Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2001
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 24,076 16,912 959 1,136 5.7% 6.7%
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public administration  31 21 5 6 21.5% 27.5%
5 Administrators and officials, public administration  1,146 719 128 156 17.8% 21.7%
6 Administrators, protective services  95 63 12 13 18.5% 20.7%
7 Financial managers  1,009 714 8 13 1.1% 1.8%
8 Personnel and labor relations managers  313 221 3 5 1.5% 2.5%
9 Purchasing managers  196 140 5 6 3.9% 4.4%
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations  1,028 756 8 13 1.1% 1.8%
14 Administrators, education and related fields  1,158 777 134 163 17.2% 21.0%
15 Managers, medicine and health  1,070 740 28 32 3.8% 4.4%
17 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments  1,515 1,075 27 34 2.5% 3.2%
18 Managers, properties and real estate  572 404 15 17 3.6% 4.3%
19 Funeral directors  65 48 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
21 Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.  955 615 50 52 8.1% 8.5%
22 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.  8,473 6,057 234 266 3.9% 4.4%
23 Accountants and auditors  2,107 1,497 78 90 5.2% 6.0%
24 Underwriters  151 105 1 1 0.8% 0.8%
25 Other financial officers  1,111 772 16 27 2.1% 3.4%
26 Management analysts  398 293 8 13 2.7% 4.5%
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists  871 632 48 55 7.6% 8.7%
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products  15 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products  295 206 11 11 5.2% 5.3%
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.  370 258 15 16 5.9% 6.1%
34 Business and promotion agents  27 18 2 2 11.9% 11.9%
35 Construction inspectors  85 57 17 18 30.8% 32.5%
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction  335 221 77 85 34.7% 38.4%
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c.  685 495 31 40 6.3% 8.2%
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS, EXC. TEACHERS 18,567 12,990 1,247 1,470 9.6% 11.3%
43 Architects  218 164 10 11 6.1% 6.5%
44 Aerospace engineers  100 83 7 7 8.2% 9.0%
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers  35 26 3 3 11.2% 11.2%
46 Mining engineers  4 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
47 Petroleum engineers  29 21 0 0 0.0% 0.7%
48 Chemical engineers  91 72 2 3 3.3% 4.8%
49 Nuclear engineers  20 13 0 0 3.3% 3.3%
53 Civil engineers  384 275 36 41 13.1% 15.0%
55 Electrical and electronic engineers  921 706 30 38 4.2% 5.4%
56 Industrial engineers  331 255 18 20 7.0% 8.0%
57 Mechanical engineers  432 315 16 18 5.1% 5.8%
58 Marine and naval architects  14 9 1 1 11.7% 13.7%
59 Engineers, n.e.c.  308 226 9 10 3.9% 4.6%
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists  30 19 3 3 14.4% 14.4%
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists  2,193 1,672 65 84 3.9% 5.0%
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts  321 226 13 14 5.6% 6.3%
66 Actuaries  25 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
67 Statisticians  41 28 5 5 16.9% 16.9%
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c.  7 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
69 Physicists and astronomers  31 21 2 2 10.0% 10.8%
73 Chemists, except biochemists  203 150 5 6 3.2% 4.3%
74 Atmospheric and space scientists  21 14 2 3 13.2% 24.1%
75 Geologists and geodesists  64 42 0 1 0.0% 2.0%
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c.  69 44 7 7 15.8% 16.1%
77 Agricultural and food scientists  58 34 3 3 7.9% 7.9%
78 Biological and life scientists  182 115 10 11 8.6% 9.6%
79 Forestry and conservation scientists  54 20 3 4 16.8% 19.4%
83 Medical scientists  127 98 8 8 8.3% 8.3%
84 Physicians  792 538 36 45 6.7% 8.4%
85 Dentists  80 56 1 1 2.7% 2.7%
86 Veterinarians  43 27 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
87 Optometrists  23 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
88 Podiatrists  4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.  16 11 0 0 2.0% 2.0%
95 Registered nurses  3,254 2,128 329 377 15.5% 17.7%
96 Pharmacists  285 196 16 19 8.1% 9.5%
