Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 1996
COC	Occupation	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS	19,718	14,263	785	1,005	5.5%	7.0%
4	Chief executives and general administrators, public administration	20	13	1	1	8.7%	8.7%
5	Administrators and officials, public administration	968	630	108	148	17.1%	23.5%
6	Administrators, protective services	88	55	14	16	26.4%	29.1%
7	Financial managers	829	586	4	5	0.6%	0.9%
8	Personnel and labor relations managers	165	121	4	5	3.5%	3.8%
9	Purchasing managers	169	128	6	7	4.8%	5.1%
13	Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations	799	604	8	13	1.3%	2.1%
14	Administrators, education and related fields	897	622	101	135	16.2%	21.7%
15	Managers, medicine and health	944	668	22	26	3.3%	3.9%
17	Managers, food serving and lodging establishments	1,372	1,012	20	31	2.0%	3.1%
18	Managers, properties and real estate	495	367	17	20	4.7%	5.6%
19	Funeral directors	53	37	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
21	Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.	806	561	40	44	7.2%	7.9%
22	Managers and administrators, n.e.c.	6,747	4,950	175	214	3.5%	4.3%
23	Accountants and auditors	1,824	1,359	79	96	5.8%	7.1%
24	Underwriters	127	102	1	3	1.2%	2.5%
25	Other financial officers	946	657	17	31	2.6%	4.7%
26	Management analysts	240	171	4	9	2.5%	5.4%
27	Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists	552	399	39	44	9.7%	11.1%
28	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	14	8	1	1	9.5%	9.5%
29	Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products	274	190	4	6	2.2%	2.9%
33	Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.	335	242	13	18	5.3%	7.5%
34	Business and promotion agents	27	22	0	1	0.0%	3.3%
35	Construction inspectors	83	65	16	21	24.4%	32.8%
36	Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction	326	243	70	85	28.8%	35.0%
37	Management related occupations, n.e.c.	618	451	21	26	4.7%	5.8%
	PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS, EXC. TEACHERS	15,442	11,266	1,145	1,384	10.2%	12.3%
43	Architects	143	97	6	7	6.3%	7.2%
44	Aerospace engineers	89	76	7	11	9.1%	13.8%
45	Metallurgical and materials engineers	35	27	2	3	7.7%	10.5%
46	Mining engineers	15	6	0	1	0.0%	13.5%
47	Petroleum engineers	28	19	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
48	Chemical engineers	120	93	1	4	0.9%	3.8%
49	Nuclear engineers	18	13	1	2	5.6%	14.2%
53	Civil engineers	313	227	28	32	12.2%	14.2%
54	Agricultural engineers	3	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
55	Electrical and electronic engineers	744	578	23	30	4.0%	5.1%
56	Industrial engineers	325	250	17	24	6.8%	9.6%
57	Mechanical engineers	440	342	14	17	4.0%	5.0%
58	Marine and naval architects	15	13	1	1	11.8%	11.8%
59	Engineers, n.e.c.	308	240	13	14	5.2%	5.8%
63	Surveyors and mapping scientists	35	22	4	4	16.3%	16.3%
64	Computer systems analysts and scientists	1,254	1,000	37	58	3.7%	5.8%
65	Operations and systems researchers and analysts	251	199	15	16	7.6%	8.0%
66	Actuaries	20	13	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
67	Statisticians	31	20	2	4	8.4%	19.0%
68	Mathematical scientists, n.e.c.	2	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
69	Physicists and astronomers	33	25	0	0	0.0%	1.3%
73	Chemists, except biochemists	193	142	13	15	9.3%	10.5%
74	Atmospheric and space scientists	15	9	3	3	35.9%	38.3%
75	Geologists and geodesists	57	36	4	5	10.0%	13.4%
76	Physical scientists, n.e.c.	62	48	1	1	2.4%	2.6%
77	Agricultural and food scientists	57	33	5	5	15.5%	15.9%
78	Biological and life scientists	157	111	7	11	6.7%	10.2%
79	Forestry and conservation scientists	48	24	4	4	16.1%	17.1%
83	Medical scientists	90	66	4	6	6.0%	9.2%
84	Physicians	616	457	27	41	5.8%	8.9%
85	Dentists	34	25	1	1	5.3%	5.3%
86	Veterinarians	42	28	0	0	0.0%	1.3%
87	Optometrists	21	17	1	1	4.1%	6.0%
88	Podiatrists	3	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
89	Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.	16	10	0	0	1.5%	1.5%
95	Registered nurses	2,841	1,967	305	352	15.5%	17.9%
