Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 1989
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 20,209 11,950 742 984 6.2% 8.2%
3 Legislators 31 16 3 3 19.1% 19.1%
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public admin. 31 20 1 2 4.9% 11.6%
5 Administrators and officials, public administration 977 517 92 125 17.7% 24.2%
6 Administrators, protective services 115 58 9 13 15.1% 22.8%
7 Financial managers 773 451 6 11 1.4% 2.5%
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 216 127 4 4 2.8% 3.3%
9 Purchasing managers 188 113 2 3 2.0% 2.8%
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 819 504 13 18 2.6% 3.5%
14 Administrators, education and related fields 992 545 105 143 19.2% 26.2%
15 Managers, medicine and health 311 187 9 13 5.0% 7.0%
16 Managers, properties and real estate 460 303 11 13 3.8% 4.1%
17 Postmasters and mail superintendents 70 32 15 16 47.5% 49.5%
18 Funeral directors 44 25 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
19 Managers and administrators, n.e.c. 9,312 5,556 218 293 3.9% 5.3%
23 Accountants and auditors 2,051 1,248 81 111 6.5% 8.9%
24 Underwriters 161 105 3 4 2.7% 3.7%
25 Other financial officers 1,071 631 12 19 2.0% 3.0%
26 Management analysts 161 93 1 4 0.9% 4.4%
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists 680 409 42 53 10.3% 12.9%
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 12 5 1 1 10.8% 10.8%
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products 290 174 5 7 2.9% 3.8%
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. 406 243 16 22 6.7% 9.0%
34 Business and promotion agents 20 13 1 1 4.6% 4.6%
35 Construction inspectors 102 57 14 15 24.7% 26.5%
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, exc. construction 324 174 57 65 32.7% 37.1%
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c. 592 343 21 26 6.2% 7.5%
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS 15,308 8,907 1,017 1,273 11.4% 14.3%
43 Architects 173 114 6 7 5.2% 5.9%
44 Aerospace engineers 139 111 13 18 11.4% 16.4%
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers 32 19 2 2 8.9% 11.5%
46 Mining engineers 10 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
47 Petroleum engineers 38 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
48 Chemical engineers 116 59 2 4 3.6% 6.9%
49 Nuclear engineers 18 10 1 2 10.9% 16.6%
53 Civil engineers 400 233 31 42 13.1% 17.8%
54 Agricultural engineers 3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
55 Electrical and electronic engineers 835 520 27 32 5.2% 6.2%
56 Industrial engineers 312 191 13 19 6.9% 9.8%
57 Mechanical engineers 479 292 22 28 7.5% 9.6%
58 Marine and naval architects engineers 26 14 1 1 8.8% 8.8%
59 Engineers, n.e.c. 361 217 9 13 4.4% 6.1%
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists 39 24 2 2 7.3% 7.3%
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 832 514 28 38 5.4% 7.4%
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts 358 232 19 28 8.2% 12.3%
66 Actuaries 25 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
67 Statisticians 35 23 1 3 3.4% 13.0%
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c. 12 8 0 2 0.0% 19.9%
69 Physicists and astronomers 53 26 2 3 6.5% 12.9%
73 Chemists, except biochemists 188 109 6 7 5.7% 6.2%
74 Atmospheric and space scientists 14 6 0 0 6.1% 6.1%
75 Geologists and geodesists 75 43 2 3 5.8% 7.4%
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c. 30 19 3 3 13.3% 18.2%
77 Agricultural and food scientists 36 16 1 2 6.0% 11.6%
78 Biological and life scientists 138 69 8 10 11.8% 14.6%
79 Forestry and conservation scientists 67 30 3 3 11.2% 11.2%
83 Medical scientists 71 44 1 4 3.3% 8.6%
84 Physicians 439 263 14 27 5.2% 10.4%
85 Dentists 35 21 1 2 5.6% 11.6%
86 Veterinarians 32 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
87 Optometrists 11 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
88 Podiatrists 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. 14 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
95 Registered nurses 2,818 1,568 271 312 17.3% 19.9%
