Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 1999
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 21,663 16,000 903 1,138 5.6% 7.1%
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public administration  27 19 2 2 9.7% 10.2%
5 Administrators and officials, public administration  967 638 108 139 17.0% 21.8%
6 Administrators, protective services  80 56 12 13 21.4% 22.6%
7 Financial managers  960 716 15 17 2.0% 2.4%
8 Personnel and labor relations managers  260 188 1 2 0.5% 1.1%
9 Purchasing managers  186 142 5 7 3.2% 5.3%
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations  914 718 10 17 1.4% 2.4%
14 Administrators, education and related fields  1,103 766 156 190 20.4% 24.8%
15 Managers, medicine and health  966 663 13 22 2.0% 3.3%
17 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments  1,397 1,041 29 43 2.8% 4.1%
18 Managers, properties and real estate  492 382 10 10 2.7% 2.7%
19 Funeral directors  44 32 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
21 Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.  891 630 53 59 8.5% 9.4%
22 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.  7,488 5,633 201 246 3.6% 4.4%
23 Accountants and auditors  1,987 1,473 80 110 5.4% 7.5%
24 Underwriters  161 125 1 3 1.0% 2.1%
25 Other financial officers  1,023 733 20 28 2.7% 3.8%
26 Management analysts  339 268 8 11 3.1% 4.1%
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists  667 509 43 54 8.4% 10.7%
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products  22 14 1 2 7.9% 14.4%
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products  239 175 9 9 4.9% 4.9%
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.  362 277 17 19 6.2% 6.8%
34 Business and promotion agents  25 20 0 1 0.0% 5.1%
35 Construction inspectors  100 73 17 18 22.8% 24.8%
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction  344 246 71 90 28.9% 36.7%
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c.  619 462 20 25 4.3% 5.5%
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS, EXC. TEACHERS 17,041 12,596 1,265 1,484 10.0% 11.8%
43 Architects  182 134 4 6 2.9% 4.7%
44 Aerospace engineers  100 85 7 8 7.8% 10.0%
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers  37 30 1 2 3.7% 6.2%
46 Mining engineers  10 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
47 Petroleum engineers  26 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
48 Chemical engineers  109 77 2 2 2.9% 2.9%
49 Nuclear engineers  11 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
53 Civil engineers  344 263 35 41 13.4% 15.5%
54 Agricultural engineers  6 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
55 Electrical and electronic engineers  810 637 25 34 4.0% 5.3%
56 Industrial engineers  350 268 14 17 5.3% 6.5%
57 Mechanical engineers  417 332 14 16 4.3% 5.0%
58 Marine and naval architects  29 21 5 5 21.2% 22.5%
59 Engineers, n.e.c.  344 259 18 20 7.0% 7.6%
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists  19 12 2 2 17.0% 17.0%
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists  1,787 1,416 50 71 3.5% 5.0%
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts  319 250 21 23 8.4% 9.2%
66 Actuaries  30 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
67 Statisticians  37 25 4 4 17.0% 17.0%
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c.  8 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
69 Physicists and astronomers  45 34 1 1 1.9% 1.9%
73 Chemists, except biochemists  183 133 8 8 5.7% 5.7%
74 Atmospheric and space scientists  18 11 1 2 6.4% 14.2%
75 Geologists and geodesists  68 51 2 3 3.6% 6.6%
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c.  73 58 5 5 7.9% 9.2%
77 Agricultural and food scientists  63 38 3 4 7.8% 10.2%
78 Biological and life scientists  140 102 11 14 10.6% 13.2%
79 Forestry and conservation scientists  53 20 2 2 10.0% 11.0%
83 Medical scientists  125 98 3 5 3.0% 5.0%
84 Physicians  686 500 20 31 4.0% 6.2%
85 Dentists  63 46 3 3 5.5% 5.5%
86 Veterinarians  33 24 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
87 Optometrists  18 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