96	Pharmacists	229	166	11	11	6.4%	6.4%
97	Dietitians	131	97	14	17	14.0%	17.4%
98	Respiratory therapists	130	96	11	12	11.7%	13.0%
99	Occupational therapists	77	60	5	5	8.1%	8.1%
103	Physical therapists	144	105	5	7	4.4%	6.5%
104	Speech therapists	142	90	33	37	37.3%	41.6%
105	Therapists, n.e.c.	125	85	11	16	12.9%	18.1%
106	Physicians' assistants	87	66	7	9	10.4%	14.2%
	TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY	1,262	883	155	195	17.5%	22.1%
113	Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers	7	3	1	1	22.5%	48.1%
114	Biological science teachers	41	32	4	5	13.2%	15.2%
115	Chemistry teachers	23	14	1	3	10.4%	21.1%
116	Physics teachers	15	10	3	3	33.1%	33.1%
117	Natural science teachers, n.e.c.	5	4	1	1	34.5%	34.5%
118	Psychology teachers	34	22	1	3	5.6%	12.8%
119	Economics teachers	26	20	5	8	27.1%	41.8%
123	History teachers	29	20	7	9	33.3%	45.9%
124	Political science teachers	13	10	1	1	7.5%	12.1%
125	Sociology teachers	16	11	5	7	50.3%	66.5%
126	Social science teachers, n.e.c.	5	2	1	1	29.1%	52.4%
127	Engineering teachers	46	31	7	10	23.7%	31.0%
128	Mathematical science teachers	75	55	9	11	16.3%	19.1%
129	Computer science teachers	29	21	5	6	22.3%	29.3%
133	Medical science teachers	31	24	5	5	19.3%	19.3%
134	Health specialties teachers	74	48	7	9	13.9%	19.3%
135	Business, commerce, and marketing teachers	44	26	6	7	23.9%	25.4%
136	Agriculture and forestry teachers	4	2	1	1	42.8%	42.8%
137	Art, drama, and music teachers	56	37	7	10	19.9%	26.9%
138	Physical education teachers	11	9	0	0	1.3%	1.3%
139	Education teachers	20	15	2	2	15.3%	15.3%
143	English teachers	83	59	9	9	14.5%	14.5%
144	Foreign language teachers	34	22	7	7	34.3%	34.3%
145	Law teachers	10	7	0	0	2.0%	2.0%
146	Social work teachers	6	3	1	1	41.8%	41.8%
147	Theology teachers	22	15	3	4	21.0%	26.8%
148	Trade and industrial teachers	9	7	1	2	14.5%	30.1%
153	Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.	12	8	2	2	23.6%	23.6%
154	Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified	482	346	51	66	14.8%	19.0%
	TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY	6,411	4,531	2,110	2,393	46.6%	52.8%
155	Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten	679	515	100	121	19.4%	23.4%
156	Teachers, elementary school	2,604	1,853	1,029	1,170	55.6%	63.2%
157	Teachers, secondary school	1,785	1,233	712	799	57.8%	64.8%
158	Teachers, special education	502	334	210	236	63.0%	70.8%
159	Teachers, n.e.c.	841	595	58	67	9.7%	11.3%
163	Counselors, Educational and Vocational	381	261	84	102	32.4%	39.2%
164	Librarians	269	184	59	65	32.2%	35.2%
165	Archivists and curators	33	21	1	2	3.9%	11.1%
166	Economists	189	134	4	6	2.9%	4.3%
167	Psychologists	232	166	26	27	15.4%	16.3%
168	Sociologists	5	4	1	1	32.5%	32.5%
169	Social scientists, n.e.c.	38	22	3	3	11.8%	14.9%
173	Urban planners	15	12	1	1	11.3%	11.3%
174	Social workers	993	733	177	209	24.2%	28.6%
175	Recreation workers	154	111	5	8	4.9%	7.2%
176	Clergy	499	359	2	3	0.7%	0.9%
177	Religious workers, n.e.c.	175	129	2	3	1.6%	2.2%
178	Lawyers	832	610	27	34	4.4%	5.5%
183	Authors	65	45	4	5	8.3%	10.6%
184	Technical writers	77	60	4	4	6.2%	7.5%
185	Designers	593	442	17	19	3.8%	4.4%
186	Musicians and composers	114	89	9	9	10.4%	10.4%
187	Actors and directors	133	91	10	12	10.6%	13.3%
188	Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers	143	105	2	4	2.3%	3.9%
189	Photographers	85	65	7	9	10.9%	14.3%
193	Dancers	41	24	2	2	7.2%	8.1%
194	Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.	99	75	13	16	16.8%	21.2%
195	Editors and reporters	347	249	27	27	10.7%	10.8%
197	Public relations specialists	220	150	8	11	5.1%	7.2%
198	Announcers	70	49	2	2	3.7%	5.0%
199	Athletes	101	75	8	11	10.6%	14.7%
	TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS	5,202	3,828	409	492	10.7%	12.8%
203	Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	505	363	34	43	9.3%	11.7%
204	Dental hygienists	127	92	5	5	4.9%	4.9%
205	Health record technologists and technicians	22	17	1	1	4.4%	4.4%
206	Radiologic technicians	191	138	6	8	4.4%	5.6%
207	Licensed practical nurses	554	393	51	61	13.1%	15.4%
