Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 1992
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 20,563 11,983 719 980 6.0% 8.2%
3 Legislators 20 11 1 2 8.6% 16.1%
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public administration  25 14 3 3 19.2% 19.2%
5 Administrators and officials, public administration  971 538 82 115 15.2% 21.3%
6 Administrators, protective services  85 45 9 10 19.5% 21.9%
7 Financial managers  856 495 4 10 0.8% 2.0%
8 Personnel and labor relations managers  184 104 4 5 3.9% 4.9%
9 Purchasing managers  179 105 3 5 2.6% 5.1%
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations  826 501 8 12 1.5% 2.4%
14 Administrators, education and related fields  985 540 96 138 17.7% 25.5%
15 Managers, medicine and health  595 340 16 24 4.8% 7.1%
16 Postmasters and mail superintendents 102 53 26 29 49.6% 54.2%
17 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments  1,343 791 16 27 2.1% 3.5%
18 Managers, properties and real estate  489 299 12 15 3.9% 4.9%
19 Funeral directors  48 32 1 3 2.9% 10.1%
21 Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.  782 422 45 51 10.7% 12.0%
22 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.  7,013 4,141 135 181 3.3% 4.4%
23 Accountants and auditors  2,063 1,222 67 99 5.5% 8.1%
24 Underwriters  150 88 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
25 Other financial officers  1,026 602 16 28 2.7% 4.6%
26 Management analysts  165 99 2 5 2.1% 5.3%
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists  679 403 45 54 11.1% 13.4%
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products  14 5 0 0 8.2% 8.2%
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products  289 176 1 3 0.7% 1.6%
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.  380 212 12 17 5.8% 8.1%
34 Business and promotion agents  44 22 1 1 2.7% 5.0%
35 Construction inspectors  94 59 14 18 24.1% 29.9%
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction  420 242 80 91 32.8% 37.7%
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c.  736 421 21 33 5.0% 7.9%
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS, EXC. TEACHERS 16,202 9,445 1,063 1,331 11.3% 14.1%
43 Architects  146 88 2 2 2.7% 2.7%
44 Aerospace engineers  117 83 10 14 12.0% 17.2%
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers  37 24 2 2 10.2% 10.2%
46 Mining engineers  9 4 1 1 21.8% 21.8%
47 Petroleum engineers  34 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
48 Chemical engineers  105 65 2 2 3.1% 3.1%
49 Nuclear engineers  14 6 1 1 16.2% 16.2%
53 Civil engineers  354 203 23 29 11.2% 14.5%
54 Agricultural engineers  5 2 1 1 29.2% 29.2%
55 Electrical and electronic engineers  765 486 36 48 7.5% 9.9%
56 Industrial engineers  337 205 14 17 6.9% 8.5%
57 Mechanical engineers  480 291 13 14 4.3% 4.7%
58 Marine and naval architects  23 14 5 6 37.8% 39.6%
59 Engineers, n.e.c.  383 236 9 14 4.0% 6.1%
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists  21 11 3 4 26.7% 32.6%
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists  1,037 658 33 44 4.9% 6.8%
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts  312 190 18 28 9.6% 14.8%
66 Actuaries  30 17 1 1 3.7% 3.7%
67 Statisticians  35 23 3 5 13.2% 22.3%
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c.  6 6 0 0 8.3% 8.3%
69 Physicists and astronomers  39 25 2 2 7.7% 7.7%
73 Chemists, except biochemists  217 124 7 8 6.0% 6.6%
74 Atmospheric and space scientists  12 7 1 2 16.1% 27.0%
75 Geologists and geodesists  92 51 3 3 5.9% 5.9%
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c.  54 33 3 3 8.0% 9.9%
77 Agricultural and food scientists  45 21 2 2 9.0% 10.9%
78 Biological and life scientists  161 89 7 9 7.4% 9.6%
79 Forestry and conservation scientists  59 22 4 5 17.7% 22.4%
83 Medical scientists  108 62 6 8 9.2% 12.9%
84 Physicians  518 318 11 28 3.5% 8.7%
85 Dentists  32 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
86 Veterinarians  38 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
87 Optometrists  18 11 1 1 9.0% 9.0%
88 Podiatrists  1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.  11 5 0 1 0.0% 15.9%