88 Podiatrists  6 4 1 1 25.6% 25.6%
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.  14 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
95 Registered nurses  2,946 2,119 340 392 16.1% 18.5%
96 Pharmacists  263 190 22 26 11.3% 13.9%
97 Dietitians  100 75 9 10 11.9% 13.0%
98 Respiratory therapists  127 89 5 7 5.8% 7.9%
99 Occupational therapists  83 64 9 10 14.1% 16.0%
103 Physical therapists  181 129 10 13 7.8% 9.7%
104 Speech therapists  140 95 39 41 40.6% 42.7%
105 Therapists, n.e.c.  142 109 14 16 13.0% 14.5%
106 Physicians' assistants  91 66 4 5 6.4% 7.9%
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,400 974 164 204 16.8% 20.9%
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers  9 4 0 0 6.2% 8.7%
114 Biological science teachers  56 38 6 7 16.8% 17.2%
115 Chemistry teachers  28 19 3 3 17.7% 17.7%
116 Physics teachers  25 19 2 2 8.1% 12.8%
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c.  4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
118 Psychology teachers  42 29 7 9 25.6% 30.4%
119 Economics teachers  29 21 3 5 15.7% 23.8%
123 History teachers  28 16 2 2 12.6% 12.6%
124 Political science teachers  15 9 2 2 20.7% 20.7%
125 Sociology teachers  15 10 1 2 7.6% 16.5%
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c.  10 6 1 1 11.6% 17.0%
127 Engineering teachers  56 39 7 8 17.0% 21.4%
128 Mathematical science teachers  55 45 12 14 27.5% 31.8%
129 Computer science teachers  26 18 4 6 20.8% 34.1%
133 Medical science teachers  25 20 4 5 20.6% 24.7%
134 Health specialties teachers  62 43 7 8 15.5% 17.8%
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers  34 25 4 7 15.0% 27.7%
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers  8 3 2 2 50.4% 50.4%
137 Art, drama, and music teachers  67 45 11 11 23.9% 24.8%
138 Physical education teachers  11 6 3 3 48.4% 48.4%
139 Education teachers  17 9 0 2 1.1% 18.1%
143 English teachers  104 70 16 23 23.3% 33.3%
144 Foreign language teachers  39 27 7 8 26.9% 30.0%
145 Law teachers  13 11 0 1 0.0% 9.6%
146 Social work teachers  5 4 2 2 38.9% 38.9%
147 Theology teachers  34 26 4 4 14.1% 16.0%
148 Trade and industrial teachers  2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
149 Home economics teachers  1 0 0 0 100.0% 100.0%
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.  7 6 1 1 14.2% 14.2%
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 573 402 54 67 13.5% 16.5%
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 7,069 5,122 2,262 2,527 44.2% 49.3%
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten  752 578 112 128 19.3% 22.2%
156 Teachers, elementary school  2,910 2,104 1,136 1,256 54.0% 59.7%
157 Teachers, secondary school  1,885 1,339 730 827 54.6% 61.7%
158 Teachers, special education  528 376 223 241 59.3% 64.1%
159 Teachers, n.e.c.  994 725 61 75 8.4% 10.3%
163 Counselors, Educational and Vocational  356 245 89 103 36.3% 42.1%
164 Librarians  339 238 55 65 23.2% 27.3%
165 Archivists and curators  46 31 2 2 4.9% 6.9%
166 Economists  167 130 7 9 5.2% 6.6%
167 Psychologists  249 179 34 39 19.1% 21.8%
168 Sociologists  3 2 1 2 81.1% 100.0%
169 Social scientists, n.e.c.  41 26 3 4 10.3% 14.5%
173 Urban planners  29 21 1 2 6.3% 7.5%
174 Social workers  1,087 800 186 204 23.2% 25.4%
175 Recreation workers  175 132 7 7 5.0% 5.0%
176 Clergy  465 348 1 1 0.4% 0.4%
177 Religious workers, n.e.c.  193 136 0 1 0.2% 1.0%
178 Lawyers  942 656 30 40 4.6% 6.0%
183 Authors  95 58 2 3 4.3% 5.6%
184 Technical writers  88 67 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
185 Designers  715 542 22 25 4.0% 4.6%
186 Musicians and composers  121 90 12 13 13.5% 15.0%
187 Actors and directors  114 85 19 21 22.4% 24.9%
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers  151 109 13 15 12.0% 14.1%
189 Photographers  106 83 10 10 11.5% 11.5%
193 Dancers  25 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.  102 84 13 16 15.6% 18.7%
195 Editors and reporters  368 251 24 26 9.7% 10.4%
197 Public relations specialists  252 185 10 11 5.4% 6.0%
198 Announcers  61 38 3 3 8.4% 8.4%
199 Athletes  115 90 7 12 7.3% 13.4%
