% 10.6%
128 Mathematical science teachers 83 46 6 13 12.4% 28.6%
129 Computer science teachers 31 16 1 2 3.1% 13.9%
133 Medical science teachers 24 14 1 3 4.6% 22.8%
134 Health specialties teachers 65 32 7 10 23.2% 30.8%
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers 55 27 5 7 17.0% 26.5%
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers 11 4 0 1 11.5% 30.8%
137 Art, drama, and music teachers 87 42 9 15 21.9% 35.9%
138 Physical education teachers 17 10 1 2 15.7% 23.7%
139 Education teachers 13 7 2 3 28.0% 40.4%
143 English teachers 88 47 10 13 21.9% 28.7%
144 Foreign language teachers 36 18 3 3 15.9% 15.9%
145 Law teachers 21 11 1 2 8.8% 13.4%
146 Social work teachers 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
147 Theology teachers 22 12 2 3 13.0% 23.8%
148 Trade and industrial teachers 4 2 0 1 0.0% 54.9%
149 Home economics teachers 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c. 12 5 1 1 10.3% 10.3%
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 348 179 26 32 14.5% 18.2%
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 6,660 3,434 1,667 1,990 48.6% 58.0%
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten 666 349 67 92 19.1% 26.3%
156 Teachers, elementary school 2,603 1,329 726 860 54.6% 64.7%
157 Teachers, secondary school 2,343 1,206 693 826 57.4% 68.4%
158 Teachers, special education 426 218 143 165 65.4% 75.6%
159 Teachers, n.e.c. 622 332 40 48 11.9% 14.4%
163 Counselors, educational and vocational 335 171 67 83 39.5% 48.3%
164 Librarians 378 191 39 52 20.5% 27.0%
165 Archivists and curators 31 16 1 2 5.1% 9.6%
166 Economists 188 101 0 3 0.0% 2.9%
167 Psychologists 233 122 26 32 21.4% 26.2%
168 Sociologists 4 2 1 2 33.4% 72.1%
169 Social scientists, n.e.c. 39 19 2 2 8.0% 8.0%
173 Urban planners 27 15 2 3 13.8% 18.6%
174 Social workers 891 471 131 149 27.9% 31.6%
175 Recreation workers 163 81 6 10 7.6% 11.7%
176 Clergy 495 251 4 7 1.4% 2.9%
177 Religious workers, n.e.c. 134 70 0 1 0.0% 0.7%
178 Lawyers 683 337 15 20 4.3% 6.1%
179 Judges 61 30 1 3 3.9% 9.3%
183 Authors 25 11 2 3 17.3% 26.3%
184 Technical writers 68 42 3 4 7.2% 9.9%
185 Designers 651 359 12 18 3.4% 5.0%
186 Musicians and composers 151 81 14 14 16.6% 17.7%
187 Actors and directors 119 62 8 9 12.4% 14.7%
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist print-makers 162 93 7 10 7.5% 11.0%
189 Photographers 112 67 7 8 9.9% 12.4%
193 Dancers 23 13 1 1 10.9% 10.9%
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 92 48 3 3 7.0% 7.0%
195 Editors and reporters 458 237 21 26 8.6% 11.0%
197 Public relations specialists 273 150 6 7 3.7% 4.9%
198 Announcers 97 47 4 5 9.1% 10.8%
199 Athletes 102 56 4 6 7.5% 10.5%
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 6,134 3,286 363 458 11.1% 13.9%
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 543 290 25 35 8.8% 12.0%
204 Dental hygienists 114 57 3 4 5.7% 6.2%
205 Health record technologists and technicians 81 46 3 5 7.1% 11.9%
206 Radiologic technicians 210 113 8 12 7.1% 10.6%
207 Licensed practical nurses 779 410 53 60 12.9% 14.7%
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. 371 205 18 23 8.9% 11.1%
213 Electrical and electronic technicians 574 315 45 56 14.4% 17.8%
214 Industrial engineering technicians 7 4 1 1 20.4% 20.4%
215 Mechanical engineering technicians 16 9 1 2 13.0% 20.2%
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c. 406 224 33 42 14.8% 18.9%
217 Drafting occupations 487 270 27 33 9.9% 12.2%
218 Surveying and mapping technicians 151 77 12 15 15.8% 19.3%
223 Biological technicians 98 49 4 5 8.1% 9.6%
224 Chemical technicians 157 77 14 18 18.1% 23.3%
225 Science technicians, n.e.c. 136 74 7 10 9.5% 13.0%
226 Airplane pilots and navigators 139 78 33 37 42.8% 48.1%
227 Air traffic controllers 61 33 8 9 24.0% 26.6%
228 Broadcast equipment operators 37 20 2 2 8.5% 8.5%
229 Computer programmers 987 539 26 42 4.8% 7.7%