96 Pharmacists 243 137 8 12 6.0% 8.4%
97 Dietitians 133 75 8 9 10.0% 12.6%
98 Inhalation therapists 94 54 3 4 5.2% 7.5%
99 Occupational therapists 65 38 10 11 26.6% 28.4%
103 Physical therapists 137 75 5 8 6.0% 11.1%
104 Speech therapists 107 59 21 28 35.6% 46.8%
105 Therapists, n.e.c. 103 63 10 12 16.0% 18.8%
106 Physicians' assistants 99 64 19 20 29.9% 31.3%
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,291 698 129 176 18.5% 25.2%
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers 12 6 2 2 26.1% 30.9%
114 Biological science teachers 39 16 3 4 16.9% 25.3%
115 Chemistry teachers 25 12 3 3 24.2% 24.2%
116 Physics teachers 14 9 1 2 5.9% 27.7%
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c. 5 1 1 1 47.0% 47.0%
118 Psychology teachers 27 15 3 5 23.2% 33.9%
119 Economics teachers 30 16 3 4 16.2% 24.4%
123 History teachers 19 10 3 5 33.2% 49.8%
124 Political science teachers 15 11 3 3 22.4% 23.5%
125 Sociology teachers 10 6 2 2 38.3% 38.3%
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c. 8 4 1 1 24.1% 24.1%
127 Engineering teachers 56 28 6 8 21.0% 28.6%
128 Mathematical science teachers 99 56 10 16 18.1% 29.1%
129 Computer science teachers 36 23 2 2 9.1% 9.1%
133 Medical science teachers 21 12 2 3 18.5% 21.4%
134 Health specialties teachers 58 30 5 8 16.5% 25.0%
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers 52 29 5 8 16.6% 26.2%
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers 10 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
137 Art, drama, and music teachers 73 41 6 8 14.1% 19.7%
138 Physical education teachers 26 12 2 4 16.0% 30.3%
139 Education teachers 31 14 5 5 33.6% 39.6%
143 English teachers 99 55 11 15 19.3% 26.7%
144 Foreign language teachers 37 22 5 7 22.6% 29.4%
145 Law teachers 13 8 2 2 22.3% 22.3%
146 Social work teachers 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
147 Theology teachers 24 13 1 2 4.3% 16.0%
148 Trade and industrial teachers 6 3 2 2 56.6% 56.6%
149 Home economics teachers 4 2 0 0 3.0% 22.8%
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c. 16 8 1 1 8.9% 8.9%
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 425 230 42 55 18.4% 23.9%
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 6,801 3,803 1,851 2,172 48.7% 57.1%
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten 711 423 100 124 23.6% 29.3%
156 Teachers, elementary school 2,684 1,501 832 988 55.4% 65.8%
157 Teachers, secondary school 2,219 1,228 722 826 58.8% 67.3%
158 Teachers, special education 504 270 157 181 57.9% 66.8%
159 Teachers, n.e.c. 683 380 41 54 10.7% 14.2%
163 Counselors, educational and vocational 383 212 82 102 38.8% 48.1%
164 Librarians 351 187 51 64 27.5% 34.5%
165 Archivists and curators 38 18 2 2 12.4% 12.4%
166 Economists 188 121 5 12 4.5% 9.7%
167 Psychologists 228 134 26 32 19.4% 23.6%
168 Sociologists 5 3 1 1 29.7% 29.7%
169 Social scientists, n.e.c. 28 12 0 1 3.5% 9.8%
173 Urban planners 32 20 1 2 6.8% 9.9%
174 Social workers 920 524 135 153 25.7% 29.2%
175 Recreation workers 173 92 2 6 2.0% 6.9%
176 Clergy 544 297 3 7 1.1% 2.4%
177 Religious workers, n.e.c. 126 75 1 2 1.7% 2.5%
178 Lawyers 711 411 19 24 4.6% 6.0%
179 Judges 61 36 6 6 16.0% 16.0%
183 Authors 20 11 1 1 8.5% 8.5%
184 Technical writers 103 61 3 4 5.4% 6.0%
185 Designers 657 391 22 29 5.7% 7.4%
186 Musicians and composers 130 77 9 9 12.3% 12.3%
187 Actors and directors 100 64 9 9 13.9% 14.5%
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist print-makers 175 112 8 11 6.9% 10.1%
189 Photographers 115 68 6 8 8.6% 11.1%
193 Dancers 20 10 2 2 19.1% 19.1%
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 84 44 8 11 17.1% 25.3%
195 Editors and reporters 422 242 23 29 9.4% 12.0%
197 Public relations specialists 241 140 7 10 4.7% 6.9%
198 Announcers 90 44 3 3 7.0% 7.4%
199 Athletes 117 68 8 10 12.4% 14.2%
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 6,036 3,511 423 502 12.0% 14.3%
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 513 301 35 38 11.5% 12.5%
204 Dental hygienists 149 81 2 2 2.1% 2.5%
205 Health record technologists and technicians 119 72 8 9 10.6% 12.5%
