Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2003
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 23,154 15,465 727 882 4.7% 5.7%
10 Chief executives 1,612 1,078 16 23 1.5% 2.1%
20 General and operations managers 1,017 684 25 30 3.6% 4.4%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 103 61 1 1 1.3% 1.3%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,194 841 10 15 1.1% 1.8%
60 Public relations managers 78 47 1 1 2.3% 2.3%
100 Administrative services managers 123 79 3 4 3.9% 4.9%
110 Computer and information systems managers 485 339 9 12 2.5% 3.6%
120 Financial managers 1,496 1,006 16 20 1.6% 2.0%
130 Human resources managers 410 259 6 9 2.4% 3.3%
140 Industrial production managers 391 274 8 11 2.9% 3.9%
150 Purchasing managers 261 174 6 8 3.3% 4.6%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 322 221 9 12 4.2% 5.5%
200 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 166 104 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
220 Construction managers 522 371 36 38 9.7% 10.3%
230 Education administrators 1,149 704 113 140 16.1% 19.9%
300 Engineering managers 117 77 2 2 2.2% 2.2%
310 Food service managers 795 545 10 13 1.8% 2.4%
320 Funeral directors 47 33 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
330 Gaming managers 22 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 201 108 2 3 1.8% 3.1%
350 Medical and health services managers 699 448 21 25 4.7% 5.7%
360 Natural sciences managers 17 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 506 354 4 8 1.1% 2.3%
420 Social and community service managers 495 289 18 21 6.3% 7.1%
430 Managers, all other 3,890 2,595 121 149 4.7% 5.8%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 37 24 0 1 0.0% 2.9%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 26 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 288 189 8 8 4.2% 4.3%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 362 222 13 16 5.7% 7.4%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 418 274 10 10 3.7% 3.7%
560 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 195 128 30 31 23.4% 24.3%
600 Cost estimators 137 94 6 6 6.4% 6.4%
620 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists 954 645 69 74 10.7% 11.4%
700 Logisticians 50 34 4 4 11.0% 11.0%
710 Management analysts 462 326 13 16 4.1% 5.0%
720 Meeting and convention planners 42 31 0 0 0.8% 0.8%
730 Other business operations specialists 275 184 17 21 9.3% 11.7%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,132 1,479 71 87 4.8% 5.9%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 86 56 7 8 13.1% 14.2%
820 Budget analysts 91 53 2 4 4.1% 7.1%
830 Credit analysts 45 29 0 1 0.0% 2.5%
840 Financial analysts 47 37 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
850 Personal financial advisors 343 232 0 3 0.0% 1.5%
860 Insurance underwriters 155 104 2 2 1.9% 2.3%
900 Financial examiners 10 5 2 2 29.7% 29.7%
910 Loan counselors and officers 620 408 10 11 2.6% 2.6%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 109 76 21 24 27.4% 31.2%
940 Tax prepares 94 66 4 4 5.6% 6.1%
950 Financial specialists, all other 58 39 2 2 4.0% 6.2%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 42,271 28,242 4,915 5,589 17.4% 19.8%
1000 Computer scientists and systems analysts 888 653 52 62 8.0% 9.4%
1010 Computer programmers 727 520 20 25 3.8% 4.9%
1020 Computer software engineers 980 728 32 40 4.4% 5.5%
1040 Computer support specialists 487 331 15 20 4.5% 6.0%
1060 Database administrators 97 74 2 4 2.9% 4.8%
1100 Network and computer systems administrators 259 172 13 15 7.4% 8.7%
1110 Network systems and data communications analysts 439 318 10 18 3.2% 5.7%
1200 Actuaries 32 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1210 Mathematicians 6 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 154 105 10 13 9.4% 12.1%
1230 Statisticians 27 16 1 1 5.0% 5.0%
1240 Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 3 2 0 0 0.0% 4.4%
1300 Architects, except naval 182 119 2 3 2.1% 2.7%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 60 37 6 7 16.1% 18.4%
1320 Aerospace engineers 107 75 7 9 9.9% 11.8%
1330 Agricultural engineers 4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1340 Biomedical engineers 11 8 0 1 0.0% 8.2%
1350 Chemical engineers 107 79 3 5 3.3% 5.7%
1360 Civil engineers 416 274 42 48 15.4% 17.4%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 117 97 3 6 2.9% 6.0%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 504 345 17 20 5.0% 5.7%
1420 Environmental engineers 67 43 4 4 8.4% 8.7%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 266 182 11 13 6.2% 7.3%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 24 15 2 3 16.0% 17.2%
1450 Materials engineers 62 40 2 4 4.0% 11.3%
1460 Mechanical engineers 399 275 13 16 4.6% 5.9%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 13 7 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
1510 Nuclear engineers 14 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1520 Petroleum engineers 20 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1530 Engineers, all other 365 274 10 12 3.8% 4.4%