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 5,591 4,188 461 523 11.0% 12.5%
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians  471 349 29 30 8.2% 8.7%
204 Dental hygienists  149 100 5 6 4.9% 5.7%
205 Health record technologists and technicians  18 13 3 3 20.1% 21.7%
206 Radiologic technicians  235 170 14 17 8.5% 9.8%
207 Licensed practical nurses  485 349 38 46 10.8% 13.3%
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.  900 713 76 85 10.7% 11.9%
213 Electrical and electronic technicians  559 435 61 73 14.0% 16.9%
214 Industrial engineering technicians  2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
215 Mechanical engineering technicians  26 18 2 2 11.5% 11.5%
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.  274 205 28 30 13.7% 14.9%
217 Drafting occupations  297 221 19 22 8.7% 10.0%
218 Surveying and mapping technicians  77 53 5 5 9.6% 9.6%
223 Biological technicians  141 105 8 8 7.2% 7.4%
224 Chemical technicians  103 74 15 18 19.6% 23.6%
225 Science technicians, n.e.c.  140 105 10 13 9.2% 12.7%
226 Airplane pilots and navigators  195 136 82 85 60.1% 62.0%
227 Air traffic controllers  38 25 14 16 58.1% 63.8%
228 Broadcast equipment operators  44 30 5 5 17.9% 17.9%
229 Computer programmers  792 605 25 34 4.1% 5.6%
233 Tool programmers, numerical control  11 9 3 3 28.5% 28.5%
234 Legal assistants  488 362 11 13 3.0% 3.5%
235 Technicians, n.e.c.  146 111 9 10 8.0% 8.7%
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 17,861 13,451 549 613 4.1% 4.6%
243 Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations  4,692 3,490 144 161 4.1% 4.6%
253 Insurance sales occupations  596 439 10 10 2.2% 2.2%
254 Real estate sales occupations  582 445 17 23 3.8% 5.2%
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations  534 421 8 10 1.9% 2.4%
256 Advertising and related sales occupations  228 177 8 10 4.7% 5.9%
257 Sales occupations, other business services  798 609 26 29 4.2% 4.7%
258 Sales engineers  45 35 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale  1,772 1,340 24 30 1.8% 2.2%
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats  383 287 3 3 1.1% 1.1%
264 Sales workers, apparel  504 394 4 4 0.9% 1.1%
265 Sales workers, shoes  158 130 1 1 1.0% 1.0%
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings  226 166 1 1 0.5% 0.5%
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances  346 290 5 5 1.8% 1.8%
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies  372 268 4 4 1.4% 1.4%
269 Sales workers, parts  225 159 1 2 0.9% 1.1%
274 Sales workers, other commodities  1,748 1,301 35 39 2.7% 3.0%
275 Sales counter clerks  241 186 3 7 1.8% 3.9%
276 Cashiers  3,945 2,972 249 267 8.4% 9.0%
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers  235 178 1 1 0.4% 0.4%
278 News vendors  114 80 2 3 3.1% 4.0%
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales  92 64 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
284 Auctioneers  2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c.  23 18 1 1 6.5% 6.5%
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 24,191 17,874 2,182 2,474 12.2% 13.8%
303 Supervisors, general office  502 366 39 44 10.6% 12.1%
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators  25 16 2 3 15.5% 17.7%
305 Supervisors, financial records processing  100 78 2 2 3.0% 3.0%
306 Chief communications operators  4 2 0 0 12.8% 12.8%
307 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks  254 209 34 37 16.3% 17.8%
308 Computer operators  438 332 28 32 8.5% 9.8%
309 Peripheral equipment operators  6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
313 Secretaries  3,774 2,675 225 269 8.4% 10.1%
314 Stenographers  134 92 9 10 10.1% 10.9%
315 Typists  714 518 68 79 13.1% 15.2%
316 Interviewers  245 179 12 13 6.5% 7.3%
317 Hotel clerks  182 124 4 6 3.3% 4.8%
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents  378 271 33 35 12.0% 12.9%
319 Receptionists  1,476 1,103 38 48 3.5% 4.3%
323 Information clerks, n.e.c.  576 453 20 24 4.4% 5.2%
325 Classified-ad clerks  6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
326 Correspondence clerks  10 7 1 1 9.4% 9.4%
327 Order clerks  362 280 71 76 25.3% 27.0%
