Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 1994
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 20,866 13,119 828 1,073 6.3% 8.2%
3 Legislators 32 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public administration  21 14 1 1 7.5% 7.5%
5 Administrators and officials, public administration  1,036 628 113 154 18.0% 24.5%
6 Administrators, protective services  95 53 13 14 25.5% 26.1%
7 Financial managers  903 588 10 15 1.7% 2.6%
8 Personnel and labor relations managers  162 103 4 6 4.0% 5.7%
9 Purchasing managers  175 118 5 7 4.4% 5.7%
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations  822 534 3 6 0.5% 1.1%
14 Administrators, education and related fields  1,043 632 112 145 17.7% 22.9%
15 Managers, medicine and health  941 574 28 33 4.8% 5.8%
16 Postmasters and mail superintendents 112 55 25 30 46.4% 55.5%
17 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments  1,307 830 20 26 2.4% 3.1%
18 Managers, properties and real estate  500 329 17 20 5.2% 6.0%
19 Funeral directors  48 32 1 1 3.5% 3.5%
21 Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.  821 503 40 50 7.9% 10.0%
22 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.  6,778 4,254 136 178 3.2% 4.2%
23 Accountants and auditors  2,062 1,313 90 120 6.8% 9.2%
24 Underwriters  138 86 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
25 Other financial officers  1,048 668 21 27 3.1% 4.0%
26 Management analysts  192 126 5 9 3.7% 6.7%
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists  619 390 45 51 11.4% 13.1%
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products  28 15 0 0 0.7% 0.7%
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products  319 201 2 3 1.1% 1.3%
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.  354 223 18 25 8.2% 11.3%
34 Business and promotion agents  28 17 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
35 Construction inspectors  101 63 22 24 33.9% 37.8%
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction  353 225 67 80 29.7% 35.8%
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c.  828 527 29 47 5.6% 8.9%
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS, EXC. TEACHERS 16,947 10,465 1,154 1,430 11.0% 13.7%
43 Architects  134 85 2 5 2.9% 6.0%
44 Aerospace engineers  97 75 6 11 8.6% 14.6%
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers  53 33 2 2 5.3% 5.3%
46 Mining engineers  14 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
47 Petroleum engineers  39 26 1 1 3.7% 4.8%
48 Chemical engineers  96 53 1 2 1.6% 2.9%
49 Nuclear engineers  18 9 0 0 2.6% 2.6%
53 Civil engineers  366 209 30 35 14.5% 16.8%
54 Agricultural engineers  5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
55 Electrical and electronic engineers  832 535 26 39 4.9% 7.4%
56 Industrial engineers  371 246 11 17 4.4% 6.7%
57 Mechanical engineers  506 324 17 26 5.3% 7.9%
58 Marine and naval architects  17 10 3 3 26.2% 31.5%
59 Engineers, n.e.c.  374 235 10 12 4.2% 5.2%
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists  32 17 1 1 6.0% 6.0%
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists  1,247 846 24 49 2.8% 5.8%
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts  341 225 18 23 7.9% 10.4%
66 Actuaries  17 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
67 Statisticians  42 27 3 4 11.2% 13.7%
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c.  11 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
69 Physicists and astronomers  46 25 1 2 3.8% 7.1%
73 Chemists, except biochemists  233 143 7 10 5.1% 6.9%
74 Atmospheric and space scientists  21 12 1 2 7.2% 17.6%
75 Geologists and geodesists  89 48 2 2 5.0% 5.0%
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c.  57 34 1 1 4.3% 4.3%
77 Agricultural and food scientists  62 31 3 3 10.5% 10.5%
78 Biological and life scientists  203 124 11 12 8.8% 9.6%
79 Forestry and conservation scientists  72 38 5 8 13.8% 21.7%
83 Medical scientists  99 64 3 3 4.0% 4.9%
84 Physicians  635 386 18 31 4.8% 8.0%
85 Dentists  45 25 2 3 8.0% 11.2%
86 Veterinarians  41 27 2 2 6.2% 8.7%
87 Optometrists  17 11 0 0 4.2% 4.2%
88 Podiatrists  2 1 0 1 0.0% 53.4%
