Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2002
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 26,384 17,107 1,004 1,211 5.9% 7.1%
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public administration  32 24 1 3 5.7% 12.4%
5 Administrators and officials, public administration  1,242 720 123 154 17.1% 21.3%
6 Administrators, protective services  105 55 11 13 20.2% 24.2%
7 Financial managers  1,164 751 6 16 0.8% 2.1%
8 Personnel and labor relations managers  350 218 2 3 0.9% 1.2%
9 Purchasing managers  196 141 9 11 6.5% 7.9%
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations  1,037 693 7 8 1.1% 1.2%
14 Administrators, education and related fields  1,328 794 152 182 19.1% 22.9%
15 Managers, medicine and health  1,233 782 25 34 3.2% 4.3%
17 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments  1,726 1,135 24 30 2.1% 2.6%
18 Managers, properties and real estate  629 423 12 14 2.9% 3.4%
19 Funeral directors  63 43 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
21 Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.  1,095 674 72 73 10.7% 10.9%
22 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.  9,132 6,036 214 258 3.5% 4.3%
23 Accountants and auditors  2,272 1,537 98 116 6.4% 7.5%
24 Underwriters  145 96 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
25 Other financial officers  1,212 787 28 42 3.5% 5.3%
26 Management analysts  484 321 8 14 2.5% 4.4%
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists  918 596 50 61 8.4% 10.2%
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products  17 9 1 1 7.2% 7.2%
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products  325 212 12 13 5.5% 6.2%
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.  359 221 15 17 7.0% 7.7%
34 Business and promotion agents  45 36 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
35 Construction inspectors  106 70 19 22 27.7% 31.8%
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction  379 243 79 86 32.6% 35.4%
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c.  790 492 35 40 7.0% 8.1%
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS, EXC. TEACHERS 20,241 13,045 1,272 1,491 9.8% 11.4%
43 Architects  223 142 4 4 2.5% 2.6%
44 Aerospace engineers  118 86 7 9 8.5% 10.5%
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers  32 22 4 4 19.4% 19.4%
46 Mining engineers  14 6 0 0 0.0% 4.9%
47 Petroleum engineers  22 14 0 0 0.0% 0.5%
48 Chemical engineers  115 77 1 1 0.9% 1.3%
49 Nuclear engineers  12 8 0 2 0.0% 20.3%
53 Civil engineers  398 233 36 40 15.3% 17.1%
54 Agricultural engineers  5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
55 Electrical and electronic engineers  939 650 34 39 5.2% 6.0%
56 Industrial engineers  353 232 11 12 4.8% 5.1%
57 Mechanical engineers  419 297 10 12 3.5% 3.9%
58 Marine and naval architects  23 12 1 1 8.1% 8.1%
59 Engineers, n.e.c.  400 280 16 16 5.7% 5.7%
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists  32 17 1 1 7.5% 7.5%
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists  2,282 1,564 48 64 3.1% 4.1%
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts  349 242 19 22 7.8% 9.0%
66 Actuaries  25 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
67 Statisticians  49 28 1 1 3.2% 5.4%
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c.  6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
69 Physicists and astronomers  27 19 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
73 Chemists, except biochemists  188 123 4 5 2.9% 4.5%
74 Atmospheric and space scientists  20 10 2 3 14.9% 32.8%
75 Geologists and geodesists  81 45 1 2 2.2% 4.2%
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c.  80 42 2 2 5.3% 5.7%
77 Agricultural and food scientists  82 45 3 4 5.6% 8.7%
78 Biological and life scientists  190 108 7 8 6.8% 7.6%
79 Forestry and conservation scientists  46 20 2 3 11.2% 14.5%
83 Medical scientists  122 86 7 10 8.0% 11.5%
84 Physicians  881 569 34 47 6.0% 8.2%
85 Dentists  70 52 3 3 6.1% 6.1%
86 Veterinarians  37 19 0 0 0.6% 0.6%
87 Optometrists  28 21 0 0 2.1% 2.1%
88 Podiatrists  7 4 2 2 37.4% 37.4%