206 Radiologic technicians 209 124 7 8 5.9% 6.2%
207 Licensed practical nurses 720 403 68 77 16.9% 19.1%
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. 453 279 29 35 10.4% 12.5%
213 Electrical and electronic technicians 500 300 50 59 16.6% 19.7%
214 Industrial engineering technicians 8 4 0 1 8.5% 16.8%
215 Mechanical engineering technicians 16 12 1 4 12.8% 38.4%
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c. 400 224 34 40 15.0% 17.7%
217 Drafting occupations 473 287 24 29 8.5% 10.1%
218 Surveying and mapping technicians 116 65 5 10 8.0% 14.8%
223 Biological technicians 98 52 5 5 9.3% 9.3%
224 Chemical technicians 149 72 11 12 15.0% 16.5%
225 Science technicians, n.e.c. 162 83 9 15 10.5% 18.3%
226 Airplane pilots and navigators 156 98 47 47 47.8% 47.8%
227 Air traffic controllers 60 33 10 12 29.9% 36.7%
228 Broadcast equipment operators 43 26 7 9 28.2% 33.1%
229 Computer programmers 916 547 30 43 5.4% 7.8%
233 Tool programmers, numerical control 6 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
234 Legal assistants 328 191 8 10 4.1% 5.4%
235 Technicians, n.e.c. 442 252 34 39 13.4% 15.5%
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 19,336 11,354 574 670 5.1% 5.9%
243 Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations 4,186 2,462 119 142 4.8% 5.8%
253 Insurance sales occupations 620 364 14 17 4.0% 4.7%
254 Real estate sales occupations 739 435 15 24 3.4% 5.6%
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations 405 248 4 8 1.5% 3.0%
256 Advertising and related sales occupations 250 136 7 8 5.1% 6.0%
257 Sales occupations, other business services 883 552 22 29 4.0% 5.3%
258 Sales engineers 50 27 0 0 1.0% 1.0%
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale 2,247 1,362 21 31 1.6% 2.3%
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats 453 266 5 7 1.9% 2.7%
264 Sales workers, apparel 753 431 8 10 1.9% 2.3%
265 Sales workers, shoes 173 106 3 3 3.0% 3.0%
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings 228 129 1 1 0.6% 0.8%
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances 310 198 1 2 0.3% 0.8%
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 333 195 4 5 2.1% 2.4%
269 Sales workers, parts 267 152 6 7 4.0% 4.4%
274 Sales workers, other commodities 2,426 1,398 37 45 2.7% 3.2%
275 Sales counter clerks 286 174 2 2 1.1% 1.1%
276 Cashiers 4,249 2,436 298 321 12.2% 13.2%
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers 288 167 2 3 1.1% 1.5%
278 News vendors 115 67 2 3 2.4% 3.9%
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales 56 37 3 3 7.4% 7.4%
284 Auctioneers 2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c. 17 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 30,361 17,768 2,302 2,760 13.0% 15.5%
303 Supervisors, general office 760 455 50 74 10.9% 16.2%
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators 56 38 3 3 8.1% 8.8%
305 Supervisors, financial records processing 149 87 2 2 2.2% 2.4%
306 Chief communications operators 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
307 Supervisors; distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks 288 170 32 35 18.7% 20.9%
308 Computer operators 1,445 878 70 98 8.0% 11.2%
309 Peripheral equipment operators 9 7 0 0 3.9% 3.9%
313 Secretaries 6,729 3,823 272 344 7.1% 9.0%
314 Stenographers 50 28 12 13 42.8% 45.8%
315 Typists 1,166 684 68 96 10.0% 14.0%
316 Interviewers 321 194 16 18 8.1% 9.4%
317 Hotel clerks 167 88 4 4 4.6% 4.6%
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents 190 117 28 31 24.3% 26.7%
319 Receptionists 1,336 778 36 46 4.6% 5.9%
323 Information clerks, n.e.c. 378 229 17 21 7.2% 9.4%
325 Classified-ad clerks 9 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
326 Correspondence clerks 34 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
327 Order clerks 342 197 53 59 26.9% 29.8%
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping 141 82 7 10 8.3% 12.4%
329 Library clerks 246 146 20 25 13.5% 16.9%
335 File clerks 442 276 24 31 8.5% 11.1%
336 Records clerks 180 106 17 20 16.1% 19.1%