208	Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.	770	579	52	64	8.9%	11.0%
213	Electrical and electronic technicians	478	359	55	66	15.4%	18.3%
214	Industrial engineering technicians	7	5	1	1	26.9%	26.9%
215	Mechanical engineering technicians	25	18	5	5	29.5%	29.5%
216	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	298	219	30	36	13.6%	16.2%
217	Drafting occupations	292	225	13	20	5.9%	9.1%
218	Surveying and mapping technicians	88	63	5	5	7.6%	8.4%
223	Biological technicians	119	78	10	13	13.1%	16.7%
224	Chemical technicians	108	83	11	13	13.9%	15.6%
225	Science technicians, n.e.c.	124	88	10	13	11.5%	15.2%
226	Airplane pilots and navigators	154	114	59	63	51.9%	55.7%
227	Air traffic controllers	49	32	16	17	48.9%	52.6%
228	Broadcast equipment operators	44	33	6	6	18.2%	18.2%
229	Computer programmers	713	547	24	30	4.4%	5.5%
233	Tool programmers, numerical control	2	2	1	1	48.0%	48.0%
234	Legal assistants	407	287	7	12	2.4%	4.1%
235	Technicians, n.e.c.	125	94	7	10	7.5%	10.3%
	SALES OCCUPATIONS	17,163	12,658	541	616	4.3%	4.9%
243	Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations	4,313	3,149	109	126	3.5%	4.0%
253	Insurance sales occupations	604	449	12	16	2.7%	3.6%
254	Real estate sales occupations	521	382	15	19	3.9%	5.1%
255	Securities and financial services sales occupations	411	298	4	7	1.3%	2.4%
256	Advertising and related sales occupations	189	145	7	8	4.9%	5.8%
257	Sales occupations, other business services	710	534	29	31	5.5%	5.8%
258	Sales engineers	51	39	0	1	0.0%	3.5%
259	Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale	1,812	1,376	29	35	2.1%	2.5%
263	Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats	366	268	4	4	1.3%	1.7%
264	Sales workers, apparel	580	437	7	10	1.7%	2.4%
265	Sales workers, shoes	130	96	2	2	2.0%	2.0%
266	Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings	217	159	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
267	Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances	271	208	4	5	1.8%	2.2%
268	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies	337	235	3	5	1.4%	1.9%
269	Sales workers, parts	217	153	3	3	2.1%	2.2%
274	Sales workers, other commodities	1,885	1,380	38	46	2.8%	3.3%
275	Sales counter clerks	261	184	5	6	2.8%	3.3%
276	Cashiers	3,787	2,803	262	281	9.4%	10.0%
277	Street and door-to-door sales workers	266	188	2	3	0.9%	1.6%
278	News vendors	131	96	3	3	3.3%	3.3%
283	Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales	80	57	1	1	1.8%	1.8%
284	Auctioneers	2	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
285	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.	22	19	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL	24,283	17,701	2,281	2,634	12.9%	14.9%
303	Supervisors, general office	526	369	50	67	13.7%	18.2%
304	Supervisors, computer equipment operators	33	26	1	4	5.4%	13.7%
305	Supervisors, financial records processing	108	80	2	3	2.8%	3.2%
306	Chief communications operators	6	6	1	1	18.1%	18.1%
307	Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks	234	175	29	37	16.4%	21.1%
308	Computer operators	505	386	33	40	8.5%	10.5%
309	Peripheral equipment operators	5	4	0	0	4.9%	4.9%
313	Secretaries	4,407	3,073	260	317	8.5%	10.3%
314	Stenographers	112	78	5	7	6.4%	9.6%
315	Typists	797	587	78	94	13.3%	16.0%
316	Interviewers	218	173	11	14	6.4%	7.9%
317	Hotel clerks	149	105	2	2	1.5%	1.5%
318	Transportation ticket and reservation agents	370	268	35	38	13.2%	14.1%
319	Receptionists	1,283	945	29	34	3.0%	3.6%
323	Information clerks, n.e.c.	496	378	22	25	5.7%	6.7%
325	Classified-ad clerks	4	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
326	Correspondence clerks	11	7	2	2	24.9%	24.9%
327	Order clerks	279	216	52	57	24.0%	26.5%
328	Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping	84	60	4	5	6.9%	8.7%
329	Library clerks	199	142	21	24	14.6%	17.1%
335	File clerks	398	312	28	35	9.1%	11.1%
336	Records clerks	247	176	25	31	14.4%	17.8%
337	Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,100	1,475	80	98	5.4%	6.6%