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.  11 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
95 Registered nurses  3,214 1,933 334 389 17.3% 20.1%
96 Pharmacists  254 158 13 17 8.1% 10.6%
97 Dietitians  132 79 9 12 10.8% 15.8%
98 Respiratory therapists  148 97 7 9 7.6% 9.3%
99 Occupational therapists  67 41 3 3 6.7% 6.7%
103 Physical therapists  153 92 6 8 6.2% 8.7%
104 Speech therapists  146 87 38 44 43.2% 50.0%
105 Therapists, n.e.c.  116 75 15 15 20.1% 20.5%
106 Physicians' assistants  86 52 1 5 2.8% 8.8%
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,449 841 143 197 17.0% 23.4%
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers  12 5 1 1 16.3% 16.3%
114 Biological science teachers  60 34 6 9 18.4% 26.1%
115 Chemistry teachers  34 21 2 4 8.4% 20.6%
116 Physics teachers  26 16 2 2 11.3% 12.8%
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c.  3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
118 Psychology teachers  35 17 3 4 19.0% 24.8%
119 Economics teachers  39 23 3 4 13.5% 16.8%
123 History teachers  21 15 2 3 16.0% 21.6%
124 Political science teachers  17 9 2 3 20.2% 33.3%
125 Sociology teachers  13 12 1 1 10.5% 10.5%
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c.  20 15 4 6 25.7% 37.6%
127 Engineering teachers  59 32 6 9 19.2% 28.9%
128 Mathematical science teachers  82 48 5 12 10.5% 24.6%
129 Computer science teachers  34 17 2 3 13.0% 18.8%
133 Medical science teachers  24 14 2 4 12.0% 26.8%
134 Health specialties teachers  68 36 8 11 21.3% 31.5%
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers  44 22 6 6 26.8% 28.9%
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers  9 4 0 1 9.6% 28.4%
137 Art, drama, and music teachers  58 33 8 8 23.3% 24.4%
138 Physical education teachers  11 6 1 2 9.1% 24.1%
139 Education teachers  24 13 4 4 28.4% 32.9%
143 English teachers  107 66 18 19 26.8% 28.6%
144 Foreign language teachers  31 17 1 3 6.4% 18.2%
145 Law teachers  20 13 0 0 0.0% 3.0%
146 Social work teachers  4 2 2 2 79.7% 79.7%
147 Theology teachers  22 13 1 1 8.6% 8.6%
148 Trade and industrial teachers  9 4 1 1 35.0% 35.0%
149 Home economics teachers  3 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.  15 8 1 2 6.7% 20.2%
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 545 322 52 71 16.2% 21.9%
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 6,926 4,135 1,977 2,239 47.8% 54.2%
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten  766 480 111 125 23.2% 26.1%
156 Teachers, elementary school  2,702 1,635 932 1,053 57.0% 64.4%
157 Teachers, secondary school  2,067 1,190 697 791 58.6% 66.5%
158 Teachers, special education  518 301 190 215 63.1% 71.3%
159 Teachers, n.e.c.  873 529 47 56 9.0% 10.5%
163 Counselors, Educational and Vocational  395 233 85 105 36.5% 45.0%
164 Librarians  360 201 44 51 21.7% 25.5%
165 Archivists and curators  38 23 2 3 7.0% 13.4%
166 Economists  154 92 6 8 6.1% 9.1%
167 Psychologists  334 205 38 47 18.7% 23.1%
168 Sociologists  5 3 2 3 66.6% 100.0%
169 Social scientists, n.e.c.  41 26 3 3 11.3% 11.3%
173 Urban planners  25 19 4 4 21.9% 21.9%
174 Social workers  1,058 633 171 191 26.9% 30.2%
175 Recreation workers  177 111 5 6 4.5% 5.4%
176 Clergy  593 372 9 12 2.5% 3.1%
177 Religious workers, n.e.c.  108 70 0 2 0.0% 2.6%
178 Lawyers  771 473 27 36 5.6% 7.6%
179 Judges 59 38 3 4 7.3% 12.0%
183 Authors  70 39 4 5 10.0% 13.2%
184 Technical writers  103 71 3 3 3.7% 4.5%
185 Designers  650 411 21 22 5.1% 5.4%
186 Musicians and composers  133 85 12 13 14.7% 15.9%
187 Actors and directors  98 61 13 13 20.7% 20.7%
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers  159 92 8 10 8.4% 11.0%
189 Photographers  124 83 4 6 4.9% 6.7%
193 Dancers  30 20 1 1 5.9% 5.9%
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.  94 59 6 7 10.7% 12.4%
195 Editors and reporters  395 233 25 31 10.9% 13.2%
197 Public relations specialists  236 138 7 11 5.1% 8.2%
198 Announcers  77 42 7 7 16.4% 16.4%
199 Athletes  99 60 8 11 13.0% 19.0%
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 6,086 3,766 428 505 11.4% 13.4%
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians  547 333 31 39 9.2% 11.7%
