Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 1991
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 20,911 11,947 762 970 6.4% 8.1%
3 Legislators 24 9 1 2 15.2% 22.8%
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public admin. 36 21 5 5 22.4% 24.3%
5 Administrators and officials, public administration 961 522 75 107 14.4% 20.4%
6 Administrators, protective services 85 51 7 8 12.8% 14.6%
7 Financial managers 821 452 6 13 1.4% 2.9%
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 195 115 3 5 2.8% 4.3%
9 Purchasing managers 192 112 4 6 4.0% 5.8%
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 804 475 6 10 1.3% 2.2%
14 Administrators, education and related fields 942 485 104 133 21.4% 27.3%
15 Managers, medicine and health 324 197 10 13 5.3% 6.5%
16 Managers, properties and real estate 483 291 14 19 5.0% 6.5%
17 Postmasters and mail superintendents 74 35 17 18 48.4% 52.2%
18 Funeral directors 39 22 1 1 5.4% 5.4%
19 Managers and administrators, n.e.c. 9,790 5,605 229 273 4.1% 4.9%
23 Accountants and auditors 2,213 1,302 86 109 6.6% 8.4%
24 Underwriters 159 92 2 3 2.3% 3.7%
25 Other financial officers 1,059 614 21 34 3.5% 5.6%
26 Management analysts 158 95 2 2 2.1% 2.1%
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists 713 422 40 49 9.5% 11.5%
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 16 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products 295 173 6 7 3.6% 3.8%
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. 445 239 19 28 8.0% 11.8%
34 Business and promotion agents 25 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
35 Construction inspectors 103 62 20 22 31.8% 36.4%
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, exc. construction 404 220 63 75 28.5% 34.0%
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c. 551 315 19 28 6.1% 8.9%
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS 16,573 9,370 1,034 1,303 11.0% 13.9%
43 Architects 144 83 0 2 0.0% 2.1%
44 Aerospace engineers 151 107 11 17 10.2% 15.6%
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers 41 25 2 2 7.3% 9.0%
46 Mining engineers 14 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
47 Petroleum engineers 29 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
48 Chemical engineers 137 78 1 1 1.3% 1.3%
49 Nuclear engineers 21 10 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
53 Civil engineers 363 214 27 34 12.5% 16.0%
54 Agricultural engineers 7 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
55 Electrical and electronic engineers 880 541 31 46 5.6% 8.5%
56 Industrial engineers 320 187 13 18 7.1% 9.6%
57 Mechanical engineers 512 306 18 25 5.9% 8.2%
58 Marine and naval architects engineers 22 13 4 4 31.4% 31.4%
59 Engineers, n.e.c. 432 268 12 15 4.3% 5.5%
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists 40 23 2 2 9.5% 9.9%
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 1,017 635 23 35 3.6% 5.5%
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts 337 200 16 22 7.9% 11.2%
66 Actuaries 32 20 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
67 Statisticians 42 25 1 2 3.7% 9.3%
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c. 9 7 0 0 3.5% 3.5%
69 Physicists and astronomers 40 24 1 1 4.6% 5.6%
73 Chemists, except biochemists 221 126 11 14 8.6% 10.8%
74 Atmospheric and space scientists 22 13 2 4 11.9% 28.7%
75 Geologists and geodesists 101 56 3 4 5.8% 6.4%
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c. 41 22 0 3 1.8% 14.5%
77 Agricultural and food scientists 48 25 2 2 7.3% 7.3%
78 Biological and life scientists 157 91 9 11 9.5% 12.5%
79 Forestry and conservation scientists 66 24 3 5 12.8% 18.5%
83 Medical scientists 68 40 3 4 6.9% 8.8%
84 Physicians 525 294 16 24 5.5% 8.1%
85 Dentists 34 19 0 0 0.6% 0.6%
86 Veterinarians 34 20 2 2 8.3% 8.3%
87 Optometrists 12 5 1 1 10.2% 10.2%
88 Podiatrists 4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. 8 7 0 1 0.0% 16.4%
95 Registered nurses 3,095 1,661 288 343 17.4% 20.7%
96 Pharmacists 277 152 10 15 6.4% 9.7%
97 Dietitians 123 64 5 7 8.4% 10.7%