233 Tool programmers, numerical control 8 5 1 1 31.0% 31.0%
234 Legal assistants 329 168 8 13 4.9% 7.5%
235 Technicians, n.e.c. 443 226 30 35 13.1% 15.4%
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 19,581 10,588 656 751 6.2% 7.1%
243 Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations 4,096 2,204 134 155 6.1% 7.0%
253 Insurance sales occupations 695 385 14 20 3.5% 5.3%
254 Real estate sales occupations 723 400 9 16 2.3% 4.0%
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations 410 226 3 4 1.3% 1.7%
256 Advertising and related sales occupations 234 121 7 11 5.9% 8.7%
257 Sales occupations, other business services 873 480 23 30 4.7% 6.2%
258 Sales engineers 47 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale 2,310 1,286 28 36 2.2% 2.8%
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats 470 248 3 7 1.2% 2.8%
264 Sales workers, apparel 839 445 14 14 3.1% 3.2%
265 Sales workers, shoes 202 111 5 5 4.2% 4.2%
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings 263 144 2 4 1.1% 2.7%
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances 280 155 4 5 2.5% 3.0%
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 365 184 3 3 1.4% 1.7%
269 Sales workers, parts 316 171 7 8 4.1% 4.6%
274 Sales workers, other commodities 2,484 1,313 57 66 4.3% 5.0%
275 Sales counter clerks 278 149 3 5 2.2% 3.3%
276 Cashiers 4,158 2,241 331 351 14.7% 15.7%
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers 309 169 4 4 2.5% 2.5%
278 News vendors 137 75 3 4 4.1% 5.3%
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales 61 35 2 2 5.7% 5.7%
284 Auctioneers 6 3 1 1 18.0% 18.0%
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c. 25 15 1 1 7.2% 7.2%
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 32,025 17,172 2,320 2,791 13.5% 16.3%
303 Supervisors, general office 832 430 37 56 8.7% 13.0%
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators 87 47 3 4 5.5% 8.2%
305 Supervisors, financial records processing 166 92 8 9 8.3% 9.6%
306 Chief communications operators 7 3 1 1 15.7% 15.7%
307 Supervisors; distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks 288 155 30 36 19.1% 23.5%
308 Computer operators 1,471 830 86 98 10.4% 11.8%
309 Peripheral equipment operators 12 7 1 1 18.7% 18.7%
313 Secretaries 7,426 3,886 269 371 6.9% 9.5%
314 Stenographers 75 38 13 15 32.5% 39.7%
315 Typists 1,572 844 116 139 13.7% 16.5%
316 Interviewers 328 170 7 12 4.2% 6.8%
317 Hotel clerks 165 74 6 7 8.2% 9.3%
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents 217 113 28 32 25.1% 28.0%
319 Receptionists 1,295 710 28 36 4.0% 5.1%
323 Information clerks, n.e.c. 362 197 14 17 6.9% 8.7%
325 Classified-ad clerks 8 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
326 Correspondence clerks 31 18 3 4 14.9% 19.8%
327 Order clerks 358 197 57 65 28.9% 32.9%
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping 114 60 4 5 6.7% 8.0%
329 Library clerks 272 136 14 18 10.0% 13.0%
335 File clerks 557 312 33 39 10.5% 12.6%
336 Records clerks 202 113 22 26 19.2% 23.3%
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks 3,341 1,747 95 116 5.4% 6.6%
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 312 169 23 30 13.4% 18.0%
339 Billing clerks 280 157 23 24 14.6% 15.5%
343 Cost and rate clerks 161 83 7 9 8.7% 10.5%
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 84 48 2 2 3.4% 4.6%
345 Duplicating machine operators 43 23 4 5 16.3% 19.9%
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 27 15 1 1 7.7% 7.7%
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c. 78 44 5 5 10.6% 11.8%
348 Telephone operators 420 218 82 95 37.7% 43.6%
349 Telegraphers 8 5 1 1 12.3% 12.3%
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. 10 5 0 1 0.0% 13.5%
354 Postal clerks, exc. mail carriers 560 301 227 253 75.6% 84.0%
355 Mail carriers, postal service 562 302 240 258 79.4% 85.5%
356 Mail clerks, exc. postal service 295 161 32 38 19.7% 23.9%
357 Messengers 259 143 7 10 5.2% 7.0%