204 Dental hygienists  154 92 2 3 1.9% 3.1%
205 Health record technologists and technicians  57 32 4 4 11.9% 13.8%
206 Radiologic technicians  249 154 13 16 8.3% 10.3%
207 Licensed practical nurses  657 390 53 64 13.7% 16.5%
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.  879 563 57 68 10.2% 12.1%
213 Electrical and electronic technicians  492 306 57 68 18.6% 22.3%
214 Industrial engineering technicians  7 5 3 3 52.2% 52.2%
215 Mechanical engineering technicians  26 17 3 3 16.3% 16.3%
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.  436 265 31 39 11.6% 14.5%
217 Drafting occupations  349 221 16 18 7.1% 8.3%
218 Surveying and mapping technicians  103 60 9 10 14.9% 17.2%
223 Biological technicians  135 83 6 6 7.3% 7.7%
224 Chemical technicians  126 78 12 12 15.2% 15.2%
225 Science technicians, n.e.c.  165 100 15 16 14.6% 15.7%
226 Airplane pilots and navigators  159 105 55 56 52.5% 53.5%
227 Air traffic controllers  44 24 15 18 61.2% 75.5%
228 Broadcast equipment operators  42 24 6 6 23.7% 23.7%
229 Computer programmers  827 530 21 31 3.9% 5.8%
233 Tool programmers, numerical control  8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
234 Legal assistants  432 260 10 12 3.9% 4.6%
235 Technicians, n.e.c.  192 118 12 14 10.0% 11.6%
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 18,858 11,982 584 661 4.9% 5.5%
243 Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations  4,787 3,001 140 156 4.7% 5.2%
253 Insurance sales occupations  622 408 18 25 4.4% 6.0%
254 Real estate sales occupations  599 387 10 14 2.5% 3.7%
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations  482 313 3 4 1.0% 1.3%
256 Advertising and related sales occupations  219 133 8 9 5.7% 7.1%
257 Sales occupations, other business services  686 450 21 25 4.7% 5.7%
258 Sales engineers  41 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale  1,950 1,247 26 30 2.1% 2.4%
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats  382 248 1 1 0.6% 0.6%
264 Sales workers, apparel  627 407 13 14 3.3% 3.5%
265 Sales workers, shoes  167 111 3 4 2.6% 3.5%
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings  225 136 1 3 1.1% 2.1%
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances  298 211 1 1 0.3% 0.3%
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies  396 243 3 5 1.4% 2.3%
269 Sales workers, parts  254 158 4 5 2.4% 3.4%
274 Sales workers, other commodities  2,005 1,250 38 41 3.0% 3.3%
275 Sales counter clerks  303 199 4 6 2.2% 3.0%
276 Cashiers  4,271 2,716 280 305 10.3% 11.2%
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers  285 177 5 7 2.9% 3.8%
278 News vendors  155 91 2 2 2.2% 2.7%
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales  80 56 2 2 3.0% 3.0%
284 Auctioneers  4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c.  20 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 28,433 17,755 2,453 2,874 13.8% 16.2%
303 Supervisors, general office  734 461 61 76 13.2% 16.4%
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators  40 26 1 2 3.5% 7.7%
305 Supervisors, financial records processing  166 97 3 5 3.4% 5.6%
306 Chief communications operators  5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
307 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks  255 166 33 39 19.7% 23.6%
308 Computer operators  861 545 56 68 10.3% 12.5%
309 Peripheral equipment operators  7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
313 Secretaries  5,340 3,201 272 327 8.5% 10.2%
314 Stenographers  121 75 9 9 11.9% 12.3%
315 Typists  1,007 623 86 100 13.8% 16.0%
316 Interviewers  233 156 8 9 5.4% 5.9%
317 Hotel clerks  189 115 5 5 4.0% 4.0%
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents  364 227 32 34 14.0% 15.1%
319 Receptionists  1,425 918 44 55 4.8% 6.0%
323 Information clerks, n.e.c.  410 268 21 26 7.8% 9.9%
325 Classified-ad clerks  4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
326 Correspondence clerks  21 12 1 1 5.7% 9.8%
327 Order clerks  308 203 62 70 30.6% 34.7%
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping  105 72 10 15 14.2% 20.2%
329 Library clerks  245 147 20 27 13.4% 18.3%
335 File clerks  413 272 21 26 7.6% 9.6%