97 Dietitians  138 96 7 8 7.4% 8.5%
98 Respiratory therapists  116 78 5 6 6.8% 7.8%
99 Occupational therapists  84 55 5 9 8.5% 17.1%
103 Physical therapists  197 139 10 12 7.0% 8.7%
104 Speech therapists  155 93 36 43 38.6% 46.0%
105 Therapists, n.e.c.  122 83 6 7 7.4% 8.8%
106 Physicians' assistants  105 64 9 10 14.7% 15.4%
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,512 1,002 174 215 17.4% 21.4%
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers  10 8 2 2 18.4% 28.1%
114 Biological science teachers  58 36 6 6 16.7% 17.1%
115 Chemistry teachers  40 25 3 5 12.6% 20.9%
116 Physics teachers  22 14 1 1 8.9% 8.9%
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c.  5 4 3 3 60.1% 60.1%
118 Psychology teachers  26 19 3 4 17.8% 21.4%
119 Economics teachers  24 17 4 4 24.9% 25.8%
123 History teachers  27 15 3 3 18.3% 18.3%
124 Political science teachers  13 10 1 3 6.8% 28.2%
125 Sociology teachers  14 10 2 2 20.1% 21.8%
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c.  13 7 2 2 24.7% 24.7%
127 Engineering teachers  38 24 3 3 11.8% 14.6%
128 Mathematical science teachers  61 44 7 11 14.8% 25.8%
129 Computer science teachers  44 31 6 7 18.2% 22.7%
133 Medical science teachers  19 13 2 2 17.1% 17.1%
134 Health specialties teachers  75 46 11 12 24.2% 26.5%
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers  35 23 8 8 34.9% 34.9%
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers  10 5 0 0 4.6% 6.1%
137 Art, drama, and music teachers  71 46 9 9 20.7% 20.7%
138 Physical education teachers  10 10 3 3 25.8% 33.4%
139 Education teachers  26 18 4 4 24.6% 24.6%
143 English teachers  87 57 13 17 22.2% 29.8%
144 Foreign language teachers  43 30 4 6 14.3% 19.4%
145 Law teachers  17 12 2 2 13.2% 13.2%
146 Social work teachers  3 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
147 Theology teachers  26 17 0 0 0.8% 1.3%
148 Trade and industrial teachers  4 3 2 2 72.8% 72.8%
149 Home economics teachers  1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.  10 6 2 3 38.1% 48.3%
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 680 449 68 87 15.2% 19.4%
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 7,658 5,288 2,277 2,528 43.1% 47.8%
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten  880 660 107 125 16.3% 19.0%
156 Teachers, elementary school  3,242 2,235 1,209 1,330 54.1% 59.5%
157 Teachers, secondary school  1,948 1,316 678 765 51.5% 58.2%
158 Teachers, special education  547 355 208 228 58.6% 64.2%
159 Teachers, n.e.c.  1,041 723 75 81 10.4% 11.2%
163 Counselors, Educational and Vocational  409 265 82 93 30.9% 35.0%
164 Librarians  322 209 47 54 22.5% 25.6%
165 Archivists and curators  46 30 3 3 10.0% 11.0%
166 Economists  174 124 1 5 0.8% 4.1%
167 Psychologists  289 193 35 42 18.2% 21.8%
168 Sociologists  4 3 1 1 19.4% 45.7%
169 Social scientists, n.e.c.  53 28 1 2 4.9% 5.7%
173 Urban planners  21 15 2 4 14.9% 25.4%
174 Social workers  1,154 780 171 196 21.9% 25.1%
175 Recreation workers  178 111 7 10 6.8% 8.7%
176 Clergy  500 335 4 7 1.2% 2.0%
177 Religious workers, n.e.c.  255 181 0 1 0.0% 0.4%
178 Lawyers  940 641 43 53 6.6% 8.3%
183 Authors  87 58 3 4 5.9% 7.3%
184 Technical writers  98 76 5 5 6.9% 6.9%
185 Designers  806 608 18 21 2.9% 3.4%
186 Musicians and composers  129 94 14 15 14.4% 15.5%
187 Actors and directors  128 100 16 17 16.1% 16.9%
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers  164 119 6 7 5.4% 6.3%
189 Photographers  117 80 6 7 7.1% 9.1%
193 Dancers  22 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.  129 94 15 18 16.0% 18.9%
195 Editors and reporters  377 268 18 23 6.5% 8.6%
197 Public relations specialists  245 170 11 15 6.7% 8.6%
198 Announcers  53 36 4 4 10.9% 12.2%
199 Athletes  140 96 16 20 16.6% 20.7%
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 6,242 4,385 483 543 11.0% 12.4%
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians  508 345 39 44 11.2% 12.8%
204 Dental hygienists  179 111 3 3 2.5% 2.5%
205 Health record technologists and technicians  25 20 0 1 0.0% 3.1%
206 Radiologic technicians  251 171 13 14 7.7% 8.0%