95 Registered nurses  3,152 1,772 284 341 16.0% 19.2%
96 Pharmacists  299 168 13 17 8.0% 10.2%
97 Dietitians  137 81 12 14 14.7% 17.7%
98 Respiratory therapists  120 72 6 10 8.5% 13.9%
99 Occupational therapists  71 43 4 6 9.6% 12.9%
103 Physical therapists  168 95 8 10 8.0% 10.9%
104 Speech therapists  126 68 25 32 37.7% 47.9%
105 Therapists, n.e.c.  110 67 8 10 12.4% 14.7%
106 Physicians' assistants  74 45 5 5 10.7% 11.4%
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,370 733 145 179 19.8% 24.4%
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers  11 4 2 2 37.7% 37.7%
114 Biological science teachers  46 30 2 2 7.3% 8.2%
115 Chemistry teachers  42 25 2 5 9.0% 20.4%
116 Physics teachers  23 10 3 3 28.5% 34.1%
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c.  4 2 1 1 55.8% 55.8%
118 Psychology teachers  37 20 6 6 28.7% 28.7%
119 Economics teachers  38 20 3 5 14.9% 24.5%
123 History teachers  34 16 5 6 31.5% 39.1%
124 Political science teachers  21 10 2 3 21.7% 27.8%
125 Sociology teachers  19 12 1 2 11.6% 14.7%
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c.  6 2 1 1 62.9% 62.9%
127 Engineering teachers  55 26 7 9 25.7% 33.4%
128 Mathematical science teachers  86 47 9 12 19.7% 25.9%
129 Computer science teachers  34 17 4 5 21.6% 30.8%
133 Medical science teachers  16 7 2 3 22.1% 36.8%
134 Health specialties teachers  81 41 10 12 23.8% 29.5%
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers  42 20 5 5 24.0% 26.4%
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers  11 7 1 1 19.0% 19.0%
137 Art, drama, and music teachers  65 32 4 6 11.5% 18.7%
138 Physical education teachers  17 9 2 3 26.4% 32.7%
139 Education teachers  15 9 4 4 44.2% 50.3%
143 English teachers  105 57 12 15 21.7% 27.0%
144 Foreign language teachers  50 31 6 7 19.7% 21.8%
145 Law teachers  17 8 0 0 3.2% 5.9%
146 Social work teachers  2 1 0 0 31.9% 31.9%
147 Theology teachers  22 12 3 3 25.0% 25.0%
148 Trade and industrial teachers  9 5 1 1 14.8% 14.8%
149 Home economics teachers  2 1 0 0 50.2% 50.2%
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.  12 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 448 246 46 54 18.8% 22.1%
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 7,269 4,087 1,875 2,174 45.9% 53.2%
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten  828 476 105 117 22.0% 24.7%
156 Teachers, elementary school  2,942 1,670 899 1,037 53.8% 62.1%
157 Teachers, secondary school  2,128 1,154 658 769 57.0% 66.6%
158 Teachers, special education  492 264 155 179 58.7% 67.7%
159 Teachers, n.e.c.  879 522 59 72 11.3% 13.7%
163 Counselors, Educational and Vocational  436 241 88 105 36.6% 43.6%
164 Librarians  346 183 59 70 32.3% 38.3%
165 Archivists and curators  50 29 4 5 15.0% 16.0%
166 Economists  171 100 5 5 4.6% 5.3%
167 Psychologists  238 129 28 33 22.0% 25.3%
168 Sociologists  3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
169 Social scientists, n.e.c.  42 23 2 4 8.0% 17.3%
173 Urban planners  24 13 0 0 2.5% 2.5%
174 Social workers  1,026 595 150 179 25.3% 30.0%
175 Recreation workers  166 95 5 7 4.9% 7.6%
176 Clergy  577 316 5 7 1.5% 2.2%
177 Religious workers, n.e.c.  106 63 1 1 1.6% 1.6%
178 Lawyers  722 404 16 20 3.9% 4.9%
179 Judges 60 33 2 3 7.3% 8.7%
183 Authors  72 39 4 4 10.7% 10.7%
184 Technical writers  89 51 2 4 4.9% 7.2%
185 Designers  621 374 17 23 4.6% 6.2%
186 Musicians and composers  140 89 15 18 17.4% 20.5%
187 Actors and directors  117 68 11 13 16.6% 19.7%
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers  169 107 7 9 6.1% 8.1%
189 Photographers  122 77 6 8 8.2% 10.2%
193 Dancers  33 20 1 2 3.3% 8.2%
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.  85 54 4 7 7.9% 12.5%
195 Editors and reporters  433 237 24 32 10.2% 13.3%
197 Public relations specialists  256 139 6 11 4.5% 8.0%
198 Announcers  88 50 4 4 7.4% 7.4%
199 Athletes  98 60 4 7 6.3% 11.2%
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 7,094 4,170 512 590 12.3% 14.2%
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians  521 302 27 32 8.8% 10.4%
204 Dental hygienists  134 70 2 2 3.2% 3.2%