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping  93 65 5 6 7.3% 9.7%
329 Library clerks  204 145 19 24 12.8% 16.4%
335 File clerks  431 350 19 21 5.4% 6.0%
336 Records clerks  283 203 31 37 15.4% 18.2%
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks  2,004 1,436 58 73 4.1% 5.1%
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks  208 142 16 16 11.0% 11.4%
339 Billing clerks  242 176 13 14 7.2% 7.7%
343 Cost and rate clerks  72 57 5 7 8.7% 11.7%
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators  126 96 7 7 7.4% 7.4%
345 Duplicating machine operators  50 37 4 5 10.8% 14.1%
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators  6 4 0 1 0.0% 15.5%
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c.  32 23 1 2 4.8% 7.0%
348 Telephone operators  193 141 31 34 22.1% 23.8%
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.  18 12 3 3 23.2% 23.2%
354 Postal clerks, except mail carriers  433 321 223 256 69.5% 80.0%
355 Mail carriers, postal service  466 327 253 272 77.3% 83.0%
356 Mail clerks, except postal service  236 178 27 28 15.0% 15.7%
357 Messengers  194 145 11 11 7.9% 7.9%
359 Dispatchers  352 257 44 44 17.1% 17.3%
363 Production coordinators  268 198 21 22 10.7% 11.2%
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks  797 627 95 101 15.2% 16.1%
365 Stock and inventory clerks  584 458 95 103 20.8% 22.6%
366 Meter readers  56 40 12 14 29.6% 35.0%
368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers  66 47 8 8 16.8% 17.1%
373 Expediters  348 259 22 22 8.5% 8.5%
374 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c.  14 10 4 4 38.9% 38.9%
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators  581 443 13 14 2.9% 3.1%
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance  1,414 1,067 51 58 4.8% 5.4%
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare  140 107 26 31 24.8% 28.8%
378 Bill and account collectors  232 180 8 8 4.4% 4.4%
379 General office clerks  976 742 70 85 9.5% 11.5%
383 Bank tellers  590 431 5 5 1.2% 1.2%
384 Proofreaders  25 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
385 Data-entry keyers  976 739 69 87 9.3% 11.7%
386 Statistical clerks  143 97 11 12 11.6% 12.4%
387 Teachers' aides  958 692 228 258 32.9% 37.3%
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.  1,194 888 86 101 9.7% 11.4%
  PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 1,105 844 6 7 0.7% 0.8%
403 Launderers and ironers  2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
404 Cooks, private household  9 6 1 1 10.8% 10.8%
405 Housekeepers and butlers  15 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
406 Child care workers, private household  373 300 1 2 0.3% 0.7%
407 Private household cleaners and servants  706 527 4 4 0.8% 0.8%
  PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 3,114 2,427 927 991 38.2% 40.8%
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations  48 38 24 24 62.7% 64.6%
414 Supervisors, police and detectives  124 100 49 52 48.6% 52.6%
415 Supervisors, guards  56 44 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations  24 19 5 7 27.0% 35.5%
417 Firefighting occupations  293 217 150 155 69.2% 71.5%
418 Police and detectives, public service  803 619 378 401 61.1% 64.8%
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers  238 184 72 81 39.3% 44.2%
424 Correctional institution officers  359 305 145 154 47.7% 50.3%
425 Crossing guards  53 39 6 7 15.2% 17.6%
426 Guards and police, except public service  967 749 89 99 11.9% 13.2%
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c.  149 113 7 8 6.5% 7.1%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 18,529 13,558 1,218 1,339 9.0% 9.9%
433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations  616 462 17 19 3.6% 4.2%
434 Bartenders  456 304 10 12 3.4% 4.1%
435 Waiters and waitresses  1,944 1,426 36 42 2.5% 3.0%
436 Cooks  2,798 2,064 93 112 4.5% 5.4%
438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations  497 370 7 7 2.0% 2.0%
439 Kitchen workers, food preparation  404 283 50 50 17.8% 17.8%
443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants  697 539 25 29 4.6% 5.3%