207 Licensed practical nurses  549 372 42 46 11.2% 12.3%
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.  1,076 767 105 114 13.7% 14.8%
213 Electrical and electronic technicians  661 467 61 68 13.0% 14.6%
214 Industrial engineering technicians  10 8 3 4 33.5% 43.6%
215 Mechanical engineering technicians  21 17 5 5 28.6% 28.6%
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.  316 226 26 28 11.6% 12.3%
217 Drafting occupations  296 207 16 17 7.7% 8.2%
218 Surveying and mapping technicians  94 65 5 6 8.2% 8.7%
223 Biological technicians  179 120 10 11 8.4% 9.1%
224 Chemical technicians  104 69 7 7 9.8% 10.7%
225 Science technicians, n.e.c.  127 90 15 16 17.1% 18.2%
226 Airplane pilots and navigators  193 133 72 76 54.0% 57.4%
227 Air traffic controllers  41 27 12 12 45.4% 46.8%
228 Broadcast equipment operators  58 45 6 8 14.3% 17.2%
229 Computer programmers  837 632 25 37 4.0% 5.8%
233 Tool programmers, numerical control  24 17 3 3 17.8% 17.8%
234 Legal assistants  550 387 9 18 2.2% 4.7%
235 Technicians, n.e.c.  143 90 7 7 7.7% 7.7%
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 19,056 13,674 480 546 3.5% 4.0%
243 Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations  5,118 3,599 117 130 3.2% 3.6%
253 Insurance sales occupations  628 445 9 13 2.0% 2.8%
254 Real estate sales occupations  648 481 19 28 4.0% 5.8%
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations  598 454 3 7 0.6% 1.5%
256 Advertising and related sales occupations  260 170 8 8 4.6% 4.6%
257 Sales occupations, other business services  962 706 27 28 3.8% 4.0%
258 Sales engineers  46 35 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale  1,840 1,358 21 26 1.5% 1.9%
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats  426 303 1 2 0.3% 0.7%
264 Sales workers, apparel  507 366 2 2 0.5% 0.7%
265 Sales workers, shoes  118 88 2 2 1.9% 1.9%
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings  254 175 2 2 0.9% 0.9%
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances  351 271 0 3 0.0% 0.9%
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies  400 294 3 6 1.0% 2.0%
269 Sales workers, parts  213 147 1 2 0.5% 1.3%
274 Sales workers, other commodities  1,926 1,370 24 30 1.7% 2.2%
275 Sales counter clerks  252 180 4 4 2.0% 2.0%
276 Cashiers  4,085 2,945 232 245 7.9% 8.3%
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers  213 140 3 3 1.8% 2.3%
278 News vendors  107 74 4 4 5.0% 6.0%
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales  84 58 1 1 1.0% 1.3%
284 Auctioneers  2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c.  18 13 1 1 5.7% 5.7%
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 25,753 17,900 2,216 2,486 12.4% 13.9%
303 Supervisors, general office  586 416 44 51 10.6% 12.4%
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators  14 7 0 0 2.2% 2.2%
305 Supervisors, financial records processing  136 101 4 5 4.2% 5.0%
306 Chief communications operators  5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
307 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks  280 199 27 31 13.5% 15.5%
308 Computer operators  435 311 34 41 10.8% 13.1%
309 Peripheral equipment operators  7 6 1 1 14.9% 14.9%
313 Secretaries  3,485 2,349 235 266 10.0% 11.3%
314 Stenographers  184 121 10 13 8.1% 11.0%
315 Typists  716 496 53 59 10.7% 12.0%
316 Interviewers  259 168 14 15 8.4% 9.1%
317 Hotel clerks  185 120 8 8 6.3% 6.3%
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents  343 240 39 42 16.3% 17.7%
319 Receptionists  1,512 1,038 32 38 3.0% 3.7%
323 Information clerks, n.e.c.  549 387 21 25 5.5% 6.4%
325 Classified-ad clerks  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
326 Correspondence clerks  11 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
327 Order clerks  430 311 62 66 20.1% 21.2%
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping  85 58 4 5 7.0% 8.7%
329 Library clerks  225 156 25 27 16.0% 17.1%
335 File clerks  452 332 15 21 4.4% 6.2%
336 Records clerks  287 200 23 27 11.7% 13.4%
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks  2,051 1,368 61 71 4.5% 5.2%
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks  263 175 18 20 10.5% 11.6%