336 Records clerks  278 177 23 31 12.9% 17.3%
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks  2,383 1,414 73 89 5.1% 6.3%
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks  244 153 20 24 13.2% 15.6%
339 Billing clerks  260 167 15 17 9.0% 10.3%
343 Cost and rate clerks  77 50 7 8 13.9% 15.6%
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators  114 67 5 6 7.3% 8.9%
345 Duplicating machine operators  40 28 1 1 5.2% 5.2%
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators  13 7 2 2 24.5% 24.5%
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c.  46 28 3 3 12.3% 12.3%
348 Telephone operators  270 163 53 55 32.8% 33.8%
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.  17 14 1 1 10.0% 10.0%
354 Postal clerks, except mail carriers  496 304 234 260 77.1% 85.6%
355 Mail carriers, postal service  563 360 294 311 81.8% 86.4%
356 Mail clerks, except postal service  275 166 23 26 14.1% 15.9%
357 Messengers  215 138 6 6 4.3% 4.3%
359 Dispatchers  344 222 37 45 16.7% 20.2%
363 Production coordinators  292 193 25 29 13.2% 15.1%
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks  870 571 100 108 17.5% 18.8%
365 Stock and inventory clerks  688 443 73 85 16.5% 19.3%
366 Meter readers  84 53 24 24 45.2% 46.1%
368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers  102 65 13 16 19.8% 24.4%
373 Expediters  294 177 23 27 13.1% 15.1%
374 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c.  33 21 4 5 18.6% 23.1%
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators  538 345 14 19 4.2% 5.6%
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance  1,219 790 43 54 5.4% 6.8%
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare  173 108 36 41 32.9% 38.2%
378 Bill and account collectors  246 156 10 11 6.2% 6.8%
379 General office clerks  1,049 672 86 102 12.8% 15.1%
383 Bank tellers  676 424 5 13 1.1% 3.0%
384 Proofreaders  35 23 2 2 7.0% 8.5%
385 Data-entry keyers  978 633 64 80 10.1% 12.6%
386 Statistical clerks  108 75 11 14 14.4% 18.0%
387 Teachers' aides  944 575 183 222 31.8% 38.6%
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.  2,216 1,378 195 244 14.1% 17.7%
  PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 1,228 797 6 9 0.8% 1.1%
403 Launderers and ironers  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
404 Cooks, private household  14 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
405 Housekeepers and butlers  24 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
406 Child care workers, private household  424 272 3 4 1.0% 1.6%
407 Private household cleaners and servants  765 499 3 4 0.6% 0.9%
  PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 3,370 2,233 925 984 41.4% 44.1%
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations  76 51 34 37 67.1% 73.7%
414 Supervisors, police and detectives  158 107 61 64 56.8% 60.1%
415 Supervisors, guards  86 62 3 3 4.9% 4.9%
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations  35 18 8 8 46.6% 46.6%
417 Firefighting occupations  309 199 152 155 76.4% 78.0%
418 Police and detectives, public service  825 530 355 369 67.0% 69.7%
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers  195 128 49 54 38.5% 42.2%
424 Correctional institution officers  428 304 159 171 52.4% 56.3%
425 Crossing guards  67 40 10 10 24.2% 25.2%
426 Guards and police, except public service  1,039 694 85 100 12.2% 14.4%
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c.  152 101 10 13 10.0% 12.6%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 20,242 12,565 1,291 1,447 10.3% 11.5%
433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations  585 372 23 28 6.2% 7.5%
434 Bartenders  518 293 9 9 3.0% 3.1%
435 Waiters and waitresses  2,290 1,421 35 41 2.4% 2.9%
436 Cooks  3,083 1,966 110 126 5.6% 6.4%
438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations  554 341 6 7 1.9% 2.0%
439 Kitchen workers, food preparation  419 260 38 40 14.7% 15.4%
443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants  646 431 38 44 8.8% 10.2%
444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations  1,059 655 71 81 10.8% 12.4%
445 Dental assistants  302 184 2 3 1.3% 1.5%