1540 Drafters 304 211 13 15 6.4% 7.0%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 591 415 61 70 14.7% 16.8%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 99 69 5 5 6.8% 7.8%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 58 35 1 3 4.1% 7.4%
1610 Biological scientists 166 99 6 10 6.2% 9.7%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 52 26 6 8 24.3% 31.8%
1650 Medical scientists 143 98 6 9 5.8% 9.6%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 24 15 1 1 6.6% 6.6%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 18 9 1 2 11.8% 18.1%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 179 131 2 4 1.5% 2.9%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 129 74 8 8 11.0% 11.3%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 143 106 8 11 7.3% 10.1%
1800 Economists 65 29 2 3 6.5% 9.0%
1810 Market and survey researchers 157 109 0 1 0.0% 1.0%
1820 Psychologists 164 105 29 33 27.5% 31.3%
1830 Sociologists 8 4 1 1 12.7% 14.8%
1840 Urban and regional planners 32 23 5 6 22.6% 25.5%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 64 38 1 1 1.8% 2.3%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 41 30 1 1 4.9% 4.9%
1910 Biological technicians 31 21 2 3 10.5% 12.7%
1920 Chemical technicians 113 77 13 14 16.6% 17.6%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 26 18 3 3 18.7% 18.7%
1940 Nuclear technicians 5 3 1 1 40.6% 40.6%
1960 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 225 151 10 14 6.8% 9.2%
2000 Counselors 957 613 126 140 20.5% 22.9%
2010 Social workers 1,007 647 145 163 22.3% 25.2%
2020 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 468 304 73 82 24.0% 27.1%
2040 Clergy 593 400 5 6 1.2% 1.5%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 83 59 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
2060 Religious workers, all other 126 94 2 2 1.7% 1.7%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,026 672 41 49 6.0% 7.3%
2140 Paralegals and legal assistants 417 274 4 5 1.6% 1.6%
2150 Miscellaneous legal support workers 307 188 9 11 5.0% 6.1%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,697 1,092 191 246 17.5% 22.6%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 917 657 117 131 17.8% 19.9%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,876 2,565 1,329 1,455 51.8% 56.7%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,821 1,145 603 680 52.6% 59.4%
2330 Special education teachers 587 365 236 254 64.6% 69.7%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 743 500 44 53 8.9% 10.7%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 55 27 1 2 4.6% 8.4%
2430 Librarians 314 191 39 47 20.5% 24.5%
2440 Library technicians 70 44 3 6 7.7% 12.4%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,441 939 284 315 30.2% 33.6%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 87 57 14 17 23.9% 29.4%
2600 Artists and related workers 139 102 6 6 5.6% 6.3%
2630 Designers 836 568 16 20 2.9% 3.6%
2700 Actors 25 20 7 8 35.1% 39.1%
2710 Producers and directors 134 100 11 13 10.9% 13.1%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 247 170 8 10 4.7% 5.9%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 38 24 4 4 16.6% 16.6%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 137 98 11 12 11.2% 12.2%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 19 14 2 2 12.9% 12.9%
2800 Announcers 72 44 4 4 9.0% 9.0%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 130 78 12 12 14.8% 15.0%
2820 Public relations specialists 193 124 4 5 3.0% 4.3%
2830 Editors 209 138 9 11 6.5% 7.7%
2840 Technical writers 80 52 2 3 4.4% 5.1%
2850 Writers and authors 137 84 5 6 6.0% 6.9%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 88 71 14 16 20.0% 22.2%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 106 86 12 12 14.5% 14.5%
2910 Photographers 118 83 7 7 7.9% 7.9%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 27 22 6 6 27.9% 27.9%
2960 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 2 2 1 1 44.9% 44.9%
3000 Chiropractors 12 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 66 46 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 113 74 7 8 9.8% 10.9%
3040 Optometrists 28 20 2 2 11.2% 11.2%
3050 Pharmacists 312 206 13 14 6.1% 6.9%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 848 583 25 35 4.3% 6.1%
3110 Physician assistants 101 64 1 6 1.8% 9.1%
3120 Podiatrists 7 4 0 0 2.8% 2.8%
3130 Registered nurses 3,710 2,425 411 472 16.9% 19.5%
3140 Audiologists 14 11 1 1 12.1% 12.1%
3150 Occupational therapists 108 69 7 7 10.2% 10.4%
3160 Physical therapists 234 159 3 3 2.2% 2.2%
3200 Radiation therapists 16 11 2 2 16.0% 16.0%
3210 Recreational therapists 30 18 5 5 25.8% 27.9%
3220 Respiratory therapists 134 91 14 16 15.1% 18.0%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 156 84 30 35 35.9% 42.0%
3240 Therapists, all other 108 72 6 6 8.9% 8.9%
3250 Veterinarians 44 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 434 283 28 29 9.8% 10.1%
3310 Dental hygienists 204 124 4 5 3.3% 3.9%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 408 261 26 33 10.1% 12.6%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 182 127 28 28 22.4% 22.4%