339 Billing clerks  307 204 16 19 8.0% 9.3%
343 Cost and rate clerks  62 42 7 7 17.0% 17.0%
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators  194 136 5 6 4.0% 4.6%
345 Duplicating machine operators  47 35 2 3 7.1% 7.3%
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators  14 9 2 2 26.8% 26.8%
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c.  20 12 1 1 5.3% 5.3%
348 Telephone operators  198 138 29 32 21.2% 22.9%
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.  21 14 2 2 11.9% 12.6%
354 Postal clerks, except mail carriers  424 304 201 221 66.3% 72.7%
355 Mail carriers, postal service  489 341 262 272 76.9% 79.8%
356 Mail clerks, except postal service  205 139 18 22 13.0% 15.7%
357 Messengers  205 148 8 9 5.7% 5.8%
359 Dispatchers  336 215 43 46 20.0% 21.6%
363 Production coordinators  355 246 32 35 13.0% 14.1%
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks  864 649 89 94 13.7% 14.5%
365 Stock and inventory clerks  606 420 56 64 13.4% 15.3%
366 Meter readers  71 52 18 19 35.6% 36.0%
368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers  69 51 8 8 15.9% 15.9%
373 Expediters  478 340 23 26 6.9% 7.7%
374 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c.  23 15 3 3 22.3% 22.3%
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators  678 477 13 18 2.7% 3.8%
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance  1,619 1,155 63 78 5.5% 6.8%
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare  120 83 18 23 21.3% 27.9%
378 Bill and account collectors  302 213 14 14 6.6% 6.6%
379 General office clerks  1,242 887 85 98 9.6% 11.0%
383 Bank tellers  631 449 9 10 2.0% 2.3%
384 Proofreaders  35 21 1 1 4.9% 4.9%
385 Data-entry keyers  952 678 58 67 8.6% 9.9%
386 Statistical clerks  139 103 11 14 11.1% 13.3%
387 Teachers' aides  1,159 787 271 312 34.4% 39.6%
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.  1,387 966 112 128 11.6% 13.2%
  PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 1,016 738 8 8 1.1% 1.1%
403 Launderers and ironers  1 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
404 Cooks, private household  8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
405 Housekeepers and butlers  25 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
406 Child care workers, private household  340 246 0 0 0.0% 0.2%
407 Private household cleaners and servants  642 467 7 7 1.5% 1.5%
  PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 3,433 2,483 948 1,007 38.2% 40.6%
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations  60 37 29 32 79.0% 86.3%
414 Supervisors, police and detectives  158 116 57 62 49.6% 53.1%
415 Supervisors, guards  85 57 5 6 9.3% 10.5%
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations  25 15 8 8 49.0% 49.0%
417 Firefighting occupations  339 250 171 179 68.3% 71.6%
418 Police and detectives, public service  769 563 334 345 59.4% 61.4%
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers  233 170 64 73 37.6% 43.1%
424 Correctional institution officers  427 339 173 186 51.2% 54.8%
425 Crossing guards  67 44 11 11 24.6% 24.6%
426 Guards and police, except public service  1,086 782 87 97 11.1% 12.5%
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c.  184 111 9 9 8.0% 8.0%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 20,340 13,951 1,320 1,449 9.5% 10.4%
433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations  692 485 15 22 3.1% 4.5%
434 Bartenders  504 334 7 9 2.0% 2.6%
435 Waiters and waitresses  1,927 1,337 34 39 2.5% 2.9%
436 Cooks  2,953 2,021 95 112 4.7% 5.5%
438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations  557 389 6 7 1.4% 1.9%
439 Kitchen workers, food preparation  458 310 38 40 12.1% 12.7%
443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants  887 651 43 46 6.6% 7.1%
444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations  1,013 691 70 74 10.1% 10.8%
445 Dental assistants  318 216 4 4 1.8% 1.8%
446 Health aides, except nursing  565 372 40 42 10.8% 11.4%
447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants  2,927 2,017 278 301 13.8% 14.9%
448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers  256 173 24 25 13.8% 14.4%