446 Health aides, except nursing  556 341 57 64 16.7% 18.8%
447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants  2,657 1,614 232 257 14.4% 16.0%
448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers  253 157 23 27 14.4% 17.1%
449 Maids and housemen  1,057 635 80 85 12.6% 13.4%
453 Janitors and cleaners  3,052 1,922 361 407 18.8% 21.2%
454 Elevator operators  16 10 4 4 40.4% 40.4%
455 Pest control occupations  61 45 5 5 12.1% 12.1%
456 Supervisors, personal service occupations  105 58 5 5 8.6% 8.6%
457 Barbers  64 49 2 2 4.6% 4.6%
458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists  692 437 6 6 1.4% 1.5%
459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities  347 196 15 15 7.8% 7.8%
461 Guides  62 35 2 2 4.9% 4.9%
462 Ushers  46 32 3 3 9.3% 9.3%
463 Public transportation attendants  165 112 80 82 71.2% 73.1%
464 Baggage porters and bellhops  56 36 11 11 29.7% 29.7%
465 Welfare service aides  151 82 10 12 11.8% 14.6%
466 Family child care providers  38 22 1 1 2.2% 2.2%
467 Early childhood teacher's assistants  739 425 11 15 2.5% 3.6%
468 Child care workers, n.e.c.  390 244 37 42 15.1% 17.1%
469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c.  279 187 16 22 8.4% 11.6%
  FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 2,694 1,821 103 122 5.7% 6.7%
473 Farmers, except horticulture  18 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
474 Horticultural specialty farmers  2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
475 Managers, farms, except horticultural  78 43 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms  3 2 0 0 7.2% 7.2%
477 Supervisors, farm workers  56 41 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
479 Farm workers  999 668 10 10 1.5% 1.5%
483 Marine life cultivation workers  5 2 1 1 23.9% 23.9%
484 Nursery workers  40 27 0 0 0.5% 0.5%
485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations  116 77 6 9 7.4% 11.5%
486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm  991 691 63 71 9.1% 10.3%
487 Animal caretakers, except farm  128 85 3 3 3.9% 3.9%
488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products  69 61 12 14 19.2% 23.4%
489 Inspectors, agricultural products  4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
494 Supervisors, forestry and logging workers  17 9 0 0 5.6% 5.6%
495 Forestry workers, except logging  39 27 2 4 7.8% 14.4%
496 Timber cutting and logging occupations  96 56 3 5 5.8% 9.1%
497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels  5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
498 Fishers  27 13 0 0 1.4% 1.4%
499 Hunters and trappers  1 1 0 1 0.0% 100.0%
  PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, & REPAIR, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 11,892 7,666 1,723 1,866 22.5% 24.3%
503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers  368 228 23 28 9.9% 12.2%
505 Automobile mechanics  1,040 673 73 78 10.9% 11.6%
506 Automobile mechanic apprentices  6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics  475 297 82 88 27.5% 29.6%
508 Aircraft engine mechanics  179 126 61 67 48.3% 52.8%
509 Small engine repairers  51 35 1 2 3.7% 5.2%
514 Automobile body and related repairers  188 128 13 14 10.1% 10.7%
515 Aircraft mechanics, except engine  14 12 7 10 55.2% 81.4%
516 Heavy equipment mechanics  254 151 52 53 34.3% 35.2%
517 Farm equipment mechanics  52 27 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
518 Industrial machinery repairers  850 546 162 166 29.6% 30.4%
519 Machinery maintenance occupations  33 20 11 12 56.2% 58.7%
523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment  208 140 31 36 22.3% 25.9%
525 Data processing equipment repairers  226 159 15 15 9.3% 9.3%
526 Household appliance and power tool repairers  54 35 4 5 10.7% 13.1%
527 Telephone line installers and repairers  73 45 37 39 83.2% 86.6%
529 Telephone installers and repairers  271 178 108 118 60.8% 66.5%
533 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers  96 59 21 23 36.1% 38.3%
534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics  365 240 45 53 18.9% 22.0%
535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers  29 19 3 3 17.6% 17.6%