359 Dispatchers 348 178 43 52 24.2% 28.9%
363 Production coordinators 335 184 24 29 13.2% 15.6%
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks 819 464 111 119 23.9% 25.5%
365 Stock and inventory clerks 992 561 112 129 20.0% 23.1%
366 Meter readers 82 41 19 19 45.4% 47.5%
368 Weighers, measurers, and checkers 134 76 20 21 26.0% 28.2%
369 Samplers 3 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
373 Expediters 202 112 21 22 18.7% 20.0%
374 Material recording, scheduling, & distributing clerks, n.e.c. 50 26 6 6 24.4% 24.4%
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators 439 248 10 14 3.8% 5.8%
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance 693 375 34 40 9.0% 10.8%
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare 140 75 19 21 24.9% 28.3%
378 Bill and account collectors 226 123 11 14 8.6% 11.4%
379 General office clerks 1,331 723 95 119 13.1% 16.4%
383 Bank tellers 893 476 8 12 1.8% 2.4%
384 Proofreaders 42 24 2 2 8.3% 8.3%
385 Data-entry keyers 630 342 38 46 11.0% 13.6%
386 Statistical clerks 187 104 16 20 15.0% 19.5%
387 Teachers aides 699 371 87 122 23.4% 32.7%
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c. 1,495 809 119 144 14.8% 17.8%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD 1,773 957 2 2 0.2% 0.2%
403 Launderers and ironers 8 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
404 Cooks, private household 33 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
405 Housekeepers and butlers 60 34 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
406 Child care workers, private household 755 383 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
407 Private household cleaners and servants 917 518 2 2 0.4% 0.4%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, PROTECTIVE SERVICE 3,268 1,799 697 781 38.7% 43.4%
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations 70 39 27 28 69.9% 71.1%
414 Supervisors, police and detectives 156 89 47 53 53.1% 60.1%
415 Supervisors, guards 66 38 6 6 15.5% 16.7%
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations 27 14 3 4 23.1% 27.2%
417 Firefighting occupations 383 215 152 157 70.6% 73.1%
418 Police and detectives, public service 732 400 240 273 60.0% 68.4%
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 161 86 26 32 30.2% 36.7%
424 Correctional institution officers 321 178 83 95 46.5% 53.4%
425 Crossing guards 85 41 9 11 22.1% 26.1%
426 Guards and police, exc. public service 1,155 639 103 121 16.2% 18.9%
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c. 112 61 1 1 1.3% 1.8%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 20,531 10,853 1,221 1,383 11.2% 12.7%
433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations 516 282 15 17 5.2% 5.9%
434 Bartenders 594 301 22 24 7.2% 7.9%
435 Waiters and waitresses 2,717 1,400 55 61 4.0% 4.3%
436 Cooks, except short order 2,774 1,483 87 108 5.9% 7.3%
437 Short-order cooks 205 114 3 4 2.4% 3.7%
438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations 636 331 4 5 1.1% 1.5%
439 Kitchen workers, food preparation 234 128 10 14 7.8% 10.6%
443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants 618 334 26 31 7.8% 9.3%
444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations 1,207 628 62 72 9.9% 11.5%
445 Dental assistants 306 164 1 3 0.3% 1.7%
446 Health aides, except nursing 661 369 43 50 11.6% 13.6%
447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 2,387 1,272 210 242 16.5% 19.0%
448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 270 142 23 28 16.5% 19.9%
449 Maids and housemen 1,062 540 84 92 15.5% 17.1%
453 Janitors and cleaners 3,811 2,034 438 478 21.5% 23.5%
454 Elevator operators 26 17 11 11 65.7% 65.7%
455 Pest control occupations 59 35 3 4 9.3% 11.0%
456 Supervisors, personal service occupations 61 28 4 4 14.1% 14.1%
457 Barbers 42 25 1 2 5.7% 8.7%
458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists 769 427 11 13 2.6% 3.1%