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,925 1,638 65 89 4.0% 5.4%
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 298 175 23 25 13.2% 14.5%
339 Billing clerks 271 157 14 16 8.7% 10.4%
343 Cost and rate clerks 136 84 8 9 9.6% 11.0%
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 79 45 2 2 3.9% 4.8%
345 Duplicating machine operators 41 25 1 2 2.5% 7.2%
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 22 13 2 2 13.8% 13.8%
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c. 46 24 1 1 2.4% 3.3%
348 Telephone operators 381 209 66 71 31.5% 33.9%
349 Telegraphers 9 5 1 2 17.8% 35.2%
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. 5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
354 Postal clerks, exc. mail carriers 527 319 242 265 75.7% 83.0%
355 Mail carriers, postal service 545 327 269 282 82.1% 86.0%
356 Mail clerks, exc. postal service 287 166 26 33 15.9% 19.6%
357 Messengers 204 123 8 10 6.3% 8.3%
359 Dispatchers 320 189 42 48 22.5% 25.4%
363 Production coordinators 334 207 39 48 18.8% 22.9%
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks 860 522 93 102 17.8% 19.6%
365 Stock and inventory clerks 899 541 86 105 15.9% 19.4%
366 Meter readers 88 49 21 24 41.9% 48.0%
368 Weighers, measurers, and checkers 120 71 18 19 24.7% 26.2%
369 Samplers 3 1 1 1 46.4% 46.4%
373 Expediters 158 93 12 13 12.4% 13.8%
374 Material recording, scheduling, & distributing clerks, n.e.c. 43 27 6 7 24.1% 25.7%
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators 526 322 14 16 4.2% 5.0%
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance 904 550 39 52 7.1% 9.4%
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare 115 67 14 17 21.1% 25.6%
378 Bill and account collectors 225 137 11 14 7.7% 10.4%
379 General office clerks 1,299 768 110 131 14.4% 17.0%
383 Bank tellers 902 510 10 14 1.9% 2.8%
384 Proofreaders 48 35 1 1 2.0% 4.1%
385 Data-entry keyers 717 435 43 53 10.0% 12.2%
386 Statistical clerks 143 84 16 18 19.3% 20.9%
387 Teachers aides 763 446 126 161 28.2% 36.2%
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c. 1,678 990 145 179 14.7% 18.1%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD 1,428 855 0 1 0.0% 0.1%
403 Launderers and ironers 3 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
404 Cooks, private household 26 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
405 Housekeepers and butlers 48 28 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
406 Child care workers, private household 635 354 0 1 0.1% 0.3%
407 Private household cleaners and servants 716 457 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, PROTECTIVE SERVICE 3,188 1,955 750 816 38.3% 41.8%
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations 58 40 29 29 72.9% 74.1%
414 Supervisors, police and detectives 152 92 51 55 55.5% 59.6%
415 Supervisors, guards 74 49 3 5 5.7% 9.9%
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations 34 18 7 8 37.7% 42.8%
417 Firefighting occupations 314 189 140 150 74.2% 79.3%
418 Police and detectives, public service 745 455 268 292 58.9% 64.2%
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 182 108 38 44 35.2% 40.3%
424 Correctional institution officers 364 228 119 130 52.2% 56.8%
425 Crossing guards 64 39 9 11 23.4% 27.8%
426 Guards and police, exc. public service 1,040 647 79 87 12.3% 13.4%
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c. 161 88 5 6 5.9% 6.9%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 20,264 11,601 1,198 1,355 10.3% 11.7%
433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations 589 351 23 28 6.6% 8.1%
434 Bartenders 546 299 12 14 4.1% 4.6%
435 Waiters and waitresses 2,471 1,412 46 52 3.3% 3.7%
436 Cooks, except short order 2,873 1,636 93 110 5.7% 6.7%
437 Short-order cooks 144 85 2 2 2.9% 2.9%
438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations 629 358 7 7 2.0% 2.1%
439 Kitchen workers, food preparation 215 123 4 4 2.9% 2.9%
443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants 569 362 23 26 6.3% 7.3%
444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations 1,146 638 55 67 8.7% 10.5%