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.  24 18 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
95 Registered nurses  3,617 2,240 348 390 15.6% 17.4%
96 Pharmacists  319 210 11 12 5.4% 5.9%
97 Dietitians  113 74 1 4 1.8% 5.4%
98 Respiratory therapists  149 100 11 14 10.8% 13.5%
99 Occupational therapists  115 67 10 14 15.0% 20.8%
103 Physical therapists  228 155 7 9 4.8% 5.5%
104 Speech therapists  181 107 43 46 40.4% 42.7%
105 Therapists, n.e.c.  156 91 9 13 10.3% 14.1%
106 Physicians' assistants  144 91 12 14 12.9% 15.8%
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,660 1,011 169 199 16.7% 19.6%
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers  15 10 0 0 1.1% 1.1%
114 Biological science teachers  55 29 3 3 11.0% 11.3%
115 Chemistry teachers  28 17 2 2 9.9% 9.9%
116 Physics teachers  27 16 3 4 21.2% 24.3%
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c.  3 2 1 1 37.2% 37.2%
118 Psychology teachers  31 18 4 5 23.2% 26.9%
119 Economics teachers  30 15 3 3 17.0% 17.0%
123 History teachers  21 15 3 3 21.2% 21.2%
124 Political science teachers  11 8 1 1 16.8% 16.8%
125 Sociology teachers  14 10 2 2 22.6% 24.7%
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c.  11 6 2 2 26.9% 26.9%
127 Engineering teachers  48 27 1 4 4.8% 13.6%
128 Mathematical science teachers  64 39 10 12 25.7% 31.3%
129 Computer science teachers  41 25 4 4 13.9% 14.3%
133 Medical science teachers  29 21 3 3 15.4% 15.4%
134 Health specialties teachers  70 39 10 11 25.1% 28.2%
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers  36 24 8 8 32.5% 32.5%
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers  9 6 2 2 28.2% 28.2%
137 Art, drama, and music teachers  67 43 9 12 21.1% 27.1%
138 Physical education teachers  11 7 3 3 33.5% 33.5%
139 Education teachers  19 10 2 2 16.1% 18.3%
143 English teachers  111 63 22 26 35.5% 42.0%
144 Foreign language teachers  44 25 5 6 21.8% 24.5%
145 Law teachers  13 7 3 3 46.0% 46.0%
146 Social work teachers  4 3 0 0 18.0% 18.0%
147 Theology teachers  25 17 6 6 33.2% 37.0%
148 Trade and industrial teachers  7 3 1 1 19.0% 19.0%
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.  8 6 1 1 24.4% 24.4%
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 808 501 55 69 11.0% 13.9%
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 8,455 5,353 2,323 2,568 43.4% 48.0%
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten  909 611 102 129 16.8% 21.1%
156 Teachers, elementary school  3,631 2,318 1,232 1,350 53.2% 58.2%
157 Teachers, secondary school  2,088 1,270 695 768 54.7% 60.5%
158 Teachers, special education  617 362 217 235 60.0% 65.0%
159 Teachers, n.e.c.  1,210 792 76 86 9.6% 10.9%
163 Counselors, Educational and Vocational  450 273 95 108 34.9% 39.5%
164 Librarians  343 202 51 62 25.3% 30.5%
165 Archivists and curators  49 26 2 3 6.1% 10.1%
166 Economists  175 108 3 6 3.1% 5.4%
167 Psychologists  335 205 43 48 20.8% 23.5%
168 Sociologists  2 0 0 0 60.6% 60.6%
169 Social scientists, n.e.c.  65 32 2 3 6.0% 7.9%
173 Urban planners  23 17 1 3 8.9% 20.5%
174 Social workers  1,307 818 184 201 22.5% 24.6%
175 Recreation workers  187 132 2 5 1.6% 4.0%
176 Clergy  581 381 2 7 0.6% 1.9%
177 Religious workers, n.e.c.  281 186 0 2 0.0% 1.1%
178 Lawyers  1,060 673 39 49 5.8% 7.3%
183 Authors  78 54 8 10 15.0% 19.2%
184 Technical writers  85 59 3 4 5.2% 7.6%
185 Designers  842 549 25 27 4.6% 4.9%
186 Musicians and composers  142 94 11 13 12.0% 14.2%
187 Actors and directors  152 111 14 16 12.5% 14.1%
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers  166 114 9 11 7.5% 9.3%
189 Photographers  142 103 6 8 5.8% 7.6%
193 Dancers  32 24 1 2 5.4% 8.2%
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.  122 82 11 12 12.9% 14.9%
195 Editors and reporters  415 262 20 27 7.8% 10.2%
197 Public relations specialists  294 182 13 15 7.0% 8.3%
198 Announcers  61 35 3 4 9.7% 12.7%
199 Athletes  131 76 8 10 10.3% 12.6%
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 6,634 4,288 471 520 11.0% 12.1%
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians  571 370 48 50 13.0% 13.4%