205 Health record technologists and technicians  90 52 4 5 8.1% 8.9%
206 Radiologic technicians  249 138 15 17 10.8% 12.6%
207 Licensed practical nurses  772 448 68 75 15.2% 16.8%
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.  801 492 54 57 10.9% 11.6%
213 Electrical and electronic technicians  517 311 48 58 15.5% 18.8%
214 Industrial engineering technicians  8 5 1 2 22.3% 37.2%
215 Mechanical engineering technicians  25 13 3 3 19.4% 19.4%
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.  405 245 26 32 10.7% 12.9%
217 Drafting occupations  417 254 19 22 7.6% 8.6%
218 Surveying and mapping technicians  113 62 4 5 7.2% 7.9%
223 Biological technicians  136 67 1 3 2.0% 4.1%
224 Chemical technicians  141 81 9 10 10.7% 11.9%
225 Science technicians, n.e.c.  159 96 12 13 12.3% 13.9%
226 Airplane pilots and navigators  160 93 48 49 51.4% 52.5%
227 Air traffic controllers  44 26 13 17 49.4% 65.7%
228 Broadcast equipment operators  49 30 7 10 23.2% 32.0%
229 Computer programmers  895 543 24 32 4.4% 5.9%
233 Tool programmers, numerical control  5 3 1 1 26.1% 26.1%
234 Legal assistants  372 215 9 15 4.4% 7.0%
235 Technicians, n.e.c.  1,081 623 117 132 18.7% 21.2%
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 19,061 11,380 569 646 5.0% 5.7%
243 Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations  4,387 2,593 120 147 4.6% 5.7%
253 Insurance sales occupations  671 401 14 21 3.6% 5.3%
254 Real estate sales occupations  635 388 10 10 2.5% 2.7%
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations  430 254 3 3 1.0% 1.0%
256 Advertising and related sales occupations  243 146 6 8 4.3% 5.6%
257 Sales occupations, other business services  661 416 28 32 6.7% 7.6%
258 Sales engineers  42 26 1 1 2.3% 2.3%
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale  2,227 1,320 22 29 1.7% 2.2%
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats  399 239 1 1 0.6% 0.6%
264 Sales workers, apparel  780 470 7 7 1.5% 1.6%
265 Sales workers, shoes  175 111 3 4 2.6% 3.6%
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings  230 136 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances  259 163 3 3 1.7% 1.7%
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies  358 209 1 3 0.6% 1.2%
269 Sales workers, parts  254 147 4 4 2.6% 2.6%
274 Sales workers, other commodities  2,216 1,314 32 39 2.4% 3.0%
275 Sales counter clerks  306 178 11 11 6.2% 6.2%
276 Cashiers  4,206 2,513 289 309 11.5% 12.3%
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers  312 188 0 0 0.2% 0.2%
278 News vendors  148 90 6 7 6.8% 7.7%
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales  95 60 6 6 10.0% 10.0%
284 Auctioneers  1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c.  26 18 0 0 2.6% 2.6%
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 30,901 18,163 2,394 2,833 13.2% 15.6%
303 Supervisors, general office  797 475 52 65 10.9% 13.7%
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators  40 26 1 2 4.3% 7.7%
305 Supervisors, financial records processing  131 82 5 6 5.9% 6.9%
306 Chief communications operators  7 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
307 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks  273 170 24 30 14.2% 17.8%
308 Computer operators  1,057 659 61 75 9.3% 11.4%
309 Peripheral equipment operators  4 1 0 0 26.8% 26.8%
313 Secretaries  6,219 3,562 295 374 8.3% 10.5%
314 Stenographers  78 47 3 4 6.3% 7.6%
315 Typists  871 523 72 84 13.9% 16.2%
316 Interviewers  280 166 19 23 11.7% 13.8%
317 Hotel clerks  209 102 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents  377 226 31 35 13.9% 15.7%
319 Receptionists  1,496 871 32 45 3.7% 5.2%
323 Information clerks, n.e.c.  402 243 21 22 8.7% 8.9%
325 Classified-ad clerks  6 2 1 1 23.9% 23.9%
326 Correspondence clerks  16 8 2 3 30.7% 39.5%
327 Order clerks  369 229 72 82 31.5% 35.7%
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping  109 68 3 8 4.4% 11.9%
329 Library clerks  293 165 17 21 10.6% 13.0%
335 File clerks  482 295 21 27 7.0% 9.0%
336 Records clerks  303 174 23 29 13.4% 16.8%
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks  2,780 1,573 76 93 4.8% 5.9%