445 Dental assistants 323 193 6 6 2.9% 2.9%
446 Health aides, except nursing 729 418 61 69 14.6% 16.6%
447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 2,475 1,423 215 237 15.1% 16.6%
448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 259 154 20 24 12.8% 15.4%
449 Maids and housemen 1,047 559 74 81 13.2% 14.6%
453 Janitors and cleaners 3,504 2,055 395 447 19.2% 21.8%
454 Elevator operators 11 7 3 3 40.7% 40.7%
455 Pest control occupations 57 33 2 2 5.4% 6.2%
456 Supervisors, personal service occupations 51 27 1 2 4.4% 8.1%
457 Barbers 40 25 4 4 14.3% 14.3%
458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists 684 405 6 6 1.4% 1.4%
459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 287 130 7 8 5.3% 6.1%
463 Guides 88 44 6 7 14.1% 16.0%
464 Ushers 41 27 1 1 4.7% 4.7%
465 Public transportation attendants 132 85 62 65 73.3% 77.1%
466 Baggage porters and bellhops 59 32 9 9 27.5% 27.5%
467 Welfare service aides 183 96 9 10 9.1% 10.8%
468 Child care workers, except private household 818 445 34 41 7.5% 9.2%
469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c. 294 178 21 23 11.7% 12.7%
  FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 3,038 1,774 67 82 3.8% 4.6%
473 Farmers, except horticultural 17 9 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
475 Managers, farms, except horticultural 117 61 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms 4 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
477 Supervisors, farm workers 49 31 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
479 Farm workers 1,286 718 5 5 0.7% 0.7%
483 Marine life cultivation workers 6 3 1 1 19.6% 19.6%
484 Nursery workers 43 25 0 1 0.0% 2.6%
485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations 108 68 6 8 8.2% 11.3%
486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm 1,041 664 48 57 7.2% 8.6%
487 Animal caretakers, except farm 129 74 3 4 3.9% 5.2%
488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 22 16 1 2 5.0% 10.0%
489 Inspectors, agricultural products 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
494 Supervisors, forestry and logging workers 7 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
495 Forestry workers, except logging 46 25 0 1 0.7% 3.4%
496 Timber cutting and logging occupations 111 52 3 3 5.7% 5.9%
497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
498 Fishers 46 19 0 0 0.0% 2.3%
499 Hunters and trappers 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 13,461 7,929 1,963 2,136 24.8% 26.9%
503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers 503 291 29 41 9.8% 14.1%
505 Automobile mechanics 1,153 689 68 76 9.9% 11.0%
506 Automobile mechanic apprentices 4 2 0 1 0.0% 31.7%
507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics 520 287 76 81 26.6% 28.3%
508 Aircraft engine mechanics 191 123 52 61 42.4% 49.4%
509 Small engine repairers 85 48 3 3 6.5% 6.7%
514 Automobile body and related repairers 255 146 11 12 7.8% 8.3%
515 Aircraft mechanics, exc. engine 22 15 5 6 36.3% 39.3%
516 Heavy equipment mechanics 299 154 66 68 42.9% 44.0%
517 Farm equipment mechanics 71 34 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
518 Industry machinery repairers 921 535 178 189 33.2% 35.4%
519 Machinery maintenance occupations 49 25 12 12 48.7% 49.3%
523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment 235 140 28 33 20.2% 23.4%
525 Data processing equipment repairers 234 151 11 15 7.2% 9.7%
526 Household appliance and power tool repairers 73 41 4 5 10.8% 12.5%
527 Telephone line installers and repairers 93 51 35 35 68.0% 69.1%
529 Telephone Installers and repairers 347 196 137 144 70.0% 73.6%
533 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers 91 56 26 27 46.4% 48.6%
534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics 371 228 39 44 17.2% 19.3%
535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers 42 27 6 8 22.5% 28.8%
536 Locksmiths and safe repairers 29 16 3 3 19.8% 19.8%
538 Office machine repairers 114 63 3 3 4.7% 4.7%
539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers 28 15 8 9 50.1% 56.7%