449 Maids and housemen  1,021 641 68 72 10.6% 11.2%
453 Janitors and cleaners  3,050 2,088 368 403 17.6% 19.3%
454 Elevator operators  12 8 3 3 38.6% 38.6%
455 Pest control occupations  65 55 7 8 12.4% 14.4%
456 Supervisors, personal service occupations  118 77 5 5 6.3% 6.8%
457 Barbers  58 48 3 3 5.5% 5.5%
458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists  691 514 12 13 2.3% 2.5%
459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities  419 249 15 18 5.9% 7.1%
461 Guides  56 36 2 2 4.7% 6.6%
462 Ushers  39 28 0 1 0.5% 3.5%
463 Public transportation attendants  188 141 92 96 65.3% 67.7%
464 Baggage porters and bellhops  70 51 13 13 25.2% 26.4%
465 Welfare service aides  173 99 11 12 10.9% 12.1%
466 Family child care providers  38 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
467 Early childhood teacher's assistants  698 489 16 21 3.2% 4.3%
468 Child care workers, n.e.c.  317 216 31 35 14.5% 16.4%
469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c.  270 189 23 23 12.2% 12.2%
  FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 2,689 1,845 88 99 4.7% 5.4%
473 Farmers, except horticulture  19 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
474 Horticultural specialty farmers  1 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
475 Managers, farms, except horticultural  106 67 0 0 0.2% 0.2%
476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms  8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
477 Supervisors, farm workers  51 38 0 0 0.5% 0.5%
479 Farm workers  945 608 11 12 1.8% 2.0%
483 Marine life cultivation workers  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
484 Nursery workers  28 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations  121 89 3 5 3.1% 5.5%
486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm  1,044 762 56 62 7.4% 8.1%
487 Animal caretakers, except farm  178 125 9 9 7.0% 7.2%
488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products  54 48 4 4 8.2% 8.2%
489 Inspectors, agricultural products  4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
494 Supervisors, forestry and logging workers  12 6 0 0 3.3% 3.3%
495 Forestry workers, except logging  35 17 4 6 26.4% 32.7%
496 Timber cutting and logging occupations  48 27 0 1 0.0% 3.8%
497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels  5 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
498 Fishers  27 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
499 Hunters and trappers  2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, & REPAIR, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 11,310 7,936 1,548 1,640 19.5% 20.7%
503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers  375 253 29 31 11.4% 12.3%
505 Automobile mechanics  954 671 51 54 7.6% 8.1%
506 Automobile mechanic apprentices  5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics  485 317 87 89 27.3% 28.0%
508 Aircraft engine mechanics  170 125 49 53 39.2% 42.7%
509 Small engine repairers  87 55 2 3 4.1% 5.3%
514 Automobile body and related repairers  250 182 5 5 2.9% 2.9%
515 Aircraft mechanics, except engine  29 21 12 12 60.8% 60.8%
516 Heavy equipment mechanics  243 142 40 44 27.8% 31.0%
517 Farm equipment mechanics  50 30 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
518 Industrial machinery repairers  609 434 108 112 24.8% 25.8%
519 Machinery maintenance occupations  33 22 10 10 45.1% 45.1%
523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment  261 186 37 39 19.8% 21.1%
525 Data processing equipment repairers  396 302 21 26 6.9% 8.6%
526 Household appliance and power tool repairers  49 42 5 6 13.0% 14.6%
527 Telephone line installers and repairers  79 56 34 35 60.2% 63.1%
529 Telephone installers and repairers  396 287 135 136 47.1% 47.5%
533 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers  95 68 26 28 38.3% 41.6%
534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics  388 284 60 64 21.2% 22.4%
535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers  29 25 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
536 Locksmiths and safe repairers  28 19 5 5 26.6% 26.6%