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks  303 176 25 28 14.4% 16.0%
339 Billing clerks  311 176 9 12 5.4% 7.1%
343 Cost and rate clerks  111 70 7 8 9.5% 11.1%
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators  128 81 7 7 8.0% 8.0%
345 Duplicating machine operators  64 40 4 5 10.2% 11.7%
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators  16 12 6 6 51.0% 55.8%
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c.  47 24 3 3 10.9% 12.1%
348 Telephone operators  357 216 76 80 35.2% 37.1%
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.  21 13 4 4 32.4% 32.4%
354 Postal clerks, except mail carriers  447 247 173 194 70.1% 78.8%
355 Mail carriers, postal service  567 337 272 287 80.7% 85.0%
356 Mail clerks, except postal service  309 182 21 27 11.7% 15.0%
357 Messengers  232 135 5 9 3.9% 6.4%
359 Dispatchers  360 205 55 62 26.8% 30.1%
363 Production coordinators  324 204 31 36 15.3% 17.5%
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks  875 551 93 101 16.8% 18.3%
365 Stock and inventory clerks  907 554 104 122 18.8% 22.1%
366 Meter readers  89 52 23 24 43.3% 45.9%
368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers  114 68 14 16 20.0% 23.5%
373 Expediters  345 208 16 21 7.6% 9.9%
374 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c.  39 24 4 4 17.8% 17.8%
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators  607 376 9 15 2.5% 4.1%
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance  1,137 682 41 52 6.0% 7.7%
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare  131 79 21 25 27.0% 32.2%
378 Bill and account collectors  251 155 7 10 4.5% 6.4%
379 General office clerks  1,170 681 95 114 13.9% 16.8%
383 Bank tellers  841 479 6 7 1.2% 1.5%
384 Proofreaders  32 19 1 1 3.6% 3.6%
385 Data-entry keyers  985 601 88 106 14.6% 17.6%
386 Statistical clerks  115 63 12 17 19.2% 27.5%
387 Teachers' aides  862 490 143 180 29.1% 36.8%
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.  2,205 1,291 185 218 14.3% 16.9%
  PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 1,458 866 4 6 0.5% 0.7%
403 Launderers and ironers  2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
404 Cooks, private household  22 11 1 1 5.8% 5.8%
405 Housekeepers and butlers  52 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
406 Child care workers, private household  595 338 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
407 Private household cleaners and servants  787 487 4 6 0.7% 1.2%
  PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 3,357 2,086 804 882 38.5% 42.3%
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations  60 37 21 23 58.5% 61.6%
414 Supervisors, police and detectives  138 79 38 44 49.0% 56.1%
415 Supervisors, guards  83 52 3 5 5.8% 8.8%
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations  30 14 3 3 18.7% 23.2%
417 Firefighting occupations  304 184 128 135 69.8% 73.7%
418 Police and detectives, public service  740 461 280 301 60.7% 65.3%
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers  184 110 44 50 39.9% 45.7%
424 Correctional institution officers  448 301 160 175 53.2% 58.0%
425 Crossing guards  69 41 9 10 22.0% 23.4%
426 Guards and police, except public service  1,157 720 114 131 15.8% 18.1%
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c.  144 89 3 6 3.8% 6.8%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 20,895 12,225 1,278 1,452 10.5% 11.9%
433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations  560 333 21 28 6.4% 8.3%
434 Bartenders  515 271 9 10 3.2% 3.6%
435 Waiters and waitresses  2,399 1,409 34 38 2.4% 2.7%
436 Cooks  3,163 1,872 122 145 6.5% 7.7%
438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations  574 332 5 6 1.4% 1.7%
439 Kitchen workers, food preparation  408 241 45 49 18.8% 20.1%
443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants  590 380 34 38 8.9% 9.9%
444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations  1,134 661 68 76 10.3% 11.5%
445 Dental assistants  310 165 4 4 2.2% 2.2%
446 Health aides, except nursing  617 363 66 73 18.2% 20.1%
447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants  2,666 1,550 216 244 13.9% 15.7%