543 Elevator installers and repairers 33 20 18 18 91.3% 91.3%
544 Millwrights 169 95 70 71 73.7% 74.6%
547 Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. 731 440 108 117 24.5% 26.5%
549 Not specified mechanics and repairers 345 206 47 52 22.6% 25.1%
  CONSTRUCTION TRADES 6,518 3,977 1,171 1,219 29.4% 30.7%
553 Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters 10 7 6 6 83.8% 83.8%
554 Supervisors; carpenters and related workers 39 19 2 3 8.4% 14.1%
555 Supervisors; electricians and power transmission installers 58 35 11 13 31.8% 36.2%
556 Supervisors; painters, paperhangers, and plasterers 11 9 2 2 16.3% 16.3%
557 Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 13 9 4 4 44.9% 44.9%
558 Supervisors; n.e.c. 717 426 90 96 21.0% 22.5%
563 Brickmasons and stonemasons 232 156 60 61 38.2% 39.3%
564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
565 Tile setters, hard and soft 58 41 6 6 14.4% 14.4%
566 Carpet installers 91 63 11 11 16.6% 18.1%
567 Carpenters 1,632 970 198 209 20.4% 21.6%
569 Carpenter apprentices 18 12 6 6 52.3% 52.3%
573 Drywall installers 166 111 23 23 21.0% 21.0%
575 Electricians 1,001 586 258 266 44.1% 45.4%
576 Electrician apprentices 68 39 16 16 39.8% 41.8%
577 Electrical power installers and repairers 196 106 65 66 61.2% 62.6%
579 Painters, construction and maintenance 554 353 56 58 15.8% 16.4%
583 Paperhangers 16 10 1 1 11.0% 11.0%
584 Plasterers 57 42 9 10 21.7% 22.7%
585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 614 365 164 167 44.9% 45.8%
587 Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 22 12 3 3 27.1% 27.1%
588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers 98 70 18 18 25.7% 26.2%
589 Glaziers 64 41 11 11 27.3% 27.3%
593 Insulation workers 90 63 16 16 24.6% 25.0%
594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 25 14 5 8 37.4% 52.8%
595 Roofers 189 125 17 18 13.3% 14.1%
596 Sheetmetal duct installers 60 35 17 17 47.5% 47.5%
597 Structural metal workers 105 66 46 46 70.3% 70.3%
598 Drillers, earth 22 11 2 2 22.5% 22.5%
599 Construction trades, n.e.c. 288 178 50 56 28.2% 31.5%
613 Supervisors, extractive occupations 76 38 2 4 4.6% 11.9%
614 Drillers, oil well 50 27 2 2 5.7% 9.1%
615 Explosives workers 13 7 2 2 28.8% 28.8%
616 Mining machine operators 81 35 20 20 55.0% 56.4%
617 Mining occupations, n.e.c. 66 28 12 12 44.0% 44.5%
633 Supervisors, production occupations 2,250 1,341 169 194 12.6% 14.5%
634 Tool and die makers 226 139 60 64 43.2% 46.2%
635 Tool and die maker apprentices 7 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
636 Precision assemblers, metal 18 11 6 6 50.4% 50.4%
637 Machinists 743 449 144 154 32.1% 34.3%
639 Machinist apprentices 5 5 1 1 14.4% 14.4%
643 Boilermakers 48 31 16 16 52.8% 52.8%
644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners 26 14 7 7 48.7% 52.2%
645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal 4 3 1 1 44.1% 44.1%
646 Lay-out workers 12 6 3 3 40.5% 40.5%
647 Precious stones and metals workers (jewelers) 60 31 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
649 Engravers, metal 21 10 1 1 10.5% 10.5%
653 Sheet metal workers 226 135 64 70 47.6% 51.4%
654 Sheet metal worker apprentices 9 5 5 5 94.2% 94.2%
655 Miscellaneous precision metal workers 5 3 0 0 15.3% 15.3%
656 Patternmakers and model makers, wood 6 3 2 2 53.0% 53.0%
657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters 53 33 6 6 16.8% 16.8%
658 Furniture and wood finishers 42 23 2 2 8.3% 8.3%
659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
666 Dressmakers 101 59 3 4 5.1% 6.4%
667 Tailors 63 46 6 6 12.4% 12.4%
668 Upholsterers 75 41 5 5 12.9% 12.9%
669 Shoe repairers 18 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
673 Apparel and fabric patternmakers 4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers 7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers 38 25 8 8 33.0% 33.0%
676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters 40 25 11 11 42.1% 42.1%
677 Optical goods workers 119 75 5 5 6.4% 7.3%
678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians 57 34 0 2 0.0% 5.3%