538 Office machine repairers  66 48 6 9 12.9% 17.7%
539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers  18 12 3 3 21.7% 21.7%
543 Elevator installers and repairers  49 36 28 29 79.8% 80.1%
544 Millwrights  92 64 36 36 55.5% 55.5%
547 Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.  511 364 40 45 10.9% 12.4%
549 Not specified mechanics and repairers 429 294 53 63 18.0% 21.4%
  CONSTRUCTION TRADES 6,587 4,722 1,170 1,203 24.8% 25.5%
553 Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters  10 7 2 2 29.5% 29.5%
554 Supervisors, carpenters and related workers  23 16 5 5 27.9% 27.9%
555 Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers  52 36 14 14 37.7% 37.7%
556 Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers  13 11 2 2 13.3% 13.3%
557 Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  14 8 3 3 46.0% 46.0%
558 Supervisors, construction, n.e.c.  693 495 86 88 17.4% 17.8%
563 Brickmasons and stonemasons  235 185 40 41 21.5% 21.9%
564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices  3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
565 Tile setters, hard and soft  76 58 7 7 12.1% 12.1%
566 Carpet installers  101 76 6 6 8.0% 8.0%
567 Carpenters  1,573 1,093 218 226 20.0% 20.7%
569 Carpenter apprentices  12 8 2 2 21.3% 21.3%
573 Drywall installers  197 143 25 26 17.4% 18.0%
575 Electricians  1,026 738 285 292 38.6% 39.6%
576 Electrician apprentices  62 40 17 17 41.7% 41.7%
577 Electrical power installers and repairers  210 148 69 72 46.6% 48.5%
579 Painters, construction and maintenance  524 400 40 43 9.9% 10.9%
583 Paperhangers  9 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
584 Plasterers  67 51 4 4 8.7% 8.7%
585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  651 460 162 165 35.3% 35.8%
587 Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices  23 13 4 4 26.5% 26.5%
588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers  133 112 24 25 21.5% 22.4%
589 Glaziers  43 31 9 9 29.0% 29.0%
593 Insulation workers  86 56 16 16 27.8% 29.4%
594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators  24 16 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
595 Roofers  212 156 16 18 10.2% 11.3%
596 Sheetmetal duct installers  46 30 13 13 41.4% 41.4%
597 Structural metal workers  105 73 39 39 53.4% 53.4%
598 Drillers, earth  31 19 7 7 35.4% 39.3%
599 Construction trades, n.e.c.  333 236 58 59 24.4% 25.1%
613 Supervisors, extractive occupations  85 41 1 1 1.8% 1.8%
614 Drillers, oil well  57 29 3 3 9.7% 9.7%
615 Explosives workers  16 8 1 1 14.9% 14.9%
616 Mining machine operators  79 34 10 10 30.5% 30.5%
617 Mining occupations, n.e.c.  39 18 6 6 30.4% 30.4%
628 Supervisors, production occupations  1,482 1,066 118 131 11.0% 12.3%
634 Tool and die makers  147 110 34 35 30.6% 32.2%
635 Tool and die maker apprentices  4 2 1 1 31.4% 31.4%
636 Precision assemblers, metal  45 32 12 12 36.9% 36.9%
637 Machinists  686 493 108 109 21.9% 22.1%
639 Machinist apprentices  5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
643 Boilermakers  41 29 11 12 38.2% 41.7%
644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners  14 9 4 4 47.6% 47.6%
645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal  11 9 6 6 64.1% 64.1%
646 Lay-out workers  8 5 1 3 24.8% 62.7%
647 Precious stones and metals workers   50 35 2 3 7.0% 7.3%
649 Engravers, metal  11 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
653 Sheet metal workers  178 115 44 46 38.2% 40.1%
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  6 4 1 1 27.0% 27.0%
657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters  84 58 2 2 3.5% 3.5%
658 Furniture and wood finishers  36 27 1 1 2.6% 2.6%
659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers  1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
666 Dressmakers  65 49 3 3 5.7% 5.7%
667 Tailors  19 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
668 Upholsterers  50 41 4 4 8.5% 8.5%
669 Shoe repairers  11 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers  9 7 1 1 8.9% 8.9%
675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers  29 21 2 2 10.6% 10.6%