459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 287 119 7 9 5.7% 7.8%
463 Guides 61 28 1 2 4.5% 7.3%
464 Ushers 32 17 2 2 9.2% 9.2%
465 Public transportation attendants 125 68 46 48 67.4% 71.0%
466 Baggage porters and bellhops 51 27 7 9 27.2% 31.6%
467 Welfare service aides 167 92 12 13 13.3% 14.7%
468 Child care workers, except private household 636 333 19 23 5.8% 7.0%
469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c. 217 114 12 13 10.7% 11.8%
  FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 3,164 1,747 109 121 6.2% 6.9%
473 Farmers, except horticultural 21 12 1 1 6.6% 6.6%
474 Horticultural specialty farmers 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
475 Managers, farms, except horticultural 115 57 2 2 2.8% 2.8%
476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms 14 8 0 0 6.4% 6.4%
477 Supervisors, farm workers 44 25 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
479 Farm workers 1,409 752 13 15 1.8% 2.0%
483 Marine life cultivation workers 6 2 0 0 13.9% 13.9%
484 Nursery workers 50 28 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations 167 102 17 20 17.1% 19.6%
486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm 997 579 60 66 10.4% 11.4%
487 Animal caretakers, except farm 102 58 1 2 1.2% 2.9%
488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 24 16 1 1 6.5% 6.5%
489 Inspectors, agricultural products 6 4 1 1 13.5% 13.5%
494 Supervisors, forestry and logging workers 10 5 0 0 3.6% 7.0%
495 Forestry workers, except logging 38 19 5 6 27.8% 30.3%
496 Timber cutting and logging occupations 104 51 6 6 11.3% 12.4%
497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels 14 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
498 Fishers 40 20 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
499 Hunters and trappers 2 1 0 0 46.8% 46.8%
  PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 14,024 7,719 2,114 2,270 27.4% 29.4%
503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers 416 220 22 29 10.2% 13.3%
505 Automobile mechanics 1,226 691 85 92 12.3% 13.4%
506 Automobile mechanic apprentices 4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics 586 317 93 100 29.2% 31.5%
508 Aircraft engine mechanics 176 98 51 53 52.1% 54.3%
509 Small engine repairers 107 54 4 4 6.9% 6.9%
514 Automobile body and related repairers 255 133 10 11 7.8% 8.3%
515 Aircraft mechanics, exc. engine 25 13 9 9 64.5% 64.5%
516 Heavy equipment mechanics 322 161 69 73 42.9% 45.1%
517 Farm equipment mechanics 63 30 2 2 5.6% 5.6%
518 Industry machinery repairers 940 522 201 214 38.4% 41.0%
519 Machinery maintenance occupations 63 35 18 18 49.7% 52.3%
523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment 252 138 36 40 25.8% 28.9%
525 Data processing equipment repairers 232 132 13 14 10.0% 10.9%
526 Household appliance and power tool repairers 69 35 8 8 22.2% 23.6%
527 Telephone line installers and repairers 119 64 54 56 84.9% 87.3%
529 Telephone Installers and repairers 412 222 161 168 72.6% 75.9%
533 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers 130 74 34 36 45.5% 49.3%
534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics 374 221 52 56 23.6% 25.3%
535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers 28 14 3 3 19.4% 19.4%
536 Locksmiths and safe repairers 16 9 1 1 7.0% 7.0%
538 Office machine repairers 109 56 5 6 9.0% 9.8%
539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers 36 21 9 11 42.6% 52.5%
543 Elevator installers and repairers 36 20 15 16 77.5% 81.2%
544 Millwrights 163 95 67 68 70.7% 71.4%
547 Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. 624 339 86 94 25.3% 27.7%
549 Not specified mechanics and repairers 258 143 40 43 28.1% 30.1%
  CONSTRUCTION TRADES 6,722 3,736 1,153 1,220 30.9% 32.6%
553 Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters 6 4 1 1 17.3% 17.3%
554 Supervisors; carpenters and related workers 43 24 9 9 38.5% 38.5%