338	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	228	167	21	26	12.5%	15.6%
339	Billing clerks	228	162	12	15	7.6%	8.9%
343	Cost and rate clerks	77	58	9	9	14.9%	15.7%
344	Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators	142	105	5	6	4.5%	5.4%
345	Duplicating machine operators	54	38	1	1	2.5%	2.5%
346	Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators	10	7	0	0	0.0%	6.7%
347	Office machine operators, n.e.c.	33	30	4	4	11.6%	13.7%
348	Telephone operators	226	166	43	47	25.9%	28.4%
353	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.	15	14	3	4	23.8%	28.6%
354	Postal clerks, except mail carriers	418	303	219	240	72.2%	79.3%
355	Mail carriers, postal service	414	316	260	271	82.3%	85.9%
356	Mail clerks, except postal service	238	187	28	32	15.0%	17.1%
357	Messengers	215	164	8	8	4.9%	5.0%
359	Dispatchers	350	238	55	61	23.0%	25.6%
363	Production coordinators	280	208	31	35	14.9%	16.7%
364	Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks	769	611	88	96	14.5%	15.8%
365	Stock and inventory clerks	644	491	87	98	17.8%	20.0%
366	Meter readers	72	54	19	21	35.2%	38.4%
368	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers	74	55	10	10	17.4%	17.4%
373	Expediters	293	215	22	22	10.1%	10.4%
374	Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c.	24	18	7	8	39.6%	43.1%
375	Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators	541	397	17	18	4.4%	4.5%
376	Investigators and adjusters, except insurance	1,213	883	40	49	4.5%	5.6%
377	Eligibility clerks, social welfare	143	111	29	31	26.5%	28.2%
378	Bill and account collectors	218	155	11	13	6.9%	8.3%
379	General office clerks	991	724	87	104	12.0%	14.3%
383	Bank tellers	595	434	12	16	2.8%	3.8%
384	Proofreaders	29	22	1	1	6.3%	6.3%
385	Data-entry keyers	940	718	74	89	10.3%	12.4%
386	Statistical clerks	131	96	7	9	6.9%	9.5%
387	Teachers' aides	883	626	191	226	30.6%	36.0%
389	Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.	1,224	882	110	128	12.4%	14.5%
	PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS	1,084	812	5	7	0.7%	0.8%
403	Launderers and ironers	1	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
404	Cooks, private household	13	8	1	1	8.4%	8.4%
405	Housekeepers and butlers	19	15	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
406	Child care workers, private household	364	279	1	1	0.3%	0.3%
407	Private household cleaners and servants	687	509	4	5	0.7%	1.0%
	PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS	2,840	2,154	852	909	39.5%	42.2%
413	Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations	55	40	24	26	61.3%	65.8%
414	Supervisors, police and detectives	121	93	52	53	55.4%	56.6%
415	Supervisors, guards	63	45	4	4	7.8%	7.8%
416	Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations	19	13	8	8	57.0%	57.0%
417	Firefighting occupations	292	216	147	151	67.9%	70.1%
418	Police and detectives, public service	738	561	335	356	59.8%	63.5%
423	Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers	182	130	49	51	37.7%	39.6%
424	Correctional institution officers	341	270	147	157	54.3%	58.3%
425	Crossing guards	43	32	9	9	26.6%	26.6%
426	Guards and police, except public service	867	664	72	89	10.9%	13.3%
427	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.	119	90	6	6	6.5%	6.5%
	SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD	17,886	12,931	1,246	1,415	9.6%	10.9%
433	Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations	533	402	11	13	2.8%	3.2%
434	Bartenders	442	302	13	14	4.3%	4.8%
435	Waiters and waitresses	1,891	1,355	26	30	1.9%	2.2%
436	Cooks	2,740	2,012	97	121	4.8%	6.0%
438	Food counter, fountain and related occupations	413	305	4	5	1.3%	1.7%
439	Kitchen workers, food preparation	335	242	47	50	19.3%	20.6%
443	Waiters'/waitresses' assistants	690	531	33	40	6.3%	7.5%
444	Miscellaneous food preparation occupations	924	666	65	75	9.7%	11.2%
445	Dental assistants	294	206	3	4	1.2%	2.0%
446	Health aides, except nursing	480	323	49	51	15.0%	15.8%
447	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,488	1,800	257	284	14.3%	15.8%