448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers  275 165 24 30 14.3% 17.9%
449 Maids and housemen  1,091 622 81 92 13.1% 14.8%
453 Janitors and cleaners  3,410 2,041 391 435 19.2% 21.3%
454 Elevator operators  14 9 5 5 55.9% 55.9%
455 Pest control occupations  57 37 0 1 0.0% 3.9%
456 Supervisors, personal service occupations  100 55 3 5 6.1% 9.3%
457 Barbers  45 30 2 3 7.0% 10.2%
458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists  679 410 2 4 0.5% 1.0%
459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities  338 163 5 5 3.0% 3.2%
461 Guides  55 34 2 3 6.0% 7.8%
462 Ushers  49 32 1 2 3.1% 4.7%
463 Public transportation attendants  140 90 59 62 66.2% 68.7%
464 Baggage porters and bellhops  75 40 9 9 21.5% 21.5%
465 Welfare service aides  156 89 14 16 16.0% 18.1%
466 Family child care providers  29 15 1 1 5.3% 5.3%
467 Early childhood teacher's assistants  726 414 16 23 3.9% 5.6%
468 Child care workers, n.e.c.  417 230 22 28 9.7% 12.3%
469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c.  303 170 17 19 9.8% 11.4%
  FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 3,032 1,891 94 106 5.0% 5.6%
473 Farmers, except horticulture  13 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
475 Managers, farms, except horticultural  92 47 1 1 1.1% 1.9%
476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms  7 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
477 Supervisors, farm workers  53 39 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
479 Farm workers  1,226 730 18 19 2.4% 2.6%
483 Marine life cultivation workers  2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
484 Nursery workers  52 35 2 3 6.6% 7.8%
485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations  84 55 6 7 10.6% 12.7%
486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm  1,137 758 58 64 7.6% 8.5%
487 Animal caretakers, except farm  139 80 2 2 2.1% 2.2%
488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products  51 43 2 5 5.3% 10.8%
489 Inspectors, agricultural products  4 2 1 1 38.0% 38.0%
494 Supervisors, forestry and logging workers  13 5 0 1 5.5% 9.4%
495 Forestry workers, except logging  34 19 0 0 1.4% 1.4%
496 Timber cutting and logging occupations  84 44 3 3 7.6% 7.6%
497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels  8 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
498 Fishers  32 16 1 1 4.4% 4.4%
499 Hunters and trappers  1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, & REPAIR, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 12,605 7,590 1,769 1,905 23.3% 25.1%
503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers  390 222 16 22 7.0% 10.1%
505 Automobile mechanics  1,101 684 57 65 8.3% 9.5%
506 Automobile mechanic apprentices  3 1 0 0 26.9% 26.9%
507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics  531 305 74 81 24.4% 26.5%
508 Aircraft engine mechanics  205 148 63 70 42.8% 47.4%
509 Small engine repairers  74 44 3 5 7.7% 10.7%
514 Automobile body and related repairers  243 143 8 9 5.7% 6.3%
515 Aircraft mechanics, except engine  24 19 6 8 31.0% 42.9%
516 Heavy equipment mechanics  259 147 54 58 36.8% 39.2%
517 Farm equipment mechanics  58 32 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
518 Industrial machinery repairers  892 539 173 187 32.2% 34.8%
519 Machinery maintenance occupations  45 25 10 10 40.9% 41.4%
523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment  202 126 32 37 25.7% 29.7%
525 Data processing equipment repairers  230 149 9 10 6.3% 6.5%
526 Household appliance and power tool repairers  59 43 7 7 15.5% 16.7%
527 Telephone line installers and repairers  94 66 47 47 70.8% 71.6%
529 Telephone installers and repairers  269 166 109 113 66.0% 68.1%
533 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers  104 64 26 28 41.1% 43.6%
534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics  328 188 41 43 21.8% 22.7%
535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers  36 22 3 3 15.9% 15.9%
536 Locksmiths and safe repairers  25 12 3 3 25.5% 25.5%
538 Office machine repairers  88 61 3 4 4.2% 5.8%