98 Inhalation therapists 125 71 4 4 5.4% 5.7%
99 Occupational therapists 56 32 2 3 4.8% 10.4%
103 Physical therapists 146 84 3 6 3.8% 7.5%
104 Speech therapists 113 58 19 25 33.2% 43.5%
105 Therapists, n.e.c. 107 59 13 16 22.8% 27.4%
106 Physicians' assistants 113 64 11 15 17.7% 24.1%
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,421 777 131 178 16.8% 23.0%
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers 6 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
114 Biological science teachers 55 32 4 6 11.6% 17.9%
115 Chemistry teachers 27 12 2 3 16.5% 21.4%
116 Physics teachers 31 15 4 5 23.3% 32.9%
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c. 11 7 1 2 22.7% 29.6%
118 Psychology teachers 42 20 4 5 21.5% 24.0%
119 Economics teachers 37 22 2 3 10.2% 14.0%
123 History teachers 26 16 3 3 18.4% 18.4%
124 Political science teachers 18 12 2 3 20.2% 24.8%
125 Sociology teachers 19 11 2 2 17.2% 18.5%
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c. 12 5 3 3 47.1% 56.1%
127 Engineering teachers 45 26 2 4 8.6% 16.3%
128 Mathematical science teachers 85 47 11 14 22.8% 30.2%
129 Computer science teachers 38 20 2 2 11.4% 11.4%
133 Medical science teachers 29 14 3 4 18.0% 25.7%
134 Health specialties teachers 77 43 8 10 18.3% 22.0%
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers 51 25 5 7 20.0% 27.0%
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers 13 9 2 2 21.4% 21.4%
137 Art, drama, and music teachers 67 36 7 9 18.4% 23.4%
138 Physical education teachers 11 6 1 2 14.2% 25.1%
139 Education teachers 19 11 4 4 33.3% 37.7%
143 English teachers 115 64 11 16 17.8% 25.4%
144 Foreign language teachers 50 30 6 6 18.6% 20.4%
145 Law teachers 11 6 2 2 29.6% 29.6%
146 Social work teachers 8 4 1 2 29.9% 54.1%
147 Theology teachers 20 10 2 2 22.1% 22.1%
148 Trade and industrial teachers 5 2 0 2 15.0% 79.9%
149 Home economics teachers 3 1 0 0 9.4% 9.4%
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c. 11 6 1 1 8.4% 16.0%
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 479 259 36 56 14.0% 21.5%
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 7,083 3,882 1,860 2,141 47.9% 55.2%
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten 769 432 94 109 21.8% 25.3%
156 Teachers, elementary school 2,756 1,520 846 965 55.7% 63.5%
157 Teachers, secondary school 2,279 1,208 685 797 56.7% 66.0%
158 Teachers, special education 512 290 177 204 61.2% 70.2%
159 Teachers, n.e.c. 767 432 57 66 13.1% 15.3%
163 Counselors, educational and vocational 404 217 79 92 36.3% 42.6%
164 Librarians 388 196 53 62 26.9% 31.9%
165 Archivists and curators 35 16 1 1 3.8% 3.8%
166 Economists 182 100 2 5 2.5% 4.9%
167 Psychologists 290 161 30 38 18.6% 23.5%
168 Sociologists 2 1 1 1 84.6% 84.6%
169 Social scientists, n.e.c. 43 26 2 4 7.8% 13.6%
173 Urban planners 28 16 1 1 7.8% 7.8%
174 Social workers 1,062 599 152 181 25.4% 30.1%
175 Recreation workers 188 106 10 12 9.3% 11.5%
176 Clergy 511 277 3 5 1.2% 2.0%
177 Religious workers, n.e.c. 147 79 0 1 0.3% 1.0%
178 Lawyers 750 398 11 21 2.8% 5.3%
179 Judges 63 29 3 3 8.6% 11.0%
183 Authors 25 16 2 2 12.0% 12.0%
184 Technical writers 98 59 3 5 4.6% 7.9%
185 Designers 652 379 21 23 5.6% 6.1%
186 Musicians and composers 138 80 14 15 17.5% 19.2%
187 Actors and directors 102 59 9 9 14.7% 15.6%
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist print-makers 161 93 5 6 5.9% 6.6%
189 Photographers 115 69 7 7 9.9% 10.8%
193 Dancers 23 13 0 1 0.0% 8.5%
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 88 53 8 9 14.7% 17.3%
195 Editors and reporters 466 246 29 32 11.8% 13.0%
197 Public relations specialists 315 174 10 15 5.5% 8.7%
198 Announcers 104 60 3 5 5.5% 7.9%
199 Athletes 107 65 6 9 9.5% 13.6%
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 6,504 3,719 434 529 11.7% 14.2%
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 589 316 25 35 7.9% 11.1%
204 Dental hygienists 149 85 3 5 4.0% 5.4%
205 Health record technologists and technicians 112 60 7 10 11.5% 16.2%
206 Radiologic technicians 265 141 8 11 5.9% 7.5%