444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations  893 624 56 60 8.9% 9.7%
445 Dental assistants  274 217 6 6 2.7% 2.8%
446 Health aides, except nursing  474 347 49 51 14.1% 14.8%
447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants  2,627 1,944 213 239 11.0% 12.3%
448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers  243 164 21 25 12.6% 15.5%
449 Maids and housemen  919 635 76 80 12.0% 12.6%
453 Janitors and cleaners  2,811 2,060 366 392 17.8% 19.0%
454 Elevator operators  14 7 5 5 63.4% 63.4%
455 Pest control occupations  72 62 5 6 8.8% 10.2%
456 Supervisors, personal service occupations  93 70 5 5 7.8% 7.8%
457 Barbers  37 30 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists  631 484 5 7 1.1% 1.5%
459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities  368 243 16 19 6.6% 7.8%
461 Guides  56 36 3 4 9.8% 10.5%
462 Ushers  46 35 2 2 7.0% 7.0%
463 Public transportation attendants  137 108 72 73 66.5% 67.9%
464 Baggage porters and bellhops  65 51 14 15 28.4% 29.9%
465 Welfare service aides  135 90 7 8 8.3% 8.5%
466 Family child care providers  18 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
467 Early childhood teacher's assistants  681 513 22 27 4.2% 5.3%
468 Child care workers, n.e.c.  312 222 16 21 7.3% 9.5%
469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c.  211 154 18 19 11.6% 12.2%
  FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 2,624 1,940 113 125 5.8% 6.4%
473 Farmers, except horticulture  14 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
475 Managers, farms, except horticultural  94 65 2 2 3.0% 3.2%
476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms  11 8 0 1 0.0% 14.9%
477 Supervisors, farm workers  52 46 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
479 Farm workers  943 663 13 15 1.9% 2.3%
483 Marine life cultivation workers  4 3 2 2 82.6% 82.6%
484 Nursery workers  42 35 2 2 4.9% 4.9%
485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations  112 92 10 12 10.5% 12.6%
486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm  1,034 800 70 74 8.8% 9.2%
487 Animal caretakers, except farm  118 83 2 2 2.5% 2.5%
488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products  66 59 4 5 6.1% 7.8%
489 Inspectors, agricultural products  3 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
494 Supervisors, forestry and logging workers  19 8 1 2 13.0% 23.5%
495 Forestry workers, except logging  29 16 3 3 17.1% 17.1%
496 Timber cutting and logging occupations  58 37 4 4 11.3% 11.3%
497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels  4 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
498 Fishers  19 11 1 1 7.1% 7.1%
499 Hunters and trappers  2 2 0 1 0.0% 45.5%
  PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, & REPAIR, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 10,765 8,127 1,667 1,752 20.5% 21.6%
503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers  358 267 39 39 14.8% 14.8%
505 Automobile mechanics  880 664 59 63 8.8% 9.5%
506 Automobile mechanic apprentices  4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics  426 308 78 80 25.3% 26.1%
508 Aircraft engine mechanics  189 148 64 67 43.4% 45.2%
509 Small engine repairers  78 58 2 2 3.8% 3.8%
514 Automobile body and related repairers  192 129 7 7 5.1% 5.1%
515 Aircraft mechanics, except engine  26 24 15 15 61.8% 61.8%
516 Heavy equipment mechanics  248 146 46 51 31.5% 34.6%
517 Farm equipment mechanics  47 27 0 0 1.8% 1.8%
518 Industrial machinery repairers  701 553 153 158 27.7% 28.5%
519 Machinery maintenance occupations  22 12 5 5 43.7% 43.7%
523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment  255 209 44 49 21.0% 23.3%
525 Data processing equipment repairers  392 310 30 33 9.8% 10.6%
526 Household appliance and power tool repairers  55 40 3 3 8.4% 8.4%
527 Telephone line installers and repairers  79 56 34 34 60.0% 60.0%
529 Telephone installers and repairers  327 244 132 136 54.1% 55.9%
533 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers  97 77 32 34 41.3% 43.5%
534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics  394 318 80 83 25.1% 26.0%