539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers  33 19 9 9 47.5% 50.4%
543 Elevator installers and repairers  24 16 16 16 97.1% 97.1%
544 Millwrights  162 93 60 60 64.0% 64.2%
547 Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.  626 393 86 94 22.0% 23.9%
549 Not specified mechanics and repairers 374 222 53 62 23.7% 27.9%
  CONSTRUCTION TRADES 5,778 3,553 996 1,050 28.0% 29.6%
553 Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters  3 2 2 2 84.0% 84.0%
554 Supervisors, carpenters and related workers  32 18 5 6 27.2% 35.4%
555 Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers  63 38 9 10 24.2% 25.9%
556 Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers  13 9 1 1 8.7% 8.7%
557 Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  23 16 9 9 56.0% 59.0%
558 Supervisors, construction, n.e.c.  593 351 83 90 23.6% 25.6%
563 Brickmasons and stonemasons  212 136 33 35 24.2% 25.6%
564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices  2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
565 Tile setters, hard and soft  48 30 6 6 18.8% 20.5%
566 Carpet installers  95 60 7 9 11.7% 14.5%
567 Carpenters  1,304 824 151 160 18.3% 19.5%
569 Carpenter apprentices  12 8 1 1 15.6% 15.6%
573 Drywall installers  134 82 17 18 20.2% 21.5%
575 Electricians  959 570 243 254 42.6% 44.5%
576 Electrician apprentices  47 22 8 8 36.3% 39.0%
577 Electrical power installers and repairers  184 106 64 65 60.7% 61.7%
579 Painters, construction and maintenance  484 315 58 63 18.4% 19.9%
583 Paperhangers  17 10 2 2 23.9% 23.9%
584 Plasterers  36 26 6 6 21.9% 21.9%
585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  575 349 142 146 40.8% 41.8%
587 Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices  13 8 2 3 26.4% 33.6%
588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers  80 53 12 12 23.4% 23.4%
589 Glaziers  63 37 10 10 27.1% 27.1%
593 Insulation workers  91 58 15 17 25.1% 28.7%
594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators  22 11 3 3 30.3% 30.3%
595 Roofers  215 142 20 21 14.0% 14.5%
596 Sheetmetal duct installers  55 36 15 16 41.9% 43.6%
597 Structural metal workers  81 44 23 24 53.1% 54.5%
598 Drillers, earth  31 15 2 2 13.2% 13.2%
599 Construction trades, n.e.c.  291 174 46 51 26.6% 29.3%
613 Supervisors, extractive occupations  86 43 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
614 Drillers, oil well  39 18 0 0 2.4% 2.4%
615 Explosives workers  18 6 2 2 31.9% 31.9%
616 Mining machine operators  71 31 14 14 44.2% 44.5%
617 Mining occupations, n.e.c.  47 25 10 10 39.0% 39.5%
628 Supervisors, production occupations  2,013 1,200 128 143 10.6% 11.9%
634 Tool and die makers  213 126 47 51 37.2% 40.7%
635 Tool and die maker apprentices  3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
636 Precision assemblers, metal  24 16 7 7 43.6% 43.6%
637 Machinists  685 427 138 146 32.3% 34.2%
639 Machinist apprentices  8 5 0 0 0.0% 5.1%
643 Boilermakers  47 25 11 12 43.5% 47.3%
644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners  34 20 3 4 13.0% 20.3%
645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal  10 5 3 3 56.4% 56.4%
646 Lay-out workers  18 12 7 7 57.0% 57.0%
647 Precious stones and metals workers   59 28 2 2 6.8% 6.8%
649 Engravers, metal  14 7 1 1 19.9% 19.9%
653 Sheet metal workers  152 88 39 42 43.8% 48.0%
654 Sheet metal worker apprentices  2 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
655 Miscellaneous precision metal workers  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
656 Patternmakers and model makers, wood  2 2 0 0 30.5% 30.5%
657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters  61 39 3 3 8.1% 8.1%
658 Furniture and wood finishers  34 19 3 3 13.4% 13.4%
659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
666 Dressmakers  78 45 2 2 3.4% 3.4%
667 Tailors  46 27 5 5 20.1% 20.1%
668 Upholsterers  79 49 4 5 8.3% 9.3%
669 Shoe repairers  20 12 3 3 26.6% 26.6%
674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers  10 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers  19 9 3 3 33.2% 33.2%
676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters  33 21 8 8 36.9% 36.9%