207 Licensed practical nurses 782 445 58 63 13.1% 14.1%
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. 539 315 29 34 9.4% 10.9%
213 Electrical and electronic technicians 583 344 71 87 20.6% 25.2%
214 Industrial engineering technicians 11 6 1 1 15.1% 15.1%
215 Mechanical engineering technicians 29 18 3 4 16.7% 21.4%
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c. 390 230 29 35 12.6% 15.4%
217 Drafting occupations 422 252 18 28 7.2% 11.3%
218 Surveying and mapping technicians 114 61 7 8 11.5% 13.0%
223 Biological technicians 113 62 6 6 9.0% 10.3%
224 Chemical technicians 162 85 13 15 15.4% 17.7%
225 Science technicians, n.e.c. 163 87 11 14 12.3% 16.2%
226 Airplane pilots and navigators 164 94 54 55 57.5% 59.0%
227 Air traffic controllers 62 36 13 16 36.7% 45.8%
228 Broadcast equipment operators 38 23 9 10 39.7% 42.1%
229 Computer programmers 898 550 32 45 5.8% 8.1%
233 Tool programmers, numerical control 12 7 1 1 8.1% 8.1%
234 Legal assistants 382 208 7 11 3.5% 5.5%
235 Technicians, n.e.c. 525 296 28 36 9.6% 12.0%
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 19,575 11,370 587 684 5.2% 6.0%
243 Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations 4,224 2,420 117 132 4.8% 5.5%
253 Insurance sales occupations 690 398 15 23 3.7% 5.9%
254 Real estate sales occupations 682 395 11 15 2.7% 3.7%
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations 427 254 2 5 0.9% 2.1%
256 Advertising and related sales occupations 213 110 2 3 1.7% 2.5%
257 Sales occupations, other business services 890 547 24 29 4.4% 5.4%
258 Sales engineers 42 23 0 0 2.1% 2.1%
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale 2,302 1,361 27 34 2.0% 2.5%
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats 414 233 4 4 1.9% 1.9%
264 Sales workers, apparel 777 450 5 8 1.2% 1.8%
265 Sales workers, shoes 164 97 2 2 2.0% 2.1%
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings 225 137 2 3 1.2% 1.9%
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances 282 172 0 2 0.3% 1.2%
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 383 219 1 5 0.6% 2.3%
269 Sales workers, parts 255 141 1 4 1.0% 3.1%
274 Sales workers, other commodities 2,381 1,370 41 52 3.0% 3.8%
275 Sales counter clerks 311 186 15 18 7.9% 9.9%
276 Cashiers 4,296 2,503 310 332 12.4% 13.3%
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers 374 216 2 4 1.1% 1.7%
278 News vendors 155 86 3 4 3.7% 5.2%
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales 61 35 2 2 5.0% 6.6%
284 Auctioneers 2 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c. 25 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 30,986 17,815 2,391 2,847 13.4% 16.0%
303 Supervisors, general office 763 443 44 59 10.0% 13.4%
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators 55 35 0 2 0.0% 4.6%
305 Supervisors, financial records processing 170 106 10 11 9.3% 10.4%
306 Chief communications operators 11 8 0 0 3.1% 3.1%
307 Supervisors; distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks 304 182 35 40 19.5% 22.2%
308 Computer operators 1,250 728 84 100 11.6% 13.8%
309 Peripheral equipment operators 11 5 0 0 6.6% 6.6%
313 Secretaries 6,475 3,604 267 347 7.4% 9.6%
314 Stenographers 50 28 3 6 12.0% 20.2%
315 Typists 995 587 76 101 12.9% 17.3%
316 Interviewers 278 161 8 11 5.1% 6.8%
317 Hotel clerks 190 98 2 2 2.4% 2.4%
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents 199 116 24 26 20.6% 22.2%
319 Receptionists 1,479 867 23 31 2.7% 3.6%
323 Information clerks, n.e.c. 404 240 20 24 8.4% 10.1%
325 Classified-ad clerks 8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
326 Correspondence clerks 27 15 1 1 4.0% 8.4%
327 Order clerks 389 234 62 71 26.6% 30.2%
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping 117 67 4 10 6.7% 14.7%
329 Library clerks 271 155 21 27 13.8% 17.6%
335 File clerks 512 309 30 34 9.7% 11.0%
336 Records clerks 209 127 22 28 17.2% 22.3%
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,960 1,634 71 93 4.3% 5.7%
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 293 179 19 21 10.6% 12.0%