448	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers	223	160	19	23	11.8%	14.6%
449	Maids and housemen	929	649	90	100	13.9%	15.4%
453	Janitors and cleaners	2,858	2,108	377	423	17.9%	20.1%
454	Elevator operators	11	6	4	4	69.5%	69.5%
455	Pest control occupations	64	56	2	2	4.0%	4.0%
456	Supervisors, personal service occupations	91	62	5	6	8.7%	9.9%
457	Barbers	44	34	2	2	6.3%	6.3%
458	Hairdressers and cosmetologists	630	450	4	6	0.9%	1.4%
459	Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities	281	188	4	5	2.2%	2.5%
461	Guides	68	46	6	6	13.3%	13.3%
462	Ushers	35	29	1	1	4.9%	4.9%
463	Public transportation attendants	123	95	59	64	62.3%	67.8%
464	Baggage porters and bellhops	63	47	9	10	20.3%	21.2%
465	Welfare service aides	145	92	11	12	11.9%	13.2%
466	Family child care providers	16	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
467	Early childhood teacher's assistants	545	380	8	13	2.2%	3.3%
468	Child care workers, n.e.c.	287	204	17	20	8.4%	9.9%
469	Personal service occupations, n.e.c.	243	171	22	28	12.7%	16.5%
	FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS	2,589	1,892	92	104	4.9%	5.5%
473	Farmers, except horticulture	46	24	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
474	Horticultural specialty farmers	1	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
475	Managers, farms, except horticultural	104	65	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
476	Managers, horticultural specialty farms	3	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
477	Supervisors, farm workers	48	36	0	1	0.0%	3.4%
479	Farm workers	1,054	753	13	13	1.7%	1.8%
483	Marine life cultivation workers	1	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
484	Nursery workers	28	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
485	Supervisors, related agricultural occupations	83	69	1	3	1.8%	4.0%
486	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm	871	686	60	65	8.7%	9.5%
487	Animal caretakers, except farm	133	100	5	6	4.8%	6.2%
488	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	66	60	8	10	14.1%	16.1%
489	Inspectors, agricultural products	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
494	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers	14	6	0	0	1.6%	3.5%
495	Forestry workers, except logging	25	10	0	0	0.7%	2.3%
496	Timber cutting and logging occupations	84	46	5	5	10.0%	10.0%
497	Captains and other officers, fishing vessels	6	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
498	Fishers	19	5	0	0	0.0%	2.5%
499	Hunters and trappers	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
	PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, & REPAIR, EXC. CONSTRUCTION	10,406	7,742	1,621	1,730	20.9%	22.3%
503	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers	301	215	24	25	11.2%	11.7%
505	Automobile mechanics	909	690	57	63	8.2%	9.1%
506	Automobile mechanic apprentices	5	4	1	1	17.9%	17.9%
507	Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics	442	306	84	92	27.6%	30.0%
508	Aircraft engine mechanics	179	135	65	68	48.2%	50.4%
509	Small engine repairers	70	48	1	1	2.7%	3.1%
514	Automobile body and related repairers	223	153	8	8	5.5%	5.5%
515	Aircraft mechanics, except engine	15	13	4	4	32.0%	32.0%
516	Heavy equipment mechanics	234	145	45	47	31.0%	32.5%
517	Farm equipment mechanics	41	26	1	1	3.3%	3.3%
518	Industrial machinery repairers	681	538	143	147	26.5%	27.3%
519	Machinery maintenance occupations	25	19	8	8	41.3%	41.3%
523	Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment	204	156	27	31	17.2%	19.8%
525	Data processing equipment repairers	224	178	12	14	6.6%	7.6%
526	Household appliance and power tool repairers	43	29	5	6	18.5%	20.5%
527	Telephone line installers and repairers	55	36	25	27	68.5%	74.7%
529	Telephone installers and repairers	232	168	95	102	56.6%	60.8%
533	Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers	84	64	28	29	44.1%	45.7%
534	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics	327	247	51	52	20.5%	21.2%
535	Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers	18	14	4	4	27.4%	27.4%