204 Dental hygienists  232 129 6 7 4.8% 5.7%
205 Health record technologists and technicians  34 22 3 3 13.2% 13.2%
206 Radiologic technicians  288 175 18 18 10.1% 10.2%
207 Licensed practical nurses  585 375 41 46 10.9% 12.4%
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.  1,164 755 92 99 12.2% 13.1%
213 Electrical and electronic technicians  628 406 51 55 12.5% 13.6%
214 Industrial engineering technicians  8 7 1 1 8.8% 8.8%
215 Mechanical engineering technicians  31 18 5 5 25.5% 25.5%
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.  298 194 32 33 16.3% 16.8%
217 Drafting occupations  343 226 13 18 5.7% 7.9%
218 Surveying and mapping technicians  89 57 4 5 7.2% 8.6%
223 Biological technicians  196 127 7 7 5.4% 5.4%
224 Chemical technicians  101 64 10 13 15.5% 19.8%
225 Science technicians, n.e.c.  148 99 12 16 12.0% 15.7%
226 Airplane pilots and navigators  207 127 67 68 52.5% 53.6%
227 Air traffic controllers  51 30 18 19 60.5% 62.0%
228 Broadcast equipment operators  61 46 4 5 8.5% 10.6%
229 Computer programmers  789 555 17 25 3.1% 4.5%
233 Tool programmers, numerical control  14 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
234 Legal assistants  610 378 13 18 3.4% 4.7%
235 Technicians, n.e.c.  186 119 11 12 9.2% 10.0%
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 20,526 13,676 501 554 3.7% 4.1%
243 Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations  5,421 3,479 126 138 3.6% 4.0%
253 Insurance sales occupations  682 451 6 7 1.4% 1.7%
254 Real estate sales occupations  696 482 9 11 1.8% 2.4%
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations  672 458 3 7 0.7% 1.5%
256 Advertising and related sales occupations  254 170 4 6 2.6% 3.5%
257 Sales occupations, other business services  990 678 29 30 4.3% 4.4%
258 Sales engineers  51 34 1 1 1.7% 1.7%
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale  2,039 1,403 24 29 1.7% 2.0%
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats  486 326 4 5 1.1% 1.4%
264 Sales workers, apparel  538 374 3 4 0.9% 1.0%
265 Sales workers, shoes  124 92 1 1 0.8% 0.8%
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings  269 175 1 2 0.5% 1.1%
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances  424 316 3 4 0.9% 1.4%
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies  450 281 2 4 0.9% 1.3%
269 Sales workers, parts  246 152 5 7 3.2% 4.5%
274 Sales workers, other commodities  2,026 1,356 33 37 2.4% 2.7%
275 Sales counter clerks  260 171 3 3 1.6% 1.6%
276 Cashiers  4,347 2,907 237 249 8.1% 8.6%
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers  276 185 3 3 1.4% 1.9%
278 News vendors  141 91 4 6 4.0% 6.2%
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales  103 71 1 1 1.1% 2.0%
284 Auctioneers  7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c.  24 20 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 27,074 17,371 2,208 2,439 12.7% 14.0%
303 Supervisors, general office  656 406 44 51 10.8% 12.5%
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators  26 16 1 1 7.8% 7.8%
305 Supervisors, financial records processing  155 110 8 10 7.0% 9.5%
306 Chief communications operators  7 5 1 1 16.0% 16.0%
307 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks  260 163 25 29 15.1% 17.5%
308 Computer operators  437 296 38 45 12.7% 15.1%
309 Peripheral equipment operators  6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
313 Secretaries  3,534 2,162 233 266 10.8% 12.3%
314 Stenographers  181 113 10 11 9.2% 9.9%
315 Typists  805 546 82 86 15.0% 15.8%
316 Interviewers  253 160 9 10 5.9% 6.5%
317 Hotel clerks  216 132 6 7 4.2% 5.2%
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents  333 220 33 35 15.1% 16.1%
319 Receptionists  1,591 1,036 33 37 3.1% 3.5%
323 Information clerks, n.e.c.  651 421 27 29 6.5% 6.8%
325 Classified-ad clerks  5 2 1 1 25.1% 25.1%
326 Correspondence clerks  16 9 0 1 0.0% 15.7%
327 Order clerks  401 280 67 69 23.7% 24.8%
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping  106 69 6 7 9.1% 10.7%
329 Library clerks  212 130 21 25 16.3% 18.9%
335 File clerks  442 296 19 20 6.4% 6.8%