339 Billing clerks 289 165 11 13 6.5% 7.9%
343 Cost and rate clerks 131 83 13 14 15.4% 16.6%
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 97 59 6 6 10.4% 10.4%
345 Duplicating machine operators 66 37 3 4 8.4% 10.6%
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 16 9 1 1 6.4% 6.4%
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c. 51 29 3 3 9.3% 11.7%
348 Telephone operators 383 214 77 81 35.7% 37.8%
349 Telegraphers 8 5 1 1 26.8% 26.8%
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. 9 6 1 1 17.1% 17.1%
354 Postal clerks, exc. mail carriers 507 287 215 240 74.9% 83.4%
355 Mail carriers, postal service 586 338 264 282 78.1% 83.4%
356 Mail clerks, exc. postal service 292 184 33 38 18.0% 20.8%
357 Messengers 233 135 7 9 5.0% 6.6%
359 Dispatchers 358 208 49 53 23.5% 25.5%
363 Production coordinators 344 193 27 32 13.8% 16.6%
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks 898 562 94 108 16.8% 19.2%
365 Stock and inventory clerks 950 565 116 132 20.5% 23.4%
366 Meter readers 85 49 27 29 56.0% 60.4%
368 Weighers, measurers, and checkers 116 64 15 18 23.1% 27.9%
369 Samplers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
373 Expediters 253 135 17 24 12.2% 17.6%
374 Material recording, scheduling, & distributing clerks, n.e.c. 39 23 4 4 18.5% 18.5%
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators 584 348 13 18 3.8% 5.1%
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance 962 560 32 44 5.8% 7.8%
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare 157 94 24 26 25.4% 27.3%
378 Bill and account collectors 285 167 14 19 8.4% 11.6%
379 General office clerks 1,234 723 102 123 14.1% 17.0%
383 Bank tellers 853 487 10 14 2.2% 2.9%
384 Proofreaders 39 24 1 1 2.2% 6.1%
385 Data-entry keyers 899 536 53 68 9.8% 12.6%
386 Statistical clerks 137 75 14 17 18.5% 22.4%
387 Teachers aides 867 482 146 182 30.4% 37.9%
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c. 1,836 1,034 169 195 16.4% 18.8%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD 1,363 807 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
403 Launderers and ironers 3 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
404 Cooks, private household 18 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
405 Housekeepers and butlers 52 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
406 Child care workers, private household 643 369 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
407 Private household cleaners and servants 647 396 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, PROTECTIVE SERVICE 3,428 2,079 815 887 39.2% 42.7%
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations 64 40 31 31 76.7% 78.9%
414 Supervisors, police and detectives 154 97 44 49 45.4% 51.1%
415 Supervisors, guards 73 42 3 3 6.4% 6.4%
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations 37 20 5 7 27.2% 33.3%
417 Firefighting occupations 325 199 138 145 69.3% 73.1%
418 Police and detectives, public service 820 494 296 320 60.0% 64.8%
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 188 118 55 59 46.2% 49.8%
424 Correctional institution officers 429 270 142 151 52.6% 56.0%
425 Crossing guards 62 37 7 8 17.4% 20.7%
426 Guards and police, exc. public service 1,129 677 95 111 14.0% 16.4%
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c. 147 86 0 3 0.0% 3.5%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 21,196 12,037 1,238 1,390 10.3% 11.5%
433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations 566 321 23 28 7.0% 8.6%
434 Bartenders 508 274 14 14 4.9% 4.9%
435 Waiters and waitresses 2,452 1,355 37 41 2.7% 3.0%
436 Cooks, except short order 3,008 1,763 92 109 5.2% 6.2%
437 Short-order cooks 157 90 2 2 1.9% 1.9%
438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations 590 325 4 6 1.2% 1.9%
439 Kitchen workers, food preparation 255 137 15 17 10.9% 12.2%
443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants 651 407 22 28 5.3% 6.8%
444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations 1,303 736 91 103 12.4% 14.0%
445 Dental assistants 333 182 3 5 1.8% 2.5%