3410 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 558 381 32 41 8.5% 10.6%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 780 518 56 64 10.8% 12.4%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 151 106 9 11 8.1% 10.2%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 69 46 1 1 1.7% 1.7%
3530 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 132 90 8 11 9.2% 11.7%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 82 49 12 15 23.9% 30.5%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,666 1,759 245 265 13.9% 15.1%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 27 17 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 90 55 3 3 5.7% 5.7%
3630 Massage therapists 65 48 2 3 4.5% 6.0%
3640 Dental assistants 373 260 9 10 3.4% 3.7%
3650 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations 1,000 686 52 59 7.5% 8.6%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,462 17,359 2,007 2,221 11.6% 12.8%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 43 32 8 8 26.0% 26.2%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 171 124 64 68 51.4% 54.9%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 67 43 22 24 50.8% 54.6%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 130 94 12 12 12.3% 12.3%
3740 Fire fighters 375 250 169 174 67.8% 69.6%
3750 Fire inspectors 35 20 8 8 42.5% 42.5%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 494 380 193 202 51.0% 53.2%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 168 118 44 48 36.9% 40.8%
3830 Fish and game wardens 11 4 1 1 35.3% 35.3%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 7 4 2 2 54.0% 54.0%
3850 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 845 606 347 371 57.3% 61.2%
3860 Transit and railroad police 3 4 1 1 20.7% 20.7%
3900 Animal control workers 14 12 3 3 26.9% 26.9%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 79 57 5 7 9.0% 11.9%
3920 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,114 772 79 93 10.2% 12.0%
3940 Crossing guards 70 41 9 10 21.9% 23.5%
3950 Lifeguards and other protective service workers 204 139 6 7 4.4% 4.9%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 370 265 10 14 3.8% 5.3%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 897 612 26 36 4.2% 5.9%
4020 Cooks 2,628 1,813 81 97 4.5% 5.3%
4030 Food preparation workers 906 605 32 38 5.2% 6.3%
4040 Bartenders 565 342 10 13 2.8% 3.7%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 395 257 40 43 15.4% 16.9%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 514 339 2 2 0.6% 0.6%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,631 1,820 29 34 1.6% 1.9%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 262 171 27 29 15.9% 17.2%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 548 383 26 29 6.9% 7.6%
4140 Dishwashers 458 303 4 6 1.4% 2.0%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 342 236 5 6 2.1% 2.4%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 7 4 0 0 2.8% 2.8%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 255 162 17 18 10.5% 11.4%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 152 113 9 10 7.7% 9.0%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,926 1,918 309 352 16.1% 18.4%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,912 1,275 87 96 6.9% 7.5%
4240 Pest control workers 70 60 3 4 4.9% 6.7%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,197 897 65 69 7.3% 7.6%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 173 101 1 2 0.8% 2.0%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 94 68 1 4 1.6% 6.5%
4340 Animal trainers 22 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 125 85 2 4 2.8% 4.2%
4400 Gaming services workers 187 94 5 6 5.3% 5.8%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 18 10 2 2 18.9% 18.9%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 80 63 4 4 7.0% 7.0%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 236 160 16 18 10.0% 11.2%
4460 Funeral service workers 23 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 51 46 1 1 3.0% 3.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 657 449 4 6 0.9% 1.4%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 132 111 2 4 1.7% 3.3%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 99 73 28 29 37.7% 39.3%
4540 Tour and travel guides 49 24 1 2 6.2% 10.4%
4550 Transportation attendants 163 116 88 88 75.9% 75.9%
4600 Child care workers 1,238 820 38 48 4.6% 5.9%
4610 Personal and home care aides 716 470 39 43 8.2% 9.2%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 385 261 10 14 3.9% 5.3%
4640 Residential advisors 61 38 3 4 7.7% 10.3%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 88 63 5 6 8.3% 9.9%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 19,424 13,378 533 599 4.0% 4.5%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,597 2,417 125 130 5.2% 5.4%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,348 933 21 26 2.2% 2.7%
4720 Cashiers 4,211 2,863 252 268 8.8% 9.4%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 284 204 2 5 0.8% 2.2%