677 Optical goods workers  98 54 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians  65 38 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
679 Bookbinders  64 43 7 7 15.3% 15.3%
683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers  506 324 77 81 23.7% 25.0%
684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.  30 17 3 4 15.9% 22.2%
686 Butchers and meat cutters  492 298 82 85 27.6% 28.6%
687 Bakers  198 121 30 31 24.5% 25.4%
688 Food batchmakers  69 43 8 9 19.7% 21.4%
689 Inspectors, testers, and graders  199 123 41 42 32.9% 34.3%
693 Adjusters and calibrators  14 7 2 2 22.6% 22.6%
694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators  98 57 20 24 35.2% 41.1%
695 Power plant operators  77 41 27 29 66.4% 70.8%
696 Stationary engineers  208 113 42 43 37.5% 38.5%
699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators  81 46 16 16 34.5% 35.3%
  MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS 12,237 7,403 1,936 2,043 26.2% 27.6%
703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators  38 24 9 9 37.8% 37.8%
704 Lathe and turning machine operators  72 43 15 16 34.1% 36.8%
705 Milling and planing machine operators  14 10 4 4 40.3% 46.0%
706 Punching and stamping press machine operators  194 120 49 54 41.1% 45.0%
707 Rolling machine operators  17 10 5 5 52.0% 52.0%
708 Drilling and boring machine operators  43 26 9 9 34.0% 34.0%
709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators  216 126 44 44 34.6% 34.9%
713 Forging machine operators  18 10 7 7 68.4% 68.4%
714 Numerical control machine operators  9 6 1 2 25.3% 40.4%
715 Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators  53 30 9 9 31.7% 31.7%
717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.  32 18 5 6 29.7% 31.2%
719 Molding and casting machine operators  167 101 24 26 24.1% 26.3%
723 Metal plating machine operators  34 19 5 5 24.8% 25.6%
724 Heat treating equipment operators  18 10 6 6 66.5% 66.5%
725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators  31 21 4 4 19.0% 20.6%
726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators  18 7 0 0 3.8% 3.8%
727 Sawing machine operators  119 70 8 9 12.0% 12.3%
728 Shaping and joining machine operators  12 8 0 0 4.1% 4.1%
729 Nailing and tacking machine operators  7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators  53 29 3 3 8.9% 8.9%
734 Printing press operators  490 303 66 70 21.9% 23.0%
735 Photoengravers and lithographers  46 31 8 8 25.2% 26.4%
736 Typesetters and compositors  85 50 5 5 9.3% 9.3%
737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators  67 39 6 8 16.1% 19.9%
738 Winding and twisting machine operators  141 76 8 8 10.2% 10.8%
739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators  75 38 1 1 2.2% 2.2%
743 Textile cutting machine operators  10 6 1 1 15.5% 15.5%
744 Textile sewing machine operators  1,122 674 101 109 15.0% 16.1%
745 Shoe machine operators  34 19 4 4 20.6% 20.6%
747 Pressing machine operators  189 130 21 21 16.0% 16.3%
748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators  295 168 13 15 8.0% 9.2%
749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators  112 56 5 6 9.3% 11.1%
753 Cementing and gluing machine operators  50 31 11 12 36.5% 39.5%
754 Packaging and filling machine operators  568 345 100 103 28.9% 29.9%
755 Extruding and forming machine operators  57 35 8 8 22.2% 22.2%
756 Mixing and blending machine operators  179 102 21 21 20.3% 20.7%
757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators  112 69 24 26 34.9% 36.9%
758 Compressing and compacting machine operators  38 29 8 8 28.2% 28.2%
759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators  289 178 50 51 28.3% 28.7%
763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food  10 4 1 1 25.7% 30.2%
764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators  16 11 6 7 57.9% 69.5%
765 Folding machine operators  33 19 3 4 16.1% 20.4%
766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food  123 71 36 39 50.9% 55.0%
768 Crushing and grinding machine operators  63 36 11 14 29.5% 38.5%