446 Health aides, except nursing 856 498 60 67 12.1% 13.5%
447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 2,632 1,491 221 242 14.8% 16.2%
448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 300 181 21 26 11.3% 14.5%
449 Maids and housemen 1,170 652 83 88 12.7% 13.5%
453 Janitors and cleaners 3,532 2,025 405 450 20.0% 22.2%
454 Elevator operators 16 8 2 3 28.7% 35.6%
455 Pest control occupations 53 37 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
456 Supervisors, personal service occupations 80 39 1 1 1.8% 2.1%
457 Barbers 45 30 3 3 8.8% 8.8%
458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists 715 421 8 11 1.9% 2.6%
459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 332 149 6 8 3.8% 5.5%
463 Guides 59 33 1 1 2.1% 2.9%
464 Ushers 34 24 1 2 3.9% 7.2%
465 Public transportation attendants 140 87 59 62 68.2% 71.9%
466 Baggage porters and bellhops 69 42 12 14 29.7% 32.7%
467 Welfare service aides 197 119 9 10 7.6% 8.1%
468 Child care workers, except private household 858 461 29 35 6.3% 7.5%
469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c. 285 151 15 16 9.7% 10.7%
  FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 3,098 1,855 91 103 4.9% 5.6%
473 Farmers, except horticultural 15 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
474 Horticultural specialty farmers 1 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
475 Managers, farms, except horticultural 106 58 2 2 2.8% 2.8%
476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms 3 1 0 0 40.0% 40.0%
477 Supervisors, farm workers 52 34 0 1 0.7% 1.7%
479 Farm workers 1,328 756 9 10 1.1% 1.4%
483 Marine life cultivation workers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
484 Nursery workers 68 43 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations 93 56 5 6 8.7% 11.3%
486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm 1,115 720 67 75 9.3% 10.4%
487 Animal caretakers, except farm 125 72 2 3 2.3% 3.9%
488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 19 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
489 Inspectors, agricultural products 2 1 0 0 26.4% 26.4%
494 Supervisors, forestry and logging workers 12 7 0 0 3.9% 3.9%
495 Forestry workers, except logging 30 13 2 2 11.8% 12.7%
496 Timber cutting and logging occupations 87 50 3 3 5.3% 5.3%
497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels 5 3 0 0 0.0% 2.2%
498 Fishers 33 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
499 Hunters and trappers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 13,107 7,655 1,863 2,010 24.3% 26.3%
503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers 434 242 33 38 13.6% 15.8%
505 Automobile mechanics 1,097 668 45 49 6.7% 7.4%
506 Automobile mechanic apprentices 5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics 510 291 78 85 26.7% 29.2%
508 Aircraft engine mechanics 196 132 60 66 45.3% 50.2%
509 Small engine repairers 100 59 4 5 7.4% 7.8%
514 Automobile body and related repairers 246 141 7 8 5.0% 5.8%
515 Aircraft mechanics, exc. engine 30 18 11 11 58.6% 58.6%
516 Heavy equipment mechanics 312 166 68 71 40.7% 42.9%
517 Farm equipment mechanics 55 31 1 1 1.6% 1.6%
518 Industry machinery repairers 879 509 170 177 33.4% 34.9%
519 Machinery maintenance occupations 45 25 10 12 42.4% 48.5%
523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment 238 148 33 38 22.7% 25.8%
525 Data processing equipment repairers 238 140 14 17 9.8% 12.3%
526 Household appliance and power tool repairers 71 46 10 10 22.6% 22.6%
527 Telephone line installers and repairers 99 63 44 45 70.7% 71.8%
529 Telephone Installers and repairers 331 195 126 134 64.6% 69.0%
533 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers 118 71 29 30 40.0% 42.3%
534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics 338 202 51 55 25.2% 27.3%
535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers 33 19 4 4 22.7% 22.7%
536 Locksmiths and safe repairers 29 15 3 3 18.1% 21.8%
538 Office machine repairers 107 65 3 4 5.3% 6.9%
539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers 38 23 9 9 38.2% 38.2%