536 Locksmiths and safe repairers  28 19 5 7 26.4% 36.9%
538 Office machine repairers  83 60 5 5 8.9% 8.9%
539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers  21 15 6 6 42.4% 42.4%
543 Elevator installers and repairers  34 23 21 21 90.6% 90.6%
544 Millwrights  127 75 50 50 66.9% 66.9%
547 Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.  669 426 98 109 22.9% 25.6%
549 Not specified mechanics and repairers 285 180 41 45 22.9% 24.9%
  CONSTRUCTION TRADES 5,659 3,691 993 1,044 26.9% 28.3%
553 Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters  5 4 1 1 33.4% 33.4%
554 Supervisors, carpenters and related workers  21 13 5 6 37.8% 46.4%
555 Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers  67 43 14 14 33.3% 33.3%
556 Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers  8 5 1 1 20.7% 20.7%
557 Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  24 14 6 6 46.6% 46.6%
558 Supervisors, construction, n.e.c.  609 391 85 88 21.7% 22.6%
563 Brickmasons and stonemasons  221 140 36 36 25.4% 25.8%
564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices  5 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
565 Tile setters, hard and soft  49 33 9 9 27.0% 27.0%
566 Carpet installers  92 65 7 7 10.3% 10.3%
567 Carpenters  1,365 878 161 172 18.4% 19.6%
569 Carpenter apprentices  8 5 0 0 8.3% 8.3%
573 Drywall installers  143 103 23 25 21.9% 24.2%
575 Electricians  838 545 230 242 42.2% 44.4%
576 Electrician apprentices  52 29 12 12 41.6% 41.6%
577 Electrical power installers and repairers  179 109 71 74 65.2% 67.3%
579 Painters, construction and maintenance  507 345 49 51 14.2% 14.7%
583 Paperhangers  7 4 1 1 25.9% 25.9%
584 Plasterers  47 40 6 6 14.4% 15.1%
585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  596 400 143 150 35.7% 37.5%
587 Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices  15 9 2 2 21.6% 28.9%
588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers  99 58 10 11 17.0% 18.9%
589 Glaziers  41 26 3 3 10.8% 10.8%
593 Insulation workers  81 61 16 18 27.2% 30.0%
594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators  13 7 1 1 11.3% 14.7%
595 Roofers  175 119 19 21 15.7% 17.3%
596 Sheetmetal duct installers  48 28 11 11 38.0% 39.6%
597 Structural metal workers  73 50 31 31 61.3% 61.3%
598 Drillers, earth  30 18 2 2 10.9% 11.3%
599 Construction trades, n.e.c.  241 143 39 41 27.0% 28.6%
613 Supervisors, extractive occupations  77 39 2 3 5.6% 8.5%
614 Drillers, oil well  41 23 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
615 Explosives workers  12 9 0 1 2.9% 13.9%
616 Mining machine operators  74 38 19 20 50.8% 54.1%
617 Mining occupations, n.e.c.  52 28 5 5 16.7% 16.7%
628 Supervisors, production occupations  1,864 1,207 125 147 10.4% 12.2%
634 Tool and die makers  226 135 47 50 34.9% 36.9%
635 Tool and die maker apprentices  5 3 1 1 43.5% 43.5%
636 Precision assemblers, metal  29 19 5 5 28.4% 28.4%
637 Machinists  695 470 125 133 26.5% 28.3%
639 Machinist apprentices  5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
643 Boilermakers  38 25 17 17 67.3% 69.2%
644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners  19 9 3 3 32.7% 32.7%
645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal  13 7 3 3 40.7% 40.7%
646 Lay-out workers  9 6 2 3 36.6% 51.2%
647 Precious stones and metals workers   67 36 1 1 3.2% 3.2%
649 Engravers, metal  13 8 0 0 5.9% 5.9%
653 Sheet metal workers  180 121 47 53 38.9% 44.1%
655 Miscellaneous precision metal workers  1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
656 Patternmakers and model makers, wood  5 3 1 1 33.7% 33.7%
657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters  79 51 6 6 11.0% 11.0%
658 Furniture and wood finishers  42 26 3 3 9.9% 9.9%
659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers  2 1 0 0 45.1% 45.1%
666 Dressmakers  62 35 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
667 Tailors  48 30 6 6 20.6% 20.6%
668 Upholsterers  62 38 4 4 9.3% 9.3%
669 Shoe repairers  11 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers  18 12 0 0 0.0% 3.8%
675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers  20 14 4 4 27.9% 27.9%