555 Supervisors; electricians and power transmission installers 59 28 9 10 33.1% 34.7%
556 Supervisors; painters, paperhangers, and plasterers 12 7 1 1 16.6% 16.6%
557 Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 21 14 6 7 42.9% 47.2%
558 Supervisors; n.e.c. 647 355 87 93 24.5% 26.3%
563 Brickmasons and stonemasons 222 124 48 49 38.6% 39.9%
564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices 5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
565 Tile setters, hard and soft 58 33 9 9 27.0% 27.0%
566 Carpet installers 110 62 10 11 17.0% 17.1%
567 Carpenters 1,693 915 203 213 22.2% 23.3%
569 Carpenter apprentices 20 11 6 6 60.8% 60.8%
573 Drywall installers 170 108 18 19 16.5% 17.6%
575 Electricians 983 548 256 267 46.7% 48.7%
576 Electrician apprentices 56 28 12 15 40.8% 51.2%
577 Electrical power installers and repairers 218 107 66 70 61.7% 65.1%
579 Painters, construction and maintenance 589 339 57 63 17.0% 18.7%
583 Paperhangers 18 10 2 2 25.9% 25.9%
584 Plasterers 50 29 10 10 34.2% 34.9%
585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 680 374 163 169 43.6% 45.2%
587 Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 26 15 5 5 32.5% 36.8%
588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers 121 78 16 16 20.4% 21.2%
589 Glaziers 77 41 15 16 36.3% 38.4%
593 Insulation workers 104 56 16 17 29.3% 30.5%
594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 21 10 3 3 28.3% 28.3%
595 Roofers 217 137 20 24 14.4% 17.8%
596 Sheetmetal duct installers 77 48 17 18 34.5% 36.6%
597 Structural metal workers 108 66 39 41 59.1% 62.2%
598 Drillers, earth 26 12 3 4 25.3% 31.7%
599 Construction trades, n.e.c. 285 153 47 51 30.5% 33.4%
613 Supervisors, extractive occupations 104 48 3 3 5.5% 5.5%
614 Drillers, oil well 83 40 3 4 6.6% 9.2%
615 Explosives workers 14 6 2 3 38.1% 39.8%
616 Mining machine operators 77 32 17 17 52.9% 55.2%
617 Mining occupations, n.e.c. 76 38 13 14 32.9% 37.4%
633 Supervisors, production occupations 2,371 1,325 161 190 12.1% 14.3%
634 Tool and die makers 268 151 67 70 44.6% 46.7%
635 Tool and die maker apprentices 8 6 2 2 37.5% 37.5%
636 Precision assemblers, metal 15 8 4 4 49.2% 49.2%
637 Machinists 822 467 168 176 35.9% 37.7%
639 Machinist apprentices 8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
643 Boilermakers 44 24 16 17 66.3% 73.2%
644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners 39 24 11 13 45.6% 53.0%
645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal 8 5 2 2 33.9% 33.9%
646 Lay-out workers 31 18 9 9 47.0% 47.0%
647 Precious stones and metals workers (jewelers) 64 28 0 0 1.1% 1.1%
649 Engravers, metal 17 9 2 2 19.7% 19.7%
653 Sheet metal workers 224 129 59 62 45.9% 47.9%
654 Sheet metal worker apprentices 5 2 2 2 62.9% 62.9%
655 Miscellaneous precision metal workers 6 3 1 1 32.3% 32.3%
656 Patternmakers and model makers, wood 11 6 3 3 43.4% 43.4%
657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters 71 42 6 7 15.2% 16.5%
658 Furniture and wood finishers 46 23 3 3 10.9% 10.9%
659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers 4 2 0 0 29.0% 29.0%
666 Dressmakers 131 75 5 5 6.4% 6.4%
667 Tailors 59 36 8 8 23.3% 23.3%
668 Upholsterers 89 48 4 4 8.1% 8.7%
669 Shoe repairers 27 12 3 3 23.6% 23.6%
673 Apparel and fabric patternmakers 2 1 0 0 60.1% 60.1%
674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers 13 6 1 1 19.9% 19.9%
675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers 19 12 3 3 24.7% 24.7%
676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters 33 18 9 10 49.6% 53.5%
677 Optical goods workers 82 46 2 3 5.4% 6.2%
678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians 73 44 1 1 3.2% 3.2%
679 Bookbinders 60 35 9 9 25.9% 25.9%
683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 564 322 97 104 30.2% 32.3%
684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. 42 26 7 8 27.9% 30.6%