336 Records clerks  331 202 22 25 11.1% 12.3%
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks  2,130 1,331 63 74 4.7% 5.5%
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks  267 170 20 21 11.5% 12.5%
339 Billing clerks  318 210 8 10 3.7% 5.0%
343 Cost and rate clerks  81 51 7 7 14.3% 14.3%
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators  230 152 7 7 4.4% 4.4%
345 Duplicating machine operators  50 31 0 0 0.0% 0.3%
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators  7 4 1 1 24.9% 24.9%
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c.  30 20 2 2 9.6% 9.6%
348 Telephone operators  192 119 29 30 24.6% 25.4%
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.  28 20 2 2 7.9% 7.9%
354 Postal clerks, except mail carriers  448 275 203 220 73.8% 79.8%
355 Mail carriers, postal service  534 336 259 271 77.0% 80.6%
356 Mail clerks, except postal service  229 150 19 24 12.7% 15.7%
357 Messengers  192 125 3 4 2.6% 3.2%
359 Dispatchers  399 252 49 51 19.6% 20.3%
363 Production coordinators  350 227 21 23 9.3% 10.0%
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks  886 608 73 76 12.0% 12.6%
365 Stock and inventory clerks  659 442 66 71 14.9% 16.0%
366 Meter readers  78 46 17 18 36.3% 37.8%
368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers  77 47 7 8 15.8% 17.6%
373 Expediters  460 307 19 21 6.2% 6.7%
374 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c.  18 12 3 3 23.4% 23.4%
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators  768 492 16 19 3.3% 3.9%
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance  1,705 1,098 62 72 5.7% 6.5%
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare  127 90 24 28 26.8% 31.0%
378 Bill and account collectors  331 207 9 10 4.3% 4.8%
379 General office clerks  1,183 782 89 101 11.4% 12.9%
383 Bank tellers  712 466 14 15 2.9% 3.2%
384 Proofreaders  22 12 2 2 13.2% 13.2%
385 Data-entry keyers  880 588 68 76 11.5% 13.0%
386 Statistical clerks  167 99 8 10 7.8% 9.7%
387 Teachers' aides  1,295 803 254 286 31.6% 35.6%
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.  1,597 1,017 100 112 9.9% 11.0%
  PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 1,022 731 6 6 0.8% 0.9%
403 Launderers and ironers  1 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
404 Cooks, private household  7 6 0 1 0.0% 15.2%
405 Housekeepers and butlers  10 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
406 Child care workers, private household  324 239 1 1 0.3% 0.3%
407 Private household cleaners and servants  680 479 5 5 1.0% 1.0%
  PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 3,687 2,567 956 1,010 37.2% 39.4%
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations  70 45 30 30 66.2% 66.7%
414 Supervisors, police and detectives  171 121 56 58 46.2% 48.2%
415 Supervisors, guards  94 62 0 1 0.2% 1.9%
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations  23 13 7 7 51.6% 51.6%
417 Firefighting occupations  359 240 171 176 71.4% 73.1%
418 Police and detectives, public service  816 595 357 373 60.1% 62.6%
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers  232 161 63 65 39.5% 40.6%
424 Correctional institution officers  449 325 162 169 49.8% 52.0%
425 Crossing guards  56 36 4 4 11.6% 11.6%
426 Guards and police, except public service  1,240 872 98 118 11.2% 13.6%
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c.  177 97 7 10 7.2% 9.8%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 22,272 14,266 1,270 1,412 8.9% 9.9%
433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations  737 492 9 13 1.8% 2.6%
434 Bartenders  541 310 8 10 2.6% 3.2%
435 Waiters and waitresses  2,103 1,435 24 28 1.7% 2.0%
436 Cooks  3,281 2,089 91 109 4.3% 5.2%
438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations  639 405 4 5 1.1% 1.3%
439 Kitchen workers, food preparation  518 336 35 38 10.4% 11.2%
443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants  1,012 675 30 34 4.5% 5.1%
444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations  1,046 647 62 73 9.7% 11.4%
445 Dental assistants  323 209 3 5 1.7% 2.6%