543 Elevator installers and repairers 43 27 24 24 88.2% 90.9%
544 Millwrights 132 71 44 46 62.6% 64.5%
547 Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. 635 369 85 95 23.0% 25.7%
549 Not specified mechanics and repairers 336 194 55 59 28.5% 30.5%
  CONSTRUCTION TRADES 6,075 3,632 1,036 1,097 28.5% 30.2%
553 Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters 8 6 1 1 18.7% 18.7%
554 Supervisors; carpenters and related workers 36 20 8 9 38.5% 44.0%
555 Supervisors; electricians and power transmission installers 45 26 5 6 20.1% 22.2%
556 Supervisors; painters, paperhangers, and plasterers 9 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
557 Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 14 9 4 5 49.2% 53.1%
558 Supervisors; n.e.c. 659 377 87 93 23.1% 24.6%
563 Brickmasons and stonemasons 191 118 38 39 31.9% 33.5%
564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices 5 4 0 2 0.0% 39.1%
565 Tile setters, hard and soft 52 30 10 11 33.3% 36.2%
566 Carpet installers 105 64 5 6 7.4% 8.9%
567 Carpenters 1,412 851 180 190 21.2% 22.4%
569 Carpenter apprentices 9 5 0 0 7.8% 7.8%
573 Drywall installers 150 92 13 15 14.6% 15.8%
575 Electricians 999 593 251 263 42.4% 44.3%
576 Electrician apprentices 45 24 11 11 46.3% 48.0%
577 Electrical power installers and repairers 207 111 67 68 60.4% 61.3%
579 Painters, construction and maintenance 545 333 51 57 15.2% 17.0%
583 Paperhangers 15 9 0 0 4.3% 4.3%
584 Plasterers 31 18 7 8 38.9% 42.9%
585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 589 356 142 148 39.9% 41.6%
587 Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 12 6 3 3 43.5% 59.3%
588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers 94 66 14 16 21.6% 24.7%
589 Glaziers 59 32 9 9 27.5% 27.5%
593 Insulation workers 77 47 14 14 29.2% 29.2%
594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 22 14 2 2 17.2% 17.2%
595 Roofers 228 149 23 25 15.6% 17.0%
596 Sheetmetal duct installers 58 39 14 15 37.1% 37.5%
597 Structural metal workers 76 46 32 33 68.6% 71.9%
598 Drillers, earth 25 11 2 2 19.5% 19.5%
599 Construction trades, n.e.c. 298 168 41 46 24.3% 27.1%
613 Supervisors, extractive occupations 91 42 1 3 2.0% 6.3%
614 Drillers, oil well 66 33 2 2 6.0% 6.0%
615 Explosives workers 21 9 3 3 31.0% 31.0%
616 Mining machine operators 63 31 15 17 49.4% 54.3%
617 Mining occupations, n.e.c. 53 26 9 10 34.7% 36.5%
633 Supervisors, production occupations 2,115 1,220 152 174 12.5% 14.3%
634 Tool and die makers 226 134 56 57 41.6% 42.2%
635 Tool and die maker apprentices 5 3 1 1 22.9% 28.9%
636 Precision assemblers, metal 26 17 7 7 41.4% 41.4%
637 Machinists 778 472 142 152 30.1% 32.3%
639 Machinist apprentices 5 2 0 0 12.7% 12.7%
643 Boilermakers 61 36 15 16 42.7% 45.3%
644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners 23 11 7 7 58.4% 62.7%
645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal 7 4 2 2 42.0% 42.0%
646 Lay-out workers 14 9 5 5 54.2% 54.2%
647 Precious stones and metals workers (jewelers) 54 25 2 2 6.2% 6.2%
649 Engravers, metal 28 17 3 3 17.1% 17.1%
653 Sheet metal workers 191 114 45 48 39.4% 42.2%
654 Sheet metal worker apprentices 7 5 4 4 70.1% 70.1%
655 Miscellaneous precision metal workers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
656 Patternmakers and model makers, wood 5 3 0 0 14.6% 14.6%
657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters 52 36 3 3 7.8% 7.8%
658 Furniture and wood finishers 47 25 7 7 25.7% 26.8%
659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
666 Dressmakers 76 51 2 2 3.6% 4.3%
667 Tailors 65 35 10 10 27.9% 27.9%
668 Upholsterers 75 39 6 6 14.5% 15.5%
669 Shoe repairers 8 3 1 1 25.5% 25.5%
673 Apparel and fabric patternmakers 6 4 1 1 16.6% 16.6%
674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers 5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers 21 15 4 4 24.3% 24.3%
676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters 29 18 4 4 22.1% 22.1%
677 Optical goods workers 106 61 3 3 5.1% 5.1%