536	Locksmiths and safe repairers	20	15	3	5	17.3%	31.5%
538	Office machine repairers	73	52	3	5	5.4%	8.9%
539	Mechanical controls and valve repairers	23	19	8	9	40.4%	46.1%
543	Elevator installers and repairers	35	27	21	22	77.9%	80.6%
544	Millwrights	115	86	49	49	57.0%	57.0%
547	Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.	527	400	71	78	17.8%	19.5%
549	Not specified mechanics and repairers	321	232	54	58	23.1%	24.8%
	CONSTRUCTION TRADES	5,177	3,873	1,027	1,074	26.5%	27.7%
553	Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters	3	2	1	1	58.1%	58.1%
554	Supervisors, carpenters and related workers	34	26	13	13	48.1%	48.1%
555	Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers	32	28	9	9	33.7%	33.7%
556	Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers	9	7	1	2	14.0%	29.1%
557	Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	20	13	5	5	40.9%	40.9%
558	Supervisors, construction, n.e.c.	514	369	65	73	17.7%	19.9%
563	Brickmasons and stonemasons	151	113	30	30	26.2%	26.2%
564	Brickmason and stonemason apprentices	2	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
565	Tile setters, hard and soft	45	35	2	3	6.4%	8.7%
566	Carpet installers	74	58	5	6	8.8%	11.0%
567	Carpenters	1,183	863	144	155	16.6%	17.9%
569	Carpenter apprentices	15	10	7	7	72.8%	72.8%
573	Drywall installers	161	128	18	18	14.3%	14.3%
575	Electricians	851	638	273	281	42.7%	44.1%
576	Electrician apprentices	46	32	9	9	28.9%	28.9%
577	Electrical power installers and repairers	178	126	69	73	54.7%	57.5%
579	Painters, construction and maintenance	397	305	39	43	12.9%	14.0%
583	Paperhangers	26	20	3	3	15.1%	15.1%
584	Plasterers	39	31	5	5	15.3%	15.3%
585	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	581	433	168	172	38.8%	39.7%
587	Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices	24	17	7	7	41.1%	41.1%
588	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	91	71	14	14	19.2%	19.7%
589	Glaziers	40	31	7	7	23.6%	23.6%
593	Insulation workers	79	54	17	18	31.0%	32.2%
594	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	12	8	2	2	18.7%	18.7%
595	Roofers	183	144	14	16	9.5%	11.0%
596	Sheetmetal duct installers	43	34	18	18	53.4%	53.4%
597	Structural metal workers	77	60	31	31	51.4%	51.4%
598	Drillers, earth	25	16	1	1	7.0%	7.0%
599	Construction trades, n.e.c.	242	196	49	51	25.1%	26.3%
613	Supervisors, extractive occupations	73	40	2	3	4.1%	8.0%
614	Drillers, oil well	36	23	1	1	5.2%	5.2%
615	Explosives workers	7	4	1	1	16.2%	16.2%
616	Mining machine operators	79	40	18	18	43.9%	45.0%
617	Mining occupations, n.e.c.	39	22	2	3	7.7%	13.4%
628	Supervisors, production occupations	1,532	1,159	127	137	11.0%	11.8%
634	Tool and die makers	171	131	37	38	28.4%	29.0%
635	Tool and die maker apprentices	7	5	2	2	43.8%	43.8%
636	Precision assemblers, metal	27	22	7	8	31.9%	36.3%
637	Machinists	645	493	126	130	25.6%	26.5%
639	Machinist apprentices	8	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
643	Boilermakers	41	28	15	15	53.0%	53.0%
644	Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners	23	15	3	3	23.2%	23.2%
645	Patternmakers and model makers, metal	5	4	2	3	57.7%	83.9%
646	Lay-out workers	18	13	4	5	26.9%	36.1%
647	Precious stones and metals workers	60	38	1	2	2.9%	4.7%
649	Engravers, metal	23	17	2	2	11.6%	11.6%
653	Sheet metal workers	162	118	41	46	35.0%	38.9%
654	Sheet metal worker apprentices	1	1	1	1	100.0%	100.0%
655	Miscellaneous precision metal workers	2	1	1	1	44.2%	44.2%
656	Patternmakers and model makers, wood	7	6	2	2	31.2%	31.2%
657	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters	73	57	2	3	2.9%	5.1%
658	Furniture and wood finishers	30	23	2	2	6.8%	6.8%
659	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
666	Dressmakers	72	51	8	9	14.8%	16.7%
667	Tailors	46	39	4	4	10.3%	10.3%
668	Upholsterers	51	42	4	5	10.2%	11.8%
669	Shoe repairers	15	12	1	2	6.6%	16.8%
674	Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers	10	8	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
675	Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers	18	12	3	4	24.7%	35.5%