4750 Parts salespersons 221 140 5 5 3.8% 3.8%
4760 Retail salespersons 4,243 2,947 44 52 1.5% 1.8%
4800 Advertising sales agents 244 176 4 6 2.5% 3.3%
4810 Insurance sales agents 603 422 5 8 1.1% 1.9%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 451 339 4 9 1.1% 2.6%
4830 Travel agents 121 74 1 1 1.6% 1.6%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 644 467 27 29 5.8% 6.2%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,782 1,242 23 28 1.8% 2.3%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 78 59 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 704 493 11 18 2.1% 3.6%
4930 Sales engineers 58 45 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
4940 Telemarketers 277 183 2 3 0.9% 1.7%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 213 151 5 6 3.0% 3.7%
4960 Sales and related workers, all other 345 224 4 6 2.0% 2.6%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 28,431 18,945 2,109 2,375 11.1% 12.5%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,325 1,575 96 111 6.1% 7.0%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 84 51 6 8 12.7% 16.1%
5020 Telephone operators 100 62 7 7 11.4% 11.4%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 15 11 2 2 20.4% 20.4%
5100 Bill and account collectors 330 220 6 11 2.9% 5.1%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 638 445 26 31 5.7% 6.9%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,041 1,290 71 83 5.5% 6.4%
5130 Gaming cage workers 26 13 1 1 9.9% 9.9%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 257 170 14 16 8.0% 9.2%
5150 Procurement clerks 26 17 2 2 12.7% 12.7%
5160 Tellers 637 403 10 13 2.4% 3.1%
5200 Brokerage clerks 27 19 0 1 0.0% 4.6%
5210 Correspondence clerks 10 5 2 2 40.4% 40.4%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 131 83 25 27 30.3% 33.0%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 83 52 3 3 6.3% 6.3%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,539 1,766 147 160 8.3% 9.1%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 127 81 31 35 38.5% 42.7%
5260 File Clerks 593 388 30 38 7.8% 9.8%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 187 115 6 8 5.1% 6.8%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 211 130 11 16 8.3% 12.2%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 176 119 23 25 19.4% 21.1%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 296 195 2 2 0.8% 0.8%
5340 New accounts clerks 34 24 1 1 2.2% 2.2%
5350 Order clerks 172 112 7 9 6.5% 7.9%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 100 62 8 10 12.8% 16.3%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 2,046 1,380 64 72 4.6% 5.2%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 273 174 41 46 23.8% 26.6%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 128 85 12 15 14.7% 17.3%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 24 16 7 7 43.5% 43.5%
5510 Couriers and messengers 311 220 54 56 24.5% 25.6%
5520 Dispatchers 365 241 56 58 23.1% 24.2%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 79 52 27 29 50.9% 55.5%
5540 Postal service clerks 298 185 126 145 68.1% 78.1%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 497 323 243 257 75.4% 79.8%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 158 116 76 88 65.8% 75.9%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 405 262 26 29 10.0% 11.0%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 771 544 70 73 12.9% 13.4%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,962 1,384 163 175 11.8% 12.6%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 110 74 11 11 14.9% 14.9%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 5,369 3,456 296 349 8.6% 10.1%
5800 Computer operators 276 184 20 20 10.8% 11.0%
5810 Data entry keyers 881 583 53 61 9.1% 10.5%
5820 Word processors and typists 501 355 56 62 15.7% 17.5%
5830 Desktop publishers 9 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 379 257 8 13 3.2% 4.9%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 217 151 14 15 9.3% 9.6%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,245 858 97 111 11.3% 12.9%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 92 58 4 5 7.2% 8.6%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 25 20 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 41 24 4 5 15.5% 21.3%
5930 Office and administrative support workers, all other 804 533 41 51 7.8% 9.6%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,411 921 33 38 3.5% 4.1%
6000 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 59 44 0 0 0.8% 0.8%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 31 18 4 5 21.9% 26.5%
6020 Animal breeders 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 91 69 12 12 17.3% 17.3%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 1,076 699 13 16 1.8% 2.3%
6100 Fishers and related fishing workers 31 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6110 Hunters and trappers 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 30 22 1 2 3.9% 8.6%
6130 Logging workers 89 53 3 3 5.6% 5.6%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 9,357 6,412 1,394 1,457 21.7% 22.7%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 915 583 98 103 16.9% 17.7%