535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers  22 14 0 1 2.9% 10.4%
536 Locksmiths and safe repairers  25 17 1 1 5.5% 5.5%
538 Office machine repairers  70 49 5 6 10.5% 11.8%
539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers  23 15 6 6 41.8% 41.8%
543 Elevator installers and repairers  30 22 13 13 61.9% 61.9%
544 Millwrights  98 75 39 40 52.1% 53.3%
547 Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.  482 366 59 63 16.0% 17.2%
549 Not specified mechanics and repairers 375 274 57 59 20.7% 21.6%
  CONSTRUCTION TRADES 5,707 4,346 1,133 1,178 26.1% 27.1%
553 Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters  3 3 1 1 33.7% 33.7%
554 Supervisors, carpenters and related workers  38 27 5 5 16.7% 16.7%
555 Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers  53 39 13 13 34.3% 34.3%
556 Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers  13 12 2 2 13.1% 13.1%
557 Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  15 12 4 5 33.1% 40.3%
558 Supervisors, construction, n.e.c.  563 421 74 76 17.6% 18.0%
563 Brickmasons and stonemasons  169 135 34 34 25.2% 25.2%
564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
565 Tile setters, hard and soft  75 59 7 8 11.8% 13.0%
566 Carpet installers  84 69 6 7 8.6% 9.6%
567 Carpenters  1,348 1,002 203 216 20.2% 21.5%
569 Carpenter apprentices  12 11 5 5 47.2% 47.2%
573 Drywall installers  167 133 25 27 18.9% 20.4%
575 Electricians  943 711 298 303 41.9% 42.7%
576 Electrician apprentices  74 48 19 19 40.7% 40.7%
577 Electrical power installers and repairers  178 135 64 67 47.6% 49.5%
579 Painters, construction and maintenance  448 376 42 45 11.0% 12.1%
583 Paperhangers  14 9 1 1 14.3% 14.3%
584 Plasterers  48 46 5 5 11.6% 11.6%
585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  562 416 151 155 36.4% 37.2%
587 Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices  25 18 5 6 26.9% 32.8%
588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers  113 88 21 21 23.9% 23.9%
589 Glaziers  52 43 9 9 21.5% 21.8%
593 Insulation workers  63 54 13 13 23.1% 24.5%
594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators  18 12 2 2 19.0% 19.0%
595 Roofers  210 168 25 29 15.1% 17.3%
596 Sheetmetal duct installers  59 48 16 16 33.3% 33.3%
597 Structural metal workers  82 56 31 32 55.3% 57.3%
598 Drillers, earth  33 21 2 2 7.4% 7.4%
599 Construction trades, n.e.c.  244 174 50 54 28.6% 31.1%
613 Supervisors, extractive occupations  69 35 2 3 5.4% 7.4%
614 Drillers, oil well  46 25 1 1 5.2% 5.2%
615 Explosives workers  13 10 3 3 36.4% 36.4%
616 Mining machine operators  89 37 14 14 36.8% 38.6%
617 Mining occupations, n.e.c.  34 22 2 2 10.2% 10.2%
628 Supervisors, production occupations  1,452 1,136 102 110 9.0% 9.7%
634 Tool and die makers  177 137 44 45 32.3% 32.9%
635 Tool and die maker apprentices  4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
636 Precision assemblers, metal  31 26 8 8 33.0% 33.0%
637 Machinists  609 497 104 111 20.9% 22.3%
639 Machinist apprentices  6 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
643 Boilermakers  32 22 15 15 67.5% 67.5%
644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners  17 15 6 6 43.5% 43.5%
645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal  12 10 4 5 42.2% 49.7%
646 Lay-out workers  9 8 2 2 32.3% 32.3%
647 Precious stones and metals workers   46 26 2 2 7.8% 7.8%
649 Engravers, metal  14 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
653 Sheet metal workers  165 129 52 53 40.3% 40.8%
654 Sheet metal worker apprentices  2 2 2 2 100.0% 100.0%
656 Patternmakers and model makers, wood  1 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters  80 61 3 3 4.3% 4.3%
658 Furniture and wood finishers  21 17 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers  2 2 1 1 68.3% 68.3%
666 Dressmakers  39 29 1 2 5.1% 6.2%
667 Tailors  42 39 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
668 Upholsterers  62 53 1 1 1.0% 1.0%
669 Shoe repairers  9 7 1 1 9.3% 9.3%
674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers  17 13 2 2 14.9% 14.9%
675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers  29 23 2 3 8.9% 12.3%