676	Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters	11	8	4	4	53.4%	53.4%
677	Optical goods workers	89	63	5	5	8.0%	8.0%
678	Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians	53	37	2	3	4.8%	6.8%
679	Bookbinders	42	36	7	8	20.0%	22.4%
683	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	408	336	66	70	19.5%	20.8%
684	Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.	15	12	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
686	Butchers and meat cutters	317	236	68	73	28.7%	31.1%
687	Bakers	185	133	25	26	18.6%	19.2%
688	Food batchmakers	57	41	6	6	14.1%	14.1%
689	Inspectors, testers, and graders	168	131	32	33	24.5%	25.0%
693	Adjusters and calibrators	9	8	1	1	8.1%	8.1%
694	Water and sewage treatment plant operators	85	61	24	24	39.2%	39.2%
695	Power plant operators	55	33	15	16	46.4%	48.3%
696	Stationary engineers	158	122	40	45	33.0%	36.9%
699	Miscellaneous plant and system operators	45	36	12	12	33.5%	33.5%
	MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS	9,757	7,584	1,752	1,838	23.1%	24.2%
703	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators	26	21	8	8	39.2%	39.2%
704	Lathe and turning machine operators	55	46	11	11	24.7%	24.7%
705	Milling and planing machine operators	11	9	3	3	28.4%	28.4%
706	Punching and stamping press machine operators	114	94	37	37	39.5%	39.5%
707	Rolling machine operators	13	9	5	5	53.4%	53.4%
708	Drilling and boring machine operators	25	18	7	7	37.0%	37.0%
709	Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators	162	128	38	40	29.9%	31.5%
713	Forging machine operators	24	19	6	7	31.2%	36.6%
714	Numerical control machine operators	20	16	4	4	25.2%	27.4%
715	Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators	40	33	13	13	37.8%	37.8%
717	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.	24	19	5	6	28.2%	30.7%
719	Molding and casting machine operators	122	102	23	23	22.2%	22.2%
723	Metal plating machine operators	31	24	4	4	15.6%	15.6%
724	Heat treating equipment operators	18	16	6	7	40.4%	42.3%
725	Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators	21	18	4	4	23.8%	23.8%
726	Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators	6	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
727	Sawing machine operators	116	76	7	7	9.3%	9.3%
728	Shaping and joining machine operators	12	7	3	3	40.2%	40.2%
729	Nailing and tacking machine operators	2	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
733	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators	36	26	1	1	4.1%	4.1%
734	Printing press operators	378	295	48	50	16.3%	16.8%
735	Photoengravers and lithographers	35	24	1	1	5.9%	5.9%
736	Typesetters and compositors	51	34	3	3	7.9%	7.9%
737	Miscellaneous printing machine operators	40	30	1	1	4.9%	4.9%
738	Winding and twisting machine operators	61	53	3	5	5.4%	8.8%
739	Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators	47	41	3	3	7.0%	7.0%
743	Textile cutting machine operators	10	9	1	1	10.2%	10.2%
744	Textile sewing machine operators	771	583	62	71	10.7%	12.2%
745	Shoe machine operators	27	13	3	4	24.7%	28.2%
747	Pressing machine operators	125	99	7	7	7.6%	7.6%
748	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators	240	169	24	25	14.5%	14.8%
749	Miscellaneous textile machine operators	68	54	6	6	10.3%	11.5%
753	Cementing and gluing machine operators	40	32	9	10	27.5%	29.9%
754	Packaging and filling machine operators	512	395	95	98	24.1%	24.9%
755	Extruding and forming machine operators	47	34	10	10	28.4%	28.4%
756	Mixing and blending machine operators	130	103	23	24	22.3%	22.8%
757	Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators	72	56	27	29	49.2%	51.8%
758	Compressing and compacting machine operators	34	29	8	9	28.4%	32.1%
759	Painting and paint spraying machine operators	245	197	44	44	22.3%	22.5%
763	Roasting and baking machine operators, food	13	9	3	3	27.3%	27.3%
764	Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators	8	9	5	5	50.7%	50.7%
765	Folding machine operators	28	23	4	4	17.2%	17.2%