676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters  13 8 2 2 30.1% 30.1%
677 Optical goods workers  95 66 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians  66 43 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
679 Bookbinders  37 26 2 3 8.1% 12.1%
683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers  512 343 49 57 14.4% 16.6%
684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.  23 17 4 4 21.4% 21.4%
686 Butchers and meat cutters  393 252 67 70 26.5% 27.7%
687 Bakers  190 125 23 25 18.8% 19.8%
688 Food batchmakers  80 55 11 11 19.6% 20.8%
689 Inspectors, testers, and graders  182 122 40 40 33.1% 33.1%
693 Adjusters and calibrators  11 8 1 2 9.3% 23.8%
694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators  104 69 25 27 35.8% 38.9%
695 Power plant operators  76 40 18 21 46.3% 51.6%
696 Stationary engineers  200 128 60 61 46.6% 47.7%
699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators  62 35 12 12 34.7% 35.7%
  MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS 11,608 7,517 1,831 1,950 24.4% 25.9%
703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators  32 20 7 8 36.1% 38.9%
704 Lathe and turning machine operators  79 47 14 15 29.3% 32.1%
705 Milling and planing machine operators  10 8 1 2 7.4% 23.0%
706 Punching and stamping press machine operators  194 128 42 44 32.4% 34.4%
707 Rolling machine operators  21 17 10 10 58.9% 61.2%
708 Drilling and boring machine operators  26 17 6 6 35.6% 35.6%
709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators  202 134 48 50 35.9% 37.4%
713 Forging machine operators  29 17 7 9 43.8% 53.4%
714 Numerical control machine operators  17 10 2 2 23.0% 23.0%
715 Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators  57 36 13 13 35.2% 35.2%
717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.  26 22 6 6 26.9% 28.9%
719 Molding and casting machine operators  152 97 21 22 21.8% 22.4%
723 Metal plating machine operators  42 27 5 5 18.7% 18.7%
724 Heat treating equipment operators  24 19 6 6 29.8% 34.0%
725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators  27 19 4 4 22.7% 22.7%
726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators  14 6 2 2 28.9% 28.9%
727 Sawing machine operators  149 91 5 6 6.0% 6.4%
728 Shaping and joining machine operators  6 5 0 1 0.0% 22.0%
729 Nailing and tacking machine operators  4 3 1 1 40.4% 40.4%
733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators  38 23 2 2 6.6% 8.2%
734 Printing press operators  437 292 55 61 18.7% 20.7%
735 Photoengravers and lithographers  56 39 4 5 10.2% 12.6%
736 Typesetters and compositors  55 40 3 4 7.2% 10.4%
737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators  59 39 6 6 16.1% 16.1%
738 Winding and twisting machine operators  97 59 8 8 13.3% 13.3%
739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators  69 44 6 6 13.8% 13.8%
743 Textile cutting machine operators  8 4 0 1 0.0% 14.8%
744 Textile sewing machine operators  939 587 86 93 14.6% 15.9%
745 Shoe machine operators  43 22 4 4 18.7% 18.7%
747 Pressing machine operators  190 117 18 19 15.1% 16.2%
748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators  295 183 33 35 18.2% 19.4%
749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators  89 54 3 3 5.7% 6.4%
753 Cementing and gluing machine operators  47 28 6 6 21.2% 21.2%
754 Packaging and filling machine operators  585 385 95 100 24.6% 26.1%
755 Extruding and forming machine operators  58 33 6 7 18.4% 22.1%
756 Mixing and blending machine operators  190 125 32 34 25.7% 27.4%
757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators  98 66 33 36 49.4% 54.3%
758 Compressing and compacting machine operators  44 27 7 8 26.6% 29.5%
759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators  274 184 33 37 17.8% 20.3%
763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food  9 5 1 1 15.5% 15.5%
764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators  15 9 2 3 19.1% 28.3%
765 Folding machine operators  35 28 5 5 18.0% 18.0%
766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food  112 73 29 31 39.1% 41.9%