676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters  16 12 2 2 21.6% 21.6%
677 Optical goods workers  98 79 3 4 3.7% 4.8%
678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians  50 38 0 1 0.0% 2.1%
679 Bookbinders  50 36 5 5 15.0% 15.0%
683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers  380 304 49 52 16.1% 17.0%
684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.  23 16 3 3 15.9% 15.9%
686 Butchers and meat cutters  351 258 68 71 26.3% 27.4%
687 Bakers  178 133 19 22 14.1% 16.2%
688 Food batchmakers  53 42 8 8 18.5% 20.0%
689 Inspectors, testers, and graders  167 129 27 32 20.8% 24.8%
693 Adjusters and calibrators  12 8 1 1 10.7% 10.7%
694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators  80 58 19 20 33.6% 35.0%
695 Power plant operators  56 36 19 20 51.8% 54.1%
696 Stationary engineers  160 114 50 52 44.2% 45.4%
699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators  67 41 14 15 33.0% 36.2%
  MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS 9,282 7,255 1,490 1,572 20.5% 21.7%
703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators  22 17 4 4 21.3% 21.3%
704 Lathe and turning machine operators  49 40 9 9 22.0% 22.0%
705 Milling and planing machine operators  7 5 1 1 18.7% 18.7%
706 Punching and stamping press machine operators  128 103 27 30 26.5% 29.5%
707 Rolling machine operators  18 13 6 6 45.7% 45.7%
708 Drilling and boring machine operators  12 10 5 6 50.0% 62.4%
709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators  148 118 28 29 23.9% 24.2%
713 Forging machine operators  15 12 4 4 37.8% 37.8%
714 Numerical control machine operators  32 24 6 6 24.5% 24.5%
715 Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators  48 39 8 9 21.0% 22.2%
717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.  29 27 3 4 11.6% 14.1%
719 Molding and casting machine operators  123 98 16 17 16.7% 17.3%
723 Metal plating machine operators  40 29 9 10 30.8% 34.6%
724 Heat treating equipment operators  11 7 3 3 49.3% 49.3%
725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators  13 10 0 1 0.0% 12.3%
726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators  21 15 2 2 16.2% 16.2%
727 Sawing machine operators  124 83 5 5 6.4% 6.4%
728 Shaping and joining machine operators  9 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
729 Nailing and tacking machine operators  6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators  51 34 4 4 11.9% 12.3%
734 Printing press operators  349 271 28 32 10.4% 11.7%
735 Photoengravers and lithographers  33 26 6 6 21.7% 21.7%
736 Typesetters and compositors  33 23 4 4 17.2% 17.2%
737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators  41 30 4 7 12.6% 22.9%
738 Winding and twisting machine operators  50 43 4 4 9.2% 9.2%
739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators  35 30 1 1 4.3% 4.3%
743 Textile cutting machine operators  9 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
744 Textile sewing machine operators  569 453 53 59 11.7% 13.1%
745 Shoe machine operators  17 10 2 2 19.3% 25.5%
747 Pressing machine operators  107 85 7 7 7.7% 7.7%
748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators  248 174 13 16 7.6% 9.1%
749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators  46 39 2 2 6.0% 6.0%
753 Cementing and gluing machine operators  26 18 1 1 4.8% 4.8%
754 Packaging and filling machine operators  483 375 88 92 23.5% 24.7%
755 Extruding and forming machine operators  45 36 9 9 26.3% 26.3%
756 Mixing and blending machine operators  153 136 34 34 24.9% 25.4%
757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators  73 61 20 21 32.2% 34.5%
758 Compressing and compacting machine operators  25 24 4 7 16.8% 28.5%
759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators  239 192 31 33 16.0% 17.0%
763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food  8 7 5 5 71.9% 71.9%
764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators  13 10 3 3 31.5% 31.5%
765 Folding machine operators  16 12 3 3 21.7% 21.7%
766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food  97 70 29 31 41.4% 44.6%