6210 Boilermakers 40 27 12 12 46.0% 46.4%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 225 169 42 42 24.6% 24.6%
6230 Carpenters 1,658 1,132 197 203 17.4% 17.9%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 225 180 16 16 8.8% 8.8%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 151 109 23 24 21.5% 22.3%
6260 Construction laborers 1,341 985 158 163 16.0% 16.5%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 39 29 3 4 11.6% 14.1%
6310 Pile-driver operators 4 2 1 1 44.0% 44.0%
6320 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 606 366 89 98 24.4% 26.7%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 203 150 15 15 9.9% 9.9%
6350 Electricians 1,014 681 262 267 38.6% 39.3%
6360 Glaziers 63 43 9 10 21.2% 24.0%
6400 Insulation workers 67 38 7 10 18.4% 25.4%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance 626 472 52 62 11.0% 13.1%
6430 Paperhangers 7 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 726 484 169 173 34.9% 35.6%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 55 43 3 4 6.1% 8.8%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 11 7 2 2 33.4% 33.4%
6510 Roofers 245 178 20 21 11.0% 11.6%
6520 Sheet metal workers 225 139 56 59 39.9% 42.1%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 90 61 33 33 53.6% 53.6%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 153 115 11 12 9.6% 10.5%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 119 86 31 34 35.8% 39.9%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 38 28 19 19 70.7% 70.7%
6710 Fence erectors 42 35 5 5 13.6% 13.6%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 43 26 4 5 15.6% 18.7%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 116 69 25 25 36.1% 37.0%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 24 12 10 10 82.1% 82.1%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 9 6 0 0 0.0% 6.3%
6760 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 60 44 5 6 10.5% 13.2%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 37 19 0 1 0.0% 5.9%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 35 15 1 1 8.4% 8.4%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 18 11 0 0 3.1% 3.1%
6840 Mining machine operators 69 34 11 11 31.6% 33.4%
6910 Roof bolters, mining 8 3 1 1 38.1% 38.1%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6930 Helpers--extraction workers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6940 Other extraction workers 47 23 4 4 19.0% 19.0%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 6,721 4,560 862 913 18.9% 20.0%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 496 322 33 35 10.1% 10.9%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 400 262 22 28 8.4% 10.6%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 342 241 94 101 39.1% 42.0%
7030 Avionics technicians 14 10 4 4 41.6% 41.6%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 54 39 13 13 32.0% 33.4%
7050 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 3 1 0 0 12.5% 12.5%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 28 12 5 6 45.3% 47.6%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 30 23 17 17 73.4% 73.4%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 42 30 2 2 6.9% 6.9%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 66 54 5 5 9.5% 9.5%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 179 124 52 54 41.5% 43.3%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 230 156 2 3 1.5% 1.9%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 26 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,016 708 58 61 8.3% 8.6%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 487 328 83 86 25.2% 26.2%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 316 190 42 43 22.1% 22.6%
7240 Small engine mechanics 74 45 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 123 83 2 2 2.1% 2.1%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 39 26 7 7 27.1% 28.2%
7310 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 436 313 46 50 14.7% 16.1%
7320 Home appliance repairers 58 36 4 4 10.4% 10.4%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 699 469 109 118 23.3% 25.0%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 417 283 48 55 17.0% 19.3%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 51 35 14 15 39.1% 42.3%
7360 Millwrights 101 70 37 38 53.3% 54.4%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 183 113 51 53 45.2% 46.6%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 214 155 60 61 38.6% 39.6%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 62 46 3 3 7.3% 7.3%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 89 56 3 3 5.5% 5.5%
7520 Commercial divers 4 3 0 1 0.0% 22.4%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 16 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 21 13 1 1 5.1% 5.1%
7560 Riggers 16 6 3 4 53.4% 56.5%
7600 Signal and track switch repairers 6 5 5 5 98.1% 98.1%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 43 29 1 1 2.7% 2.7%