446 Health aides, except nursing  602 348 42 45 12.1% 13.0%
447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants  3,317 2,156 309 334 14.3% 15.5%
448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers  285 180 19 21 10.6% 11.7%
449 Maids and housemen  1,106 628 70 75 11.1% 11.9%
453 Janitors and cleaners  3,206 2,061 352 395 17.1% 19.2%
454 Elevator operators  9 6 2 2 35.8% 35.8%
455 Pest control occupations  76 56 4 5 7.8% 8.2%
456 Supervisors, personal service occupations  125 72 4 5 5.1% 7.2%
457 Barbers  51 39 2 2 3.9% 3.9%
458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists  785 545 4 4 0.6% 0.7%
459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities  451 251 14 16 5.6% 6.4%
461 Guides  60 32 3 3 8.0% 8.0%
462 Ushers  56 38 7 7 17.2% 17.2%
463 Public transportation attendants  188 123 76 79 61.4% 64.4%
464 Baggage porters and bellhops  65 42 14 14 33.2% 33.2%
465 Welfare service aides  195 112 16 17 14.3% 15.7%
466 Family child care providers  26 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
467 Early childhood teacher's assistants  792 515 10 12 2.0% 2.4%
468 Child care workers, n.e.c.  333 212 33 37 15.5% 17.4%
469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c.  344 231 23 23 10.1% 10.1%
  FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 3,052 1,981 87 100 4.4% 5.1%
473 Farmers, except horticulture  34 20 1 1 4.1% 4.1%
475 Managers, farms, except horticultural  122 71 0 2 0.7% 2.6%
476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms  11 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
477 Supervisors, farm workers  46 31 0 1 1.4% 4.2%
479 Farm workers  1,041 650 13 13 1.9% 2.0%
483 Marine life cultivation workers  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
484 Nursery workers  38 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations  137 95 6 7 6.8% 7.8%
486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm  1,177 797 55 63 6.9% 7.8%
487 Animal caretakers, except farm  203 133 1 3 0.9% 2.1%
488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products  76 64 4 4 6.1% 6.1%
489 Inspectors, agricultural products  8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
494 Supervisors, forestry and logging workers  23 12 0 0 0.0% 1.6%
495 Forestry workers, except logging  29 10 2 3 24.5% 33.9%
496 Timber cutting and logging occupations  64 35 1 1 3.7% 3.7%
497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels  5 3 0 0 3.3% 3.3%
498 Fishers  36 21 2 2 8.7% 8.7%
499 Hunters and trappers  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
  PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, & REPAIR, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 11,496 7,482 1,390 1,461 18.6% 19.5%
503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers  363 222 22 26 10.1% 11.7%
505 Automobile mechanics  1,007 673 44 48 6.5% 7.2%
506 Automobile mechanic apprentices  7 4 1 1 25.1% 25.1%
507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics  510 316 93 96 29.5% 30.2%
508 Aircraft engine mechanics  187 123 44 48 35.5% 38.9%
509 Small engine repairers  69 42 5 5 12.3% 12.3%
514 Automobile body and related repairers  261 174 10 12 5.6% 6.9%
515 Aircraft mechanics, except engine  25 15 8 9 50.3% 57.8%
516 Heavy equipment mechanics  285 165 52 56 31.5% 34.1%
517 Farm equipment mechanics  53 32 1 1 4.4% 4.4%
518 Industrial machinery repairers  662 430 90 92 20.9% 21.3%
519 Machinery maintenance occupations  27 14 7 7 50.3% 50.3%
523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment  259 175 36 40 20.7% 22.7%
525 Data processing equipment repairers  385 264 25 27 9.6% 10.2%
526 Household appliance and power tool repairers  45 29 0 0 1.0% 1.0%
527 Telephone line installers and repairers  67 42 29 29 69.2% 69.2%
529 Telephone installers and repairers  338 228 104 106 45.8% 46.7%
533 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers  107 76 31 33 41.4% 43.5%
534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics  407 290 52 53 17.8% 18.3%
535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers  25 17 1 1 5.7% 5.7%