686 Butchers and meat cutters 506 275 88 92 31.9% 33.3%
687 Bakers 176 92 30 31 33.0% 33.6%
688 Food batchmakers 61 33 6 7 18.0% 19.6%
689 Inspectors, testers, and graders 186 103 43 48 42.2% 47.0%
693 Adjusters and calibrators 11 5 1 1 18.7% 18.7%
694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators 84 46 17 19 37.7% 41.8%
695 Power plant operators 72 39 24 24 61.1% 63.3%
696 Stationary engineers 199 104 42 44 40.5% 42.7%
699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 78 40 14 16 34.3% 39.8%
  MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS 13,831 7,745 2,566 2,690 33.1% 34.7%
703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators 29 16 9 9 56.8% 56.8%
704 Lathe and turning machine operators 114 62 20 22 32.2% 35.5%
705 Milling and planing machine operators 26 14 7 7 49.4% 49.4%
706 Punching and stamping press machine operators 242 141 67 70 47.1% 49.4%
707 Rolling machine operators 20 13 6 6 47.8% 47.8%
708 Drilling and boring machine operators 59 34 17 17 48.9% 48.9%
709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators 249 147 73 75 49.8% 50.7%
713 Forging machine operators 26 14 8 9 55.3% 60.8%
714 Numerical control machine operators 3 2 1 1 30.4% 30.4%
715 Misc. metal, plastic, stone, & glass working machine operators 77 42 23 23 54.5% 54.5%
717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. 54 29 10 10 32.9% 35.0%
719 Molding and casting machine operators 177 101 33 35 32.8% 34.5%
723 Metal plating machine operators 55 36 11 11 29.6% 29.6%
724 Heat treating equipment operators 40 24 14 14 56.6% 56.6%
725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators 23 12 3 3 23.6% 28.4%
726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators 18 8 2 2 18.0% 28.7%
727 Sawing machine operators 170 94 16 18 16.9% 19.0%
728 Shaping and joining machine operators 7 4 1 1 18.3% 18.3%
729 Nail and tacking machine operators 6 4 1 1 17.6% 17.6%
733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators 63 31 7 8 21.4% 24.7%
734 Printing machine operators 516 291 68 76 23.3% 26.2%
735 Photoengravers and lithographers 71 39 12 13 31.0% 34.5%
736 Typesetters and compositors 137 72 12 12 15.9% 16.5%
737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators 74 42 5 5 10.9% 10.9%
738 Winding and twisting machine operators 175 87 12 14 14.2% 16.0%
739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators 95 49 4 5 9.1% 10.3%
743 Textile cutting machine operators 10 5 1 1 14.0% 14.0%
744 Textile sewing machine operators 1,275 731 162 173 22.2% 23.6%
745 Shoe machine operators 81 36 10 10 27.0% 29.0%
747 Pressing machine operators 241 137 35 38 25.5% 28.0%
748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 338 175 18 22 10.2% 12.4%
749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators 155 76 9 10 12.3% 12.7%
753 Cementing and gluing machine operators 65 35 11 11 30.6% 30.6%
754 Packaging and filling machine operators 738 414 139 142 33.7% 34.4%
755 Extruding and forming machine operators 56 31 8 10 25.4% 30.9%
756 Mixing and blending machine operators 164 89 37 38 41.3% 42.2%
757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators 107 62 31 33 49.5% 52.6%
758 Compressing and compacting machine operators 29 18 8 8 43.2% 43.2%
759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators 309 181 53 53 29.1% 29.1%
763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food 11 5 2 2 31.4% 31.4%
764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators 15 8 2 3 31.7% 34.5%
765 Folding machine operators 46 24 8 8 33.8% 33.8%
766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, exc. food 200 112 65 66 58.1% 59.4%
768 Crushing and grinding machine operators 114 57 15 16 26.2% 28.7%
769 Slicing and cutting machine operators 383 228 64 65 28.0% 28.4%
773 Motion picture projectionists 19 9 4 4 44.6% 44.6%
774 Photographic process machine operators 142 77 7 9 9.3% 11.2%