768 Crushing and grinding machine operators  70 44 7 9 15.4% 19.3%
769 Slicing and cutting machine operators  302 193 49 50 25.4% 25.7%
773 Motion picture projectionists  8 5 1 1 16.6% 16.6%
774 Photographic process machine operators  124 82 11 12 13.3% 14.3%
777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.  1,564 1,030 314 333 30.5% 32.3%
779 Machine operators, not specified 532 341 106 110 31.0% 32.2%
783 Welders and cutters  811 535 159 165 29.8% 30.8%
784 Solderers and brazers  48 32 5 6 16.7% 17.8%
785 Assemblers  1,839 1,195 326 343 27.3% 28.7%
786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations  15 10 4 4 41.1% 42.1%
787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations  23 14 4 4 26.3% 26.3%
789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations  33 23 5 5 23.1% 23.1%
793 Hand engraving and printing occupations  26 17 2 3 10.4% 17.2%
795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations  94 60 6 6 9.5% 10.5%
796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners  815 518 118 128 22.8% 24.6%
797 Production testers  83 57 14 15 24.6% 26.8%
798 Production samplers and weighers  13 9 1 1 15.9% 15.9%
799 Graders and sorters, except agricultural  255 161 25 28 15.4% 17.2%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 7,286 4,740 1,228 1,302 25.9% 27.5%
803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators  135 95 8 13 8.3% 13.7%
804 Truck drivers  3,889 2,555 520 547 20.4% 21.4%
806 Driver-sales workers  247 155 41 43 26.3% 27.7%
808 Bus drivers  788 524 202 221 38.6% 42.3%
809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs  287 180 15 15 8.1% 8.6%
813 Parking lot attendants  66 47 6 6 12.9% 12.9%
814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.  4 3 2 2 49.1% 49.1%
823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters  76 39 35 36 89.6% 91.2%
824 Locomotive operating occupations  79 45 38 38 85.4% 85.4%
825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators  35 21 19 19 86.8% 90.2%
826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.  5 3 3 3 83.1% 83.1%
828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats  39 27 3 3 11.9% 12.3%
829 Sailors and deckhands  42 27 10 10 38.6% 38.6%
833 Marine engineers  8 6 3 3 50.0% 50.0%
834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders  11 6 3 4 48.6% 56.2%
843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators  24 15 2 3 13.7% 19.5%
844 Operating engineers  370 212 67 72 31.8% 33.9%
845 Longshore equipment operators  6 5 5 5 88.4% 88.4%
848 Hoist and winch operators  26 16 2 2 11.4% 11.4%
849 Crane and tower operators  93 64 36 37 56.0% 57.4%
853 Excavating and loading machine operators  133 80 17 19 21.4% 23.6%
855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators  131 75 15 16 20.3% 20.8%
856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators  676 466 152 160 32.7% 34.3%
859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators  116 73 24 26 33.4% 35.8%
  HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS 7,260 4,896 1,073 1,141 21.9% 23.3%
864 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.  17 11 3 3 23.3% 23.3%
865 Helpers, mechanics, and repairers  44 33 3 3 8.5% 8.5%
866 Helpers, construction trades  153 107 7 8 6.8% 7.8%
867 Helpers, surveyor  9 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
868 Helpers, extractive occupations  4 2 1 1 42.6% 42.6%
869 Construction laborers  1,069 723 148 157 20.5% 21.8%
874 Production helpers  99 72 20 20 27.4% 28.3%
875 Garbage collectors  73 48 22 22 45.8% 46.9%
876 Stevedores  22 13 12 12 94.1% 94.1%
877 Stock handlers and baggers  1,702 1,139 238 252 20.9% 22.1%
878 Machine feeders and offbearers  136 88 23 24 26.0% 27.9%
883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.  1,054 739 230 247 31.1% 33.4%
885 Garage and service station related occupations  274 168 4 5 2.6% 3.2%
887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners  362 254 36 37 14.2% 14.5%
888 Hand packers and packagers  440 288 50 58 17.4% 20.2%
889 Laborers, except construction  1,802 1,208 276 290 22.9% 24.0%
               
     
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