679 Bookbinders 67 44 6 7 13.8% 16.5%
683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 472 298 80 87 26.7% 29.2%
684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. 41 26 4 6 15.6% 23.2%
686 Butchers and meat cutters 437 258 76 80 29.3% 30.8%
687 Bakers 170 98 24 25 24.6% 25.8%
688 Food batchmakers 61 33 7 8 22.6% 23.5%
689 Inspectors, testers, and graders 179 116 36 38 31.1% 32.9%
693 Adjusters and calibrators 17 12 2 2 19.1% 19.1%
694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators 114 58 25 27 42.4% 47.1%
695 Power plant operators 94 54 32 36 59.3% 67.5%
696 Stationary engineers 177 103 50 54 48.3% 52.8%
699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 54 33 14 15 44.5% 47.3%
  MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS 13,301 8,025 2,308 2,432 28.8% 30.3%
703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators 39 22 11 11 49.5% 49.5%
704 Lathe and turning machine operators 91 57 15 18 26.0% 31.7%
705 Milling and planing machine operators 18 12 3 3 24.8% 28.6%
706 Punching and stamping press machine operators 187 122 51 52 42.0% 42.8%
707 Rolling machine operators 27 14 10 10 69.0% 72.6%
708 Drilling and boring machine operators 47 29 13 13 46.4% 46.4%
709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators 242 145 55 57 38.1% 39.4%
713 Forging machine operators 30 19 12 12 63.1% 63.9%
714 Numerical control machine operators 7 5 3 3 63.5% 63.5%
715 Misc. metal, plastic, stone, & glass working machine operators 76 44 20 21 44.8% 46.6%
717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. 36 20 10 10 50.2% 51.7%
719 Molding and casting machine operators 156 94 29 31 31.2% 33.3%
723 Metal plating machine operators 44 30 12 12 39.2% 39.2%
724 Heat treating equipment operators 26 19 12 12 62.5% 62.5%
725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators 17 9 2 3 25.7% 32.5%
726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators 18 10 3 3 26.1% 26.1%
727 Sawing machine operators 162 86 13 13 14.9% 14.9%
728 Shaping and joining machine operators 16 9 1 1 8.6% 8.6%
729 Nail and tacking machine operators 6 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators 71 43 9 10 21.0% 22.5%
734 Printing machine operators 473 293 57 62 19.5% 21.1%
735 Photoengravers and lithographers 72 47 16 18 35.3% 38.3%
736 Typesetters and compositors 102 57 7 8 12.0% 13.2%
737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators 60 37 6 6 14.8% 14.8%
738 Winding and twisting machine operators 146 75 7 8 9.6% 10.5%
739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators 90 47 2 2 5.2% 5.2%
743 Textile cutting machine operators 12 7 2 2 23.6% 23.6%
744 Textile sewing machine operators 1,173 745 144 153 19.3% 20.6%
745 Shoe machine operators 55 27 3 5 12.6% 16.9%
747 Pressing machine operators 197 122 27 27 21.9% 22.3%
748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 345 205 28 30 13.7% 14.5%
749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators 156 80 9 9 11.6% 11.6%
753 Cementing and gluing machine operators 61 37 12 13 31.1% 35.8%
754 Packaging and filling machine operators 789 483 138 144 28.6% 29.9%
755 Extruding and forming machine operators 57 29 11 11 37.1% 40.1%
756 Mixing and blending machine operators 171 105 38 39 36.0% 37.3%
757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators 108 63 36 36 58.0% 58.0%
758 Compressing and compacting machine operators 45 25 4 4 17.2% 17.2%
759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators 283 174 43 47 24.8% 26.9%
763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food 6 4 1 1 40.7% 40.7%
764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators 23 13 4 4 29.9% 29.9%
765 Folding machine operators 44 27 8 8 27.6% 29.2%
766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, exc. food 166 94 43 48 45.9% 50.9%
768 Crushing and grinding machine operators 94 52 15 17 28.9% 32.5%
769 Slicing and cutting machine operators 353 220 59 63 26.7% 28.6%
773 Motion picture projectionists 8 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