777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. 1,616 913 371 384 40.6% 42.1%
779 Machine operators, not specified 603 337 141 148 41.7% 43.8%
783 Welders and cutters 967 540 221 231 40.9% 42.7%
784 Solderers and brazers 60 35 11 11 30.4% 30.4%
785 Assemblers 1,864 1,067 418 434 39.1% 40.6%
786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations 23 11 2 2 14.8% 14.8%
787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations 25 14 2 2 17.0% 17.0%
789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations 50 26 5 5 20.0% 20.0%
793 Hand engraving and printing occupations 24 16 2 3 9.8% 21.5%
794 Hand grinding and polishing occupations 5 2 1 1 34.4% 34.4%
795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations 94 46 7 7 14.3% 14.3%
796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners 1,216 669 232 246 34.7% 36.8%
797 Production testers 91 52 13 14 25.4% 27.1%
798 Production samplers and weighers 12 8 2 2 22.5% 22.5%
799 Graders and sorters, exc. agricultural 157 91 14 17 15.5% 18.6%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 7,595 4,215 1,302 1,380 30.9% 32.8%
803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators 107 62 12 14 19.6% 23.3%
804 Truck drivers, heavy 2,932 1,607 447 467 27.8% 29.1%
805 Truck drivers, light 1,056 604 95 98 15.8% 16.2%
806 Driver-sales workers 345 198 65 68 32.8% 34.2%
808 Bus drivers 759 413 141 164 34.1% 39.7%
809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs 253 145 22 26 15.4% 18.1%
813 Parking lot attendants 81 49 7 8 15.1% 17.3%
814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c. 5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 67 36 32 32 88.6% 89.8%
824 Locomotive operating occupations 115 59 56 57 94.7% 95.7%
825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 79 40 37 37 93.2% 93.2%
826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. 5 2 2 2 100.0% 100.0%
828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats 43 26 6 8 24.7% 31.1%
829 Sailors and deckhands 26 17 6 7 36.9% 39.8%
833 Marine engineers 3 1 1 1 51.9% 51.9%
834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders 16 9 4 4 38.4% 43.1%
843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators 33 17 3 3 18.2% 19.0%
844 Operating engineers 292 156 59 65 38.0% 41.6%
845 Longshore equipment operators 5 3 3 3 98.0% 98.0%
848 Hoist and winch operators 52 28 3 3 12.0% 12.0%
849 Crane and tower operators 160 86 60 62 69.1% 71.5%
853 Excavating and loading machine operators 159 84 20 22 24.4% 26.7%
855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators 172 93 18 18 19.2% 19.9%
856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 652 389 169 175 43.4% 45.1%
859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators 178 89 32 34 36.4% 38.3%
  HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS 8,186 4,595 1,144 1,218 24.9% 26.5%
863 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, & laborers, n.e.c. 21 13 5 5 38.6% 38.6%
864 Helpers, mechanics and repairers 68 36 4 5 11.5% 13.0%
865 Helpers, construction trades 292 172 22 24 12.7% 14.2%
866 Helpers, surveyor 27 16 0 0 3.0% 3.0%
867 Helpers, extractive occupations 8 4 2 2 63.5% 63.5%
869 Construction laborers 1,297 731 167 179 22.9% 24.5%
873 Production helpers 108 67 24 25 36.7% 37.6%
875 Garbage collectors 92 58 18 19 30.8% 33.3%
876 Stevedores 41 23 20 20 89.3% 89.5%
877 Stock handlers and baggers 1,608 885 203 218 22.9% 24.6%
878 Machine feeders and offbearers 181 97 26 27 26.6% 27.7%
883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. 1,088 635 219 233 34.4% 36.7%
885 Garage and service station related occupations 512 277 11 11 4.0% 4.0%
887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners 340 189 32 36 16.8% 19.2%
888 Hand packers and packagers 537 301 81 86 26.9% 28.7%
889 Laborers, except construction 1,966 1,090 309 326 28.3% 29.9%
               
     
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