678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians 74 44 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
679 Bookbinders 51 33 11 11 32.8% 32.8%
683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 491 304 65 72 21.3% 23.6%
684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. 49 28 5 6 18.8% 20.6%
686 Butchers and meat cutters 455 274 85 89 30.9% 32.6%
687 Bakers 198 115 25 27 21.6% 23.9%
688 Food batchmakers 62 35 9 10 26.7% 29.1%
689 Inspectors, testers, and graders 208 118 38 41 32.7% 34.9%
693 Adjusters and calibrators 16 9 3 3 32.8% 32.8%
694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators 95 57 18 21 31.9% 36.7%
695 Power plant operators 84 44 26 26 58.8% 60.0%
696 Stationary engineers 200 104 29 32 28.0% 30.9%
699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 96 49 18 19 35.7% 38.3%
  MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS 12,762 7,604 2,009 2,120 26.4% 27.9%
703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators 47 27 11 11 39.5% 40.0%
704 Lathe and turning machine operators 106 64 19 19 29.8% 30.4%
705 Milling and planing machine operators 16 9 6 6 64.1% 68.6%
706 Punching and stamping press machine operators 179 105 41 43 38.8% 41.5%
707 Rolling machine operators 25 14 10 10 67.8% 70.2%
708 Drilling and boring machine operators 45 29 10 10 34.7% 34.7%
709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators 231 134 51 52 38.1% 38.9%
713 Forging machine operators 22 16 8 8 49.3% 49.3%
714 Numerical control machine operators 17 13 3 3 23.3% 23.3%
715 Misc. metal, plastic, stone, & glass working machine operators 65 38 16 17 43.2% 43.7%
717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. 36 21 7 7 34.3% 34.3%
719 Molding and casting machine operators 180 109 27 30 24.3% 27.7%
723 Metal plating machine operators 36 22 6 6 26.4% 26.4%
724 Heat treating equipment operators 28 19 11 11 58.7% 58.7%
725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators 27 15 3 3 22.5% 22.5%
726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators 18 8 1 1 11.0% 14.3%
727 Sawing machine operators 157 92 13 14 13.9% 14.8%
728 Shaping and joining machine operators 9 6 1 1 10.9% 10.9%
729 Nail and tacking machine operators 4 2 2 2 85.1% 85.1%
733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators 42 26 6 6 22.7% 22.7%
734 Printing machine operators 462 290 61 66 21.2% 22.7%
735 Photoengravers and lithographers 56 35 11 11 33.0% 33.0%
736 Typesetters and compositors 123 65 8 10 12.7% 15.6%
737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators 48 31 5 6 16.1% 19.7%
738 Winding and twisting machine operators 140 77 7 8 9.2% 9.9%
739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators 92 48 3 3 5.3% 5.3%
743 Textile cutting machine operators 13 7 0 0 5.4% 5.4%
744 Textile sewing machine operators 1,142 682 104 114 15.3% 16.7%
745 Shoe machine operators 53 31 5 6 14.9% 20.2%
747 Pressing machine operators 215 136 20 22 15.0% 15.9%
748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 315 176 22 24 12.6% 13.9%
749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators 131 76 10 10 13.0% 13.3%
753 Cementing and gluing machine operators 55 29 5 5 15.9% 15.9%
754 Packaging and filling machine operators 760 456 114 120 24.9% 26.4%
755 Extruding and forming machine operators 51 32 11 12 35.3% 37.3%
756 Mixing and blending machine operators 170 98 26 26 26.5% 26.5%
757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators 98 54 27 27 49.7% 50.0%
758 Compressing and compacting machine operators 37 22 9 9 39.3% 41.7%
759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators 308 187 51 55 27.5% 29.2%
763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food 10 7 3 3 42.3% 42.3%
764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators 18 11 2 2 17.4% 17.4%
765 Folding machine operators 34 19 4 5 20.3% 23.5%
766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, exc. food 181 98 47 49 48.0% 49.5%
768 Crushing and grinding machine operators 77 38 8 8 21.0% 21.3%
769 Slicing and cutting machine operators 311 181 37 41 20.6% 22.5%