536 Locksmiths and safe repairers  25 16 3 3 18.4% 18.4%
538 Office machine repairers  62 45 4 4 8.6% 8.6%
539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers  25 16 4 4 23.1% 25.8%
543 Elevator installers and repairers  42 26 16 16 62.5% 62.5%
544 Millwrights  99 62 39 39 62.5% 62.5%
547 Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.  601 399 65 71 16.3% 17.9%
549 Not specified mechanics and repairers 467 292 49 54 16.8% 18.3%
  CONSTRUCTION TRADES 7,021 4,632 1,142 1,178 24.7% 25.4%
553 Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters  5 2 0 0 6.8% 6.8%
554 Supervisors, carpenters and related workers  25 15 4 4 26.5% 26.5%
555 Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers  49 31 13 13 41.1% 41.4%
556 Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers  19 12 2 2 14.1% 14.1%
557 Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  20 17 5 7 30.7% 39.5%
558 Supervisors, construction, n.e.c.  760 484 98 99 20.1% 20.4%
563 Brickmasons and stonemasons  252 174 40 42 23.2% 24.2%
564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices  1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
565 Tile setters, hard and soft  91 71 7 7 9.3% 9.8%
566 Carpet installers  108 82 4 4 4.3% 4.3%
567 Carpenters  1,724 1,121 195 204 17.4% 18.2%
569 Carpenter apprentices  11 9 5 5 61.9% 61.9%
573 Drywall installers  182 114 17 17 14.7% 14.7%
575 Electricians  1,081 723 285 293 39.5% 40.6%
576 Electrician apprentices  66 45 14 14 31.0% 31.0%
577 Electrical power installers and repairers  193 117 53 56 45.2% 48.4%
579 Painters, construction and maintenance  588 415 52 54 12.5% 13.0%
583 Paperhangers  9 5 0 0 2.0% 2.0%
584 Plasterers  63 42 6 6 13.3% 13.3%
585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters  696 451 160 167 35.6% 37.0%
587 Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices  28 13 4 4 31.5% 31.5%
588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers  139 94 15 15 15.6% 15.9%
589 Glaziers  56 39 5 5 13.1% 13.1%
593 Insulation workers  91 54 15 15 28.2% 28.7%
594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators  18 9 2 2 24.0% 24.0%
595 Roofers  230 150 24 24 15.6% 15.6%
596 Sheetmetal duct installers  57 40 17 17 42.1% 42.1%
597 Structural metal workers  90 64 38 38 58.9% 58.9%
598 Drillers, earth  19 11 2 2 15.5% 15.5%
599 Construction trades, n.e.c.  350 227 62 64 27.4% 28.1%
613 Supervisors, extractive occupations  69 30 0 0 1.1% 1.4%
614 Drillers, oil well  51 21 1 1 5.0% 6.0%
615 Explosives workers  12 4 0 0 10.9% 10.9%
616 Mining machine operators  74 26 5 6 18.5% 21.4%
617 Mining occupations, n.e.c.  50 23 5 5 20.7% 22.7%
628 Supervisors, production occupations  1,485 987 94 96 9.5% 9.8%
634 Tool and die makers  138 93 25 27 27.3% 28.6%
635 Tool and die maker apprentices  3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
636 Precision assemblers, metal  36 25 8 8 33.6% 33.6%
637 Machinists  654 440 87 91 19.7% 20.8%
643 Boilermakers  32 21 13 14 58.6% 63.8%
644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners  17 11 2 2 14.6% 14.6%
645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal  6 5 3 3 56.0% 56.0%
646 Lay-out workers  15 6 3 3 44.4% 44.4%
647 Precious stones and metals workers   57 35 0 1 0.0% 1.5%
649 Engravers, metal  13 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
653 Sheet metal workers  174 111 31 31 27.5% 27.8%
654 Sheet metal worker apprentices  3 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
656 Patternmakers and model makers, wood  2 1 0 0 18.6% 18.6%
657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters  83 52 3 3 5.4% 5.4%
658 Furniture and wood finishers  27 17 0 0 2.1% 2.1%
659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
666 Dressmakers  66 43 2 2 5.5% 5.5%
667 Tailors  33 28 2 2 7.2% 7.2%
668 Upholsterers  53 41 3 4 7.4% 10.4%
669 Shoe repairers  5 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers  9 6 1 1 14.4% 14.4%
675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers  26 15 1 1 8.8% 8.8%
676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters  9 5 0 0 9.6% 9.6%