774 Photographic process machine operators 140 83 9 11 11.1% 13.0%
777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. 1,652 991 347 367 35.0% 37.0%
779 Machine operators, not specified 553 324 95 99 29.5% 30.6%
783 Welders and cutters 933 574 205 216 35.7% 37.6%
784 Solderers and brazers 69 44 10 10 22.0% 22.3%
785 Assemblers 1,850 1,127 369 380 32.8% 33.7%
786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations 25 14 5 5 31.6% 32.5%
787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations 31 18 3 3 18.4% 19.1%
789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations 55 33 8 9 25.1% 26.7%
793 Hand engraving and printing occupations 43 26 2 2 7.2% 7.2%
794 Hand grinding and polishing occupations 8 4 2 2 52.4% 52.4%
795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations 76 37 5 5 12.5% 12.5%
796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners 1,158 703 212 229 30.2% 32.5%
797 Production testers 103 65 9 9 13.1% 13.5%
798 Production samplers and weighers 15 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
799 Graders and sorters, exc. agricultural 185 105 23 24 21.9% 22.7%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 7,858 4,572 1,321 1,405 28.9% 30.7%
803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators 130 82 4 9 5.3% 10.9%
804 Truck drivers, heavy 2,880 1,649 417 442 25.3% 26.8%
805 Truck drivers, light 1,268 768 137 142 17.9% 18.6%
806 Driver-sales workers 291 176 46 47 26.1% 26.8%
808 Bus drivers 763 424 157 178 37.1% 42.0%
809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs 259 165 14 19 8.6% 11.5%
813 Parking lot attendants 73 52 9 10 17.3% 19.5%
814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c. 14 7 4 4 49.1% 49.1%
823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 74 38 35 35 90.9% 92.6%
824 Locomotive operating occupations 98 47 44 44 92.2% 92.6%
825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 66 33 29 30 89.6% 92.0%
826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. 14 10 9 9 89.2% 89.2%
828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats 43 23 4 4 17.7% 17.7%
829 Sailors and deckhands 28 15 5 5 32.9% 32.9%
833 Marine engineers 3 1 0 0 30.3% 30.3%
834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders 8 5 2 2 35.1% 35.1%
843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators 15 11 4 4 37.3% 37.3%
844 Operating engineers 368 207 85 89 41.0% 43.2%
845 Longshore equipment operators 2 2 2 2 100.0% 100.0%
848 Hoist and winch operators 35 16 3 3 16.2% 16.2%
849 Crane and tower operators 164 105 72 73 68.3% 69.3%
853 Excavating and loading machine operators 192 106 26 27 24.6% 25.9%
855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators 178 89 18 20 20.1% 22.7%
856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 759 469 171 181 36.4% 38.6%
859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators 133 72 24 25 33.7% 34.9%
  HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS 8,013 4,802 1,146 1,214 23.9% 25.3%
863 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, & laborers, n.e.c. 22 14 5 6 35.8% 42.5%
864 Helpers, mechanics and repairers 55 32 8 8 23.8% 25.6%
865 Helpers, construction trades 195 112 10 13 9.0% 11.3%
866 Helpers, surveyor 15 7 0 0 3.4% 3.4%
867 Helpers, extractive occupations 4 2 0 0 18.8% 18.8%
869 Construction laborers 1,204 754 171 184 22.7% 24.4%
873 Production helpers 123 82 28 28 34.1% 34.3%
875 Garbage collectors 78 52 15 16 28.2% 30.6%
876 Stevedores 28 20 16 16 83.1% 83.1%
877 Stock handlers and baggers 1,534 896 194 202 21.6% 22.5%
878 Machine feeders and offbearers 173 89 26 27 29.1% 30.3%
883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. 1,154 711 245 260 34.5% 36.6%
885 Garage and service station related occupations 410 230 8 8 3.4% 3.6%
887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners 431 276 40 40 14.5% 14.5%
888 Hand packers and packagers 549 320 71 75 22.2% 23.5%
889 Laborers, except construction 2,038 1,205 309 330 25.6% 27.3%
               
     
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