773 Motion picture projectionists 13 7 1 1 9.5% 9.5%
774 Photographic process machine operators 135 83 7 8 8.2% 10.0%
777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. 1,568 941 325 340 34.5% 36.2%
779 Machine operators, not specified 589 351 109 117 30.9% 33.3%
783 Welders and cutters 878 514 171 179 33.3% 34.9%
784 Solderers and brazers 59 34 4 4 13.2% 13.2%
785 Assemblers 1,816 1,120 343 356 30.6% 31.8%
786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations 28 15 2 3 15.4% 18.3%
787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations 30 19 3 4 16.3% 20.4%
789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations 32 19 5 6 27.8% 29.4%
793 Hand engraving and printing occupations 33 25 1 1 5.2% 5.2%
794 Hand grinding and polishing occupations 6 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations 85 46 1 1 1.2% 1.2%
796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners 1,040 608 155 166 25.5% 27.2%
797 Production testers 90 56 13 15 22.7% 27.3%
798 Production samplers and weighers 19 10 3 3 34.8% 34.8%
799 Graders and sorters, exc. agricultural 151 96 14 14 14.4% 14.4%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 7,735 4,551 1,284 1,375 28.2% 30.2%
803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators 119 80 7 10 9.2% 12.5%
804 Truck drivers, heavy 3,025 1,773 425 446 23.9% 25.2%
805 Truck drivers, light 1,075 655 109 118 16.7% 18.0%
806 Driver-sales workers 320 192 42 43 21.9% 22.4%
808 Bus drivers 785 462 170 202 36.9% 43.8%
809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs 251 143 21 22 14.6% 15.2%
813 Parking lot attendants 81 50 6 8 11.2% 15.1%
814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c. 12 5 3 3 55.3% 55.3%
823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 72 40 31 31 77.4% 78.3%
824 Locomotive operating occupations 91 47 45 45 96.1% 96.1%
825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 58 24 23 23 94.8% 96.2%
826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. 12 6 6 6 89.8% 89.8%
828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats 48 29 8 8 27.0% 28.0%
829 Sailors and deckhands 22 15 7 7 43.8% 43.8%
833 Marine engineers 6 3 2 2 64.2% 91.5%
834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders 13 8 5 5 63.6% 63.6%
843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators 25 16 6 6 39.7% 39.7%
844 Operating engineers 401 212 82 85 38.7% 40.1%
845 Longshore equipment operators 2 2 1 1 48.2% 48.2%
848 Hoist and winch operators 42 20 5 6 26.8% 27.6%
849 Crane and tower operators 132 81 48 50 60.1% 62.5%
853 Excavating and loading machine operators 157 87 25 27 29.1% 30.8%
855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators 146 78 22 22 27.7% 28.7%
856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 703 454 157 167 34.5% 36.7%
859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators 137 70 29 32 41.2% 45.9%
  HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS 7,743 4,622 1,078 1,156 23.3% 25.0%
863 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, & laborers, n.e.c. 23 12 2 2 14.3% 19.2%
864 Helpers, mechanics and repairers 48 33 5 5 15.4% 15.4%
865 Helpers, construction trades 177 115 8 8 6.7% 6.7%
866 Helpers, surveyor 11 5 1 1 23.2% 23.2%
867 Helpers, extractive occupations 6 4 3 3 69.7% 69.7%
869 Construction laborers 1,176 709 161 180 22.7% 25.3%
873 Production helpers 111 70 21 24 29.9% 34.0%
875 Garbage collectors 68 42 13 13 30.0% 30.0%
876 Stevedores 33 18 16 16 89.2% 91.1%
877 Stock handlers and baggers 1,593 952 203 218 21.3% 22.9%
878 Machine feeders and offbearers 142 84 24 26 28.5% 31.4%
883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. 1,075 645 220 234 34.1% 36.3%
885 Garage and service station related occupations 378 207 8 9 3.8% 4.5%
887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners 333 199 22 25 10.9% 12.7%
888 Hand packers and packagers 481 283 66 67 23.4% 23.7%
889 Laborers, except construction 2,088 1,242 307 324 24.7% 26.1%
               
     
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