769 Slicing and cutting machine operators  314 189 44 46 23.1% 24.5%
773 Motion picture projectionists  15 11 1 1 13.6% 13.6%
774 Photographic process machine operators  133 82 6 6 7.1% 7.7%
777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.  1,570 947 351 364 37.0% 38.4%
779 Machine operators, not specified 553 342 99 105 28.9% 30.8%
783 Welders and cutters  904 558 174 178 31.2% 31.9%
784 Solderers and brazers  53 33 4 4 12.8% 12.8%
785 Assemblers  1,817 1,100 327 346 29.7% 31.4%
786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations  20 15 3 3 18.5% 18.5%
787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations  40 26 5 5 20.2% 20.2%
789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations  40 22 5 5 24.2% 24.2%
793 Hand engraving and printing occupations  24 16 1 2 3.6% 13.7%
795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations  107 65 4 4 6.3% 6.3%
796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners  959 595 154 170 25.9% 28.6%
797 Production testers  85 50 12 12 24.8% 25.0%
798 Production samplers and weighers  15 9 3 3 32.2% 32.2%
799 Graders and sorters, except agricultural  219 132 16 17 11.9% 12.8%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 7,528 4,496 1,229 1,303 27.3% 29.0%
803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators  130 81 3 4 3.8% 5.1%
804 Truck drivers  4,040 2,440 524 555 21.5% 22.7%
806 Driver-sales workers  269 159 39 39 24.8% 24.8%
808 Bus drivers  782 476 174 194 36.6% 40.8%
809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs  251 154 17 20 10.9% 13.2%
813 Parking lot attendants  66 41 12 13 29.1% 30.4%
814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.  8 3 1 1 34.6% 34.6%
823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters  82 39 35 36 89.4% 91.2%
824 Locomotive operating occupations  82 40 35 35 88.5% 89.0%
825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators  44 20 19 19 93.8% 93.8%
826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.  8 5 5 5 89.1% 89.1%
828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats  39 22 4 4 19.2% 19.2%
829 Sailors and deckhands  21 15 7 7 44.1% 44.1%
833 Marine engineers  6 5 2 2 44.9% 44.9%
834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders  11 8 2 3 27.3% 41.5%
843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators  24 14 2 2 17.0% 17.0%
844 Operating engineers  364 191 69 73 36.1% 38.1%
845 Longshore equipment operators  4 2 2 2 100.0% 100.0%
848 Hoist and winch operators  24 13 3 3 22.2% 22.2%
849 Crane and tower operators  133 76 40 40 51.9% 53.0%
853 Excavating and loading machine operators  175 96 23 25 24.2% 26.0%
855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators  154 86 31 32 35.8% 36.7%
856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators  683 438 155 161 35.4% 36.8%
859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators  128 69 24 26 34.1% 37.3%
  HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS 7,496 4,597 1,031 1,099 22.4% 23.9%
864 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.  16 11 3 3 30.9% 30.9%
865 Helpers, mechanics, and repairers  54 33 5 5 15.0% 15.0%
866 Helpers, construction trades  184 119 13 14 11.1% 11.7%
867 Helpers, surveyor  7 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
868 Helpers, extractive occupations  3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
869 Construction laborers  1,077 662 132 145 20.0% 22.0%
874 Production helpers  83 55 16 16 28.4% 29.6%
875 Garbage collectors  76 44 14 16 31.1% 36.0%
876 Stevedores  31 19 15 15 76.2% 76.2%
877 Stock handlers and baggers  1,575 945 214 226 22.7% 23.9%
878 Machine feeders and offbearers  155 94 32 34 34.6% 36.7%
883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.  1,069 688 205 219 29.8% 31.9%
885 Garage and service station related occupations  356 203 9 9 4.2% 4.2%
887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners  368 234 30 33 12.8% 13.9%
888 Hand packers and packagers  522 318 68 73 21.5% 22.9%
889 Laborers, except construction  1,920 1,166 275 291 23.6% 25.0%
               
     
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