677 Optical goods workers  102 70 3 4 4.6% 5.3%
678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians  85 55 2 2 3.5% 3.5%
679 Bookbinders  32 22 2 2 7.1% 7.1%
683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers  318 223 40 42 18.2% 18.8%
684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.  31 23 4 4 15.0% 18.5%
686 Butchers and meat cutters  342 210 42 45 19.8% 21.2%
687 Bakers  204 127 23 24 18.4% 18.5%
688 Food batchmakers  79 53 8 8 14.2% 14.2%
689 Inspectors, testers, and graders  213 153 28 29 18.5% 19.0%
693 Adjusters and calibrators  7 4 2 2 43.1% 43.1%
694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators  118 82 30 31 36.5% 37.8%
695 Power plant operators  77 43 16 20 37.8% 45.9%
696 Stationary engineers  201 127 48 49 37.8% 38.4%
699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators  74 38 17 17 44.1% 44.1%
  MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND INSPECTORS 8,956 6,073 1,161 1,214 19.1% 20.0%
703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators  14 10 2 2 20.8% 20.8%
704 Lathe and turning machine operators  34 21 4 4 18.6% 20.0%
705 Milling and planing machine operators  8 6 0 0 6.1% 6.1%
706 Punching and stamping press machine operators  103 67 24 24 35.5% 35.8%
707 Rolling machine operators  12 8 1 1 17.5% 17.5%
708 Drilling and boring machine operators  10 6 3 3 40.9% 40.9%
709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators  130 87 19 19 21.8% 21.8%
713 Forging machine operators  17 13 5 6 36.2% 44.2%
714 Numerical control machine operators  51 34 2 2 7.1% 7.1%
715 Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators  41 26 8 8 29.4% 29.4%
717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.  19 12 5 5 41.1% 41.1%
719 Molding and casting machine operators  116 82 16 17 19.7% 20.1%
723 Metal plating machine operators  33 20 3 3 14.2% 14.2%
724 Heat treating equipment operators  14 10 3 3 27.2% 27.2%
725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators  28 20 2 2 9.3% 11.0%
726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators  15 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
727 Sawing machine operators  110 71 5 5 7.1% 7.1%
728 Shaping and joining machine operators  5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
729 Nailing and tacking machine operators  1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators  34 22 1 1 5.4% 5.4%
734 Printing press operators  394 256 38 40 14.9% 15.5%
735 Photoengravers and lithographers  33 22 4 4 19.8% 19.8%
736 Typesetters and compositors  29 19 4 4 23.3% 23.3%
737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators  49 31 5 5 15.7% 15.7%
738 Winding and twisting machine operators  41 35 2 2 6.8% 6.8%
739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators  36 31 3 3 10.7% 10.7%
743 Textile cutting machine operators  12 10 1 1 9.7% 9.7%
744 Textile sewing machine operators  437 326 26 27 8.1% 8.3%
745 Shoe machine operators  16 8 1 2 13.2% 22.5%
747 Pressing machine operators  97 73 4 6 5.0% 7.6%
748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators  286 181 11 12 6.0% 6.6%
749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators  34 29 1 1 2.9% 2.9%
753 Cementing and gluing machine operators  24 19 5 5 27.2% 27.2%
754 Packaging and filling machine operators  398 264 61 63 23.2% 24.0%
755 Extruding and forming machine operators  44 28 7 7 23.3% 23.3%
756 Mixing and blending machine operators  137 103 19 19 18.1% 18.1%
757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators  101 67 24 24 35.6% 35.7%
758 Compressing and compacting machine operators  28 17 5 5 26.5% 26.5%
759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators  203 131 24 28 18.6% 21.0%
763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food  3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators  12 8 2 2 20.8% 20.8%
765 Folding machine operators  14 11 1 2 7.6% 14.0%
766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food  69 46 16 17 35.3% 37.1%
768 Crushing and grinding machine operators  64 38 5 5 13.1% 13.6%
769 Slicing and cutting machine operators  190 131 20 21 15.6% 16.2%