676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters  10 8 2 2 29.2% 29.2%
677 Optical goods workers  106 77 3 3 4.0% 4.0%
678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians  52 39 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
679 Bookbinders  29 24 5 5 19.4% 19.4%
683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers  389 308 44 49 14.4% 15.8%
684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.  27 20 4 4 18.0% 18.0%
686 Butchers and meat cutters  328 218 59 60 27.0% 27.7%
687 Bakers  224 150 22 25 14.9% 16.5%
688 Food batchmakers  71 49 13 13 27.1% 27.1%
689 Inspectors, testers, and graders  215 157 33 37 21.2% 23.3%
693 Adjusters and calibrators  12 7 0 0 5.5% 5.5%
694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators  100 67 27 27 40.1% 40.1%
695 Power plant operators  63 38 17 18 44.3% 46.1%
696 Stationary engineers  159 108 40 41 37.3% 38.2%
699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators  78 49 19 20 39.8% 40.6%
  MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS 8,808 6,499 1,317 1,379 20.3% 21.2%
703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators  24 18 7 7 36.9% 39.2%
704 Lathe and turning machine operators  29 20 2 2 10.3% 10.9%
705 Milling and planing machine operators  6 5 1 1 27.1% 27.1%
706 Punching and stamping press machine operators  122 98 29 29 29.0% 29.6%
707 Rolling machine operators  20 17 7 7 40.3% 40.3%
708 Drilling and boring machine operators  21 16 3 4 20.0% 25.6%
709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators  126 94 18 18 19.6% 19.6%
713 Forging machine operators  16 13 6 6 45.3% 45.3%
714 Numerical control machine operators  42 28 10 10 35.3% 35.3%
715 Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators  23 15 7 7 44.0% 44.0%
717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.  26 20 6 7 30.2% 34.3%
719 Molding and casting machine operators  93 72 11 11 15.8% 15.8%
723 Metal plating machine operators  24 19 6 6 31.8% 31.8%
724 Heat treating equipment operators  15 11 2 2 17.0% 17.0%
725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators  33 22 3 4 13.8% 17.2%
726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators  10 8 2 2 23.1% 23.1%
727 Sawing machine operators  82 55 6 7 11.5% 12.8%
728 Shaping and joining machine operators  6 4 2 2 60.5% 60.5%
733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators  39 28 5 5 19.1% 19.1%
734 Printing press operators  355 255 44 45 17.4% 17.9%
735 Photoengravers and lithographers  38 26 11 11 40.2% 40.2%
736 Typesetters and compositors  31 21 2 3 10.5% 15.1%
737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators  27 21 5 5 21.5% 21.5%
738 Winding and twisting machine operators  41 36 3 3 9.4% 9.4%
739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators  42 35 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
743 Textile cutting machine operators  3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
744 Textile sewing machine operators  460 352 27 29 7.7% 8.4%
745 Shoe machine operators  14 8 1 1 17.8% 17.8%
747 Pressing machine operators  94 70 3 3 4.5% 4.5%
748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators  251 174 21 21 12.0% 12.3%
749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators  39 35 4 5 10.2% 12.8%
753 Cementing and gluing machine operators  34 25 9 9 35.4% 35.4%
754 Packaging and filling machine operators  415 291 67 69 23.0% 23.8%
755 Extruding and forming machine operators  42 29 9 9 30.3% 30.3%
756 Mixing and blending machine operators  136 104 28 30 26.6% 29.0%
757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators  73 52 23 23 43.8% 43.8%
758 Compressing and compacting machine operators  20 14 4 4 33.2% 33.2%
759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators  204 161 26 27 15.8% 16.7%
763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food  4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators  12 12 3 3 23.7% 23.7%
765 Folding machine operators  14 10 3 3 32.9% 32.9%
766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food  81 56 23 23 40.3% 41.4%