766	Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food	79	57	25	25	43.4%	43.4%
768	Crushing and grinding machine operators	53	34	5	5	14.7%	14.7%
769	Slicing and cutting machine operators	203	162	38	41	23.6%	25.1%
773	Motion picture projectionists	9	8	2	2	20.2%	20.2%
774	Photographic process machine operators	101	77	4	5	5.8%	6.7%
777	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.	1,472	1,171	354	370	30.2%	31.6%
779	Machine operators, not specified	523	411	108	115	26.3%	28.0%
783	Welders and cutters	741	564	152	161	27.0%	28.6%
784	Solderers and brazers	29	23	3	3	14.1%	14.1%
785	Assemblers	1,555	1,220	322	339	26.4%	27.8%
786	Hand cutting and trimming occupations	12	10	2	2	17.3%	17.3%
787	Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations	22	18	3	3	15.4%	15.4%
789	Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations	21	15	5	5	33.3%	33.3%
793	Hand engraving and printing occupations	26	22	2	2	11.1%	11.1%
795	Miscellaneous hand working occupations	67	49	3	3	6.0%	6.0%
796	Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners	672	531	113	118	21.3%	22.2%
797	Production testers	68	52	5	7	10.0%	13.6%
798	Production samplers and weighers	10	7	2	2	26.4%	26.4%
799	Graders and sorters, except agricultural	234	181	29	31	15.8%	17.2%
	TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS	6,518	4,862	1,243	1,313	25.6%	27.0%
803	Supervisors, motor vehicle operators	113	83	8	8	9.3%	9.3%
804	Truck drivers	3,575	2,685	534	567	19.9%	21.1%
806	Driver-sales workers	201	155	38	42	24.5%	27.4%
808	Bus drivers	672	495	180	198	36.3%	40.0%
809	Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs	213	159	19	21	12.2%	13.4%
813	Parking lot attendants	62	46	2	2	5.0%	5.0%
814	Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.	4	5	1	1	18.3%	18.3%
823	Railroad conductors and yardmasters	68	45	37	38	82.6%	84.4%
824	Locomotive operating occupations	77	50	44	44	87.3%	87.3%
825	Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators	20	16	14	15	84.9%	93.2%
826	Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.	9	7	5	5	71.4%	71.4%
828	Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats	42	30	5	5	17.3%	17.3%
829	Sailors and deckhands	30	27	10	10	37.6%	37.6%
833	Marine engineers	8	8	4	4	52.9%	52.9%
834	Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders	7	5	3	3	63.9%	63.9%
843	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	14	8	1	2	8.3%	18.9%
844	Operating engineers	345	233	82	84	35.3%	35.9%
845	Longshore equipment operators	4	3	1	1	36.0%	36.0%
848	Hoist and winch operators	31	18	3	3	16.9%	16.9%
849	Crane and tower operators	92	78	45	46	58.4%	59.2%
853	Excavating and loading machine operators	106	69	18	18	25.7%	25.7%
855	Grader, dozer, and scraper operators	88	49	10	10	19.9%	20.1%
856	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	633	516	158	165	30.7%	32.1%
859	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	104	74	21	21	29.2%	29.2%
	HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS	6,452	4,981	1,005	1,050	20.2%	21.1%
864	Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.	17	13	4	4	30.4%	30.4%
865	Helpers, mechanics, and repairers	43	31	5	6	16.4%	19.4%
866	Helpers, construction trades	133	110	9	9	8.0%	8.0%
867	Helpers, surveyor	8	7	1	1	13.6%	13.6%
868	Helpers, extractive occupations	5	3	2	2	91.0%	91.0%
869	Construction laborers	1,071	811	145	153	17.9%	18.9%
874	Production helpers	54	47	11	11	22.7%	22.7%
875	Garbage collectors	55	43	20	20	45.6%	45.6%
876	Stevedores	20	18	17	17	93.9%	93.9%
877	Stock handlers and baggers	1,467	1,123	236	246	21.0%	21.9%
878	Machine feeders and offbearers	91	71	13	13	17.9%	17.9%
883	Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.	852	688	203	212	29.5%	30.8%
885	Garage and service station related occupations	235	167	11	12	6.5%	7.0%
887	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners	313	256	24	24	9.2%	9.5%
888	Hand packers and packagers	349	269	54	57	20.1%	21.0%
889	Laborers, except construction	1,739	1,324	252	264	19.0%	20.0%
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