773 Motion picture projectionists  12 9 1 1 9.7% 9.7%
774 Photographic process machine operators  131 88 6 8 7.1% 8.6%
777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.  1,391 962 223 231 23.2% 24.0%
779 Machine operators, not specified 556 373 72 75 19.3% 20.0%
783 Welders and cutters  709 452 117 125 25.8% 27.7%
784 Solderers and brazers  24 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
785 Assemblers  1,522 1,054 233 243 22.1% 23.1%
786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations  12 7 2 3 27.4% 42.2%
787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations  23 14 2 3 16.0% 19.5%
789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations  28 18 3 3 18.9% 18.9%
793 Hand engraving and printing occupations  14 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations  73 52 2 3 4.0% 4.9%
796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners  671 446 77 81 17.3% 18.1%
797 Production testers  75 50 9 9 18.3% 18.3%
798 Production samplers and weighers  5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
799 Graders and sorters, except agricultural  164 116 20 21 17.3% 18.4%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 7,938 5,196 1,148 1,221 22.1% 23.5%
803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators  134 93 16 17 17.1% 18.6%
804 Truck drivers  4,322 2,824 473 499 16.8% 17.7%
806 Driver-sales workers  200 128 20 21 15.2% 16.1%
808 Bus drivers  909 593 220 242 37.2% 40.8%
809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs  382 262 24 26 9.2% 9.7%
813 Parking lot attendants  79 50 3 3 5.7% 5.7%
814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.  11 7 1 3 17.9% 40.7%
823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters  78 41 38 39 91.7% 94.4%
824 Locomotive operating occupations  95 58 43 43 73.7% 74.5%
825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators  11 6 6 6 100.0% 100.0%
826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.  6 3 3 3 100.0% 100.0%
828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats  39 28 7 7 24.1% 24.1%
829 Sailors and deckhands  28 17 4 4 23.8% 23.8%
833 Marine engineers  8 4 4 4 96.5% 96.5%
834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders  5 3 2 2 75.8% 75.8%
843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators  13 7 1 1 11.9% 11.9%
844 Operating engineers  436 250 83 87 33.3% 34.8%
845 Longshore equipment operators  5 3 1 2 40.1% 64.5%
848 Hoist and winch operators  26 16 1 1 5.1% 8.4%
849 Crane and tower operators  102 69 31 32 44.5% 46.8%
853 Excavating and loading machine operators  126 79 14 17 18.3% 21.0%
855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators  93 46 9 9 20.1% 20.3%
856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators  714 544 132 142 24.3% 26.0%
859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators  116 64 12 13 18.5% 19.6%
  HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, AND LABORERS 7,719 5,200 873 919 16.8% 17.7%
864 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.  21 15 2 2 13.4% 13.4%
865 Helpers, mechanics, and repairers  40 29 8 8 29.4% 29.4%
866 Helpers, construction trades  154 113 5 5 4.8% 4.8%
867 Helpers, surveyor  6 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
868 Helpers, extractive occupations  5 4 2 2 46.7% 46.7%
869 Construction laborers  1,474 994 174 183 17.5% 18.4%
874 Production helpers  85 64 13 13 19.6% 19.6%
875 Garbage collectors  78 51 19 19 37.3% 37.5%
876 Stevedores  16 13 11 11 84.5% 84.5%
877 Stock handlers and baggers  1,652 1,087 152 159 14.0% 14.7%
878 Machine feeders and offbearers  87 58 10 11 16.4% 18.5%
883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.  1,018 719 196 210 27.3% 29.2%
885 Garage and service station related occupations  277 168 9 9 5.3% 5.5%
887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners  400 280 16 18 5.7% 6.5%
888 Hand packers and packagers  587 395 58 62 14.6% 15.6%
889 Laborers, except construction  1,819 1,206 197 206 16.4% 17.1%
               
     
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