768 Crushing and grinding machine operators  51 34 7 7 21.7% 21.7%
769 Slicing and cutting machine operators  225 163 39 39 23.8% 23.9%
773 Motion picture projectionists  10 7 1 1 10.9% 10.9%
774 Photographic process machine operators  131 99 2 2 2.5% 2.5%
777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.  1,389 1,126 299 311 26.5% 27.6%
779 Machine operators, not specified 521 403 96 97 23.7% 24.2%
783 Welders and cutters  712 543 144 148 26.6% 27.2%
784 Solderers and brazers  29 21 3 3 14.6% 14.6%
785 Assemblers  1,542 1,228 283 299 23.0% 24.3%
786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations  14 9 4 4 42.6% 42.6%
787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations  23 16 1 1 4.8% 7.5%
789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations  30 22 2 2 8.5% 8.5%
793 Hand engraving and printing occupations  11 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations  56 40 2 3 4.7% 7.8%
796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners  646 503 90 96 17.9% 19.0%
797 Production testers  69 55 9 9 16.8% 17.1%
798 Production samplers and weighers  8 5 1 1 28.2% 28.2%
799 Graders and sorters, except agricultural  194 148 16 18 11.0% 12.2%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 6,792 5,041 1,148 1,216 22.8% 24.1%
803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators  112 82 9 12 11.0% 14.9%
804 Truck drivers  3,701 2,785 488 524 17.5% 18.8%
806 Driver-sales workers  188 145 36 38 24.5% 26.0%
808 Bus drivers  693 484 182 191 37.7% 39.5%
809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs  294 208 13 14 6.3% 6.9%
813 Parking lot attendants  80 66 6 6 9.1% 9.1%
814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.  12 9 2 2 18.6% 18.6%
823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters  66 49 41 41 84.8% 84.8%
824 Locomotive operating occupations  69 45 34 34 76.8% 76.8%
825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators  10 7 5 5 73.0% 73.0%
826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.  8 8 7 7 85.8% 85.8%
828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats  36 27 8 9 30.0% 32.3%
829 Sailors and deckhands  30 20 5 5 27.1% 27.1%
833 Marine engineers  6 4 0 0 7.5% 7.5%
834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders  9 6 2 3 32.9% 47.4%
843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators  19 15 2 2 15.2% 16.7%
844 Operating engineers  341 232 74 79 31.8% 34.3%
845 Longshore equipment operators  8 6 3 3 55.3% 55.3%
848 Hoist and winch operators  30 21 6 6 27.8% 27.8%
849 Crane and tower operators  96 72 35 38 48.1% 52.0%
853 Excavating and loading machine operators  130 84 24 24 28.2% 28.2%
855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators  92 64 15 16 24.1% 24.2%
856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators  652 532 124 130 23.4% 24.5%
859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators  110 73 27 27 36.4% 36.4%
  HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS 6,644 5,218 989 1,042 18.9% 20.0%
864 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.  10 10 1 1 14.6% 14.6%
865 Helpers, mechanics, and repairers  31 22 2 2 6.8% 9.7%
866 Helpers, construction trades  120 107 5 5 4.5% 4.5%
867 Helpers, surveyor  11 10 2 2 15.1% 15.1%
868 Helpers, extractive occupations  3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
869 Construction laborers  1,182 907 191 193 21.1% 21.3%
874 Production helpers  75 63 13 14 20.9% 21.9%
875 Garbage collectors  53 44 17 17 37.9% 37.9%
876 Stevedores  27 25 19 19 75.0% 75.0%
877 Stock handlers and baggers  1,554 1,202 201 219 16.7% 18.2%
878 Machine feeders and offbearers  96 87 19 23 22.2% 26.5%
883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.  893 719 204 217 28.5% 30.2%
885 Garage and service station related occupations  232 167 8 8 4.6% 4.9%
887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners  348 264 19 20 7.1% 7.6%
888 Hand packers and packagers  397 298 40 41 13.5% 13.7%
889 Laborers, except construction  1,612 1,291 248 261 19.2% 20.3%
               
     
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