768 Crushing and grinding machine operators  68 44 6 6 12.7% 12.7%
769 Slicing and cutting machine operators  186 137 29 32 21.0% 23.3%
773 Motion picture projectionists  8 6 1 1 23.5% 23.5%
774 Photographic process machine operators  116 85 6 9 6.9% 10.2%
777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.  1,390 1,032 252 263 24.4% 25.4%
779 Machine operators, not specified 562 398 91 102 23.0% 25.6%
783 Welders and cutters  712 506 106 110 21.0% 21.8%
784 Solderers and brazers  28 19 2 2 11.4% 11.4%
785 Assemblers  1,476 1,090 250 259 22.9% 23.8%
786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations  15 10 6 6 55.6% 55.6%
787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations  20 16 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations  27 17 4 4 23.4% 23.4%
793 Hand engraving and printing occupations  20 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations  90 62 2 2 2.8% 2.8%
796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners  640 504 81 85 16.1% 16.9%
797 Production testers  92 71 11 11 16.0% 16.0%
798 Production samplers and weighers  5 4 2 2 34.6% 34.6%
799 Graders and sorters, except agricultural  166 130 19 19 14.3% 14.3%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 7,359 5,165 1,216 1,289 23.5% 25.0%
803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators  122 85 14 16 16.1% 18.3%
804 Truck drivers  3,971 2,830 520 551 18.4% 19.5%
806 Driver-sales workers  214 152 35 37 23.0% 24.1%
808 Bus drivers  815 557 213 229 38.3% 41.1%
809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs  331 236 20 23 8.5% 9.8%
813 Parking lot attendants  77 58 4 5 7.2% 8.5%
814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.  13 7 2 2 31.6% 31.6%
823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters  77 41 35 36 83.4% 86.4%
824 Locomotive operating occupations  95 61 48 48 78.4% 79.7%
825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators  12 7 4 5 59.1% 67.7%
826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.  2 2 2 2 100.0% 100.0%
828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats  43 29 12 12 41.2% 42.0%
829 Sailors and deckhands  22 16 3 3 21.1% 21.1%
833 Marine engineers  6 4 2 2 50.9% 50.9%
834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders  2 1 0 1 13.5% 100.0%
843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators  19 11 2 3 19.5% 32.1%
844 Operating engineers  397 240 87 89 36.2% 37.2%
845 Longshore equipment operators  6 5 3 3 66.2% 66.2%
848 Hoist and winch operators  29 15 1 1 4.8% 4.8%
849 Crane and tower operators  96 65 27 27 41.3% 41.3%
853 Excavating and loading machine operators  132 76 18 21 24.3% 27.3%
855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators  91 55 10 11 18.4% 19.9%
856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators  681 546 137 142 25.1% 26.0%
859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators  106 67 17 20 24.8% 30.2%
  HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS 7,127 5,219 838 880 16.0% 16.9%
864 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.  18 15 4 6 29.0% 39.3%
865 Helpers, mechanics, and repairers  37 25 4 4 14.0% 14.0%
866 Helpers, construction trades  143 108 7 7 6.2% 6.2%
867 Helpers, surveyor  14 11 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
868 Helpers, extractive occupations  2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
869 Construction laborers  1,350 994 184 190 18.5% 19.1%
874 Production helpers  78 56 10 11 17.6% 20.1%
875 Garbage collectors  73 53 18 19 34.5% 34.7%
876 Stevedores  16 14 11 13 79.7% 95.5%
877 Stock handlers and baggers  1,564 1,148 144 151 12.6% 13.1%
878 Machine feeders and offbearers  98 77 26 26 33.3% 33.3%
883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.  930 711 168 174 23.7% 24.5%
885 Garage and service station related occupations  251 178 3 4 1.6% 2.4%
887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners  402 287 32 34 11.3% 11.8%
888 Hand packers and packagers  485 342 41 43 12.0% 12.7%
889 Laborers, except construction  1,666 1,199 185 199 15.4% 16.6%
               
     
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