7620 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 340 245 34 35 13.8% 14.3%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 13,315 9,261 1,624 1,710 17.5% 18.5%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,307 887 83 93 9.4% 10.4%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 13 10 3 4 29.2% 39.1%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 334 253 41 43 16.0% 16.8%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 28 20 7 7 33.8% 33.8%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 36 22 9 9 40.3% 40.3%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,490 1,063 243 252 22.9% 23.7%
7800 Bakers 250 178 23 23 12.7% 12.7%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 436 304 77 83 25.3% 27.4%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 17 12 1 1 8.5% 8.5%
7840 Food batchmakers 140 109 25 26 23.1% 23.7%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 27 19 5 5 24.3% 24.3%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 78 52 9 9 16.3% 18.1%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 26 18 4 4 19.5% 23.2%
7930 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15 13 4 4 28.4% 28.4%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 20 15 3 3 22.0% 22.0%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 209 150 33 33 21.9% 21.9%
7960 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15 12 4 4 33.8% 33.8%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 116 79 19 19 23.6% 23.6%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 30 18 3 3 19.1% 19.1%
8020 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 11 9 3 3 32.1% 32.1%
8030 Machinists 641 450 87 89 19.3% 19.8%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 53 37 16 16 43.8% 43.8%
8060 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 11 6 1 1 10.5% 10.5%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 94 68 10 10 14.1% 14.1%
8120 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12 6 3 3 50.7% 50.7%
8130 Tool and die makers 118 80 22 22 27.4% 27.4%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 765 502 105 113 20.8% 22.6%
8150 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15 9 1 1 13.5% 13.5%
8160 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 16 13 3 3 20.3% 20.3%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 28 5 5 17.5% 17.5%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 22 15 4 4 24.8% 24.8%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 566 410 75 76 18.4% 18.6%
8230 Bookbinders and bindery workers 52 34 5 5 13.9% 13.9%
8240 Job printers 106 78 8 10 9.8% 12.8%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 73 49 3 3 5.3% 5.6%
8260 Printing machine operators 287 182 23 24 12.8% 13.4%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 256 162 11 13 6.8% 7.8%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 112 78 4 4 5.4% 5.4%
8320 Sewing machine operators 399 312 22 24 6.9% 7.6%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 6 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8340 Shoe machine operators and tenders 10 4 1 1 33.1% 33.1%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 95 75 8 9 11.1% 11.9%
8360 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 14 10 1 1 10.6% 10.6%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 31 26 1 1 4.8% 4.8%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 27 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 46 40 2 2 5.0% 5.0%
8430 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8440 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 42 34 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
8460 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 39 33 3 3 7.7% 7.7%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 73 45 3 4 7.0% 8.1%
8510 Furniture finishers 24 18 1 1 6.7% 6.7%
8520 Model makers and patternmakers, wood 3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 97 64 4 5 6.8% 8.0%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 73 51 5 6 9.5% 11.6%
8550 Woodworkers, all other 23 13 1 1 6.6% 6.6%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 77 40 17 19 43.7% 47.3%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 160 106 45 50 42.7% 46.8%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 98 59 20 21 33.3% 36.0%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 68 39 12 12 30.5% 30.5%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 94 69 26 27 37.5% 38.8%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 166 107 14 16 13.5% 15.1%
8710 Cutting workers 124 90 17 17 19.0% 19.0%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 61 40 10 10 23.9% 23.9%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 28 18 6 6 35.2% 35.2%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 1,007 685 108 114 15.7% 16.6%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 52 25 0 0 0.0% 1.3%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 125 89 7 8 7.7% 8.6%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 408 289 41 42 14.1% 14.5%
8810 Painting workers 233 152 26 26 16.9% 16.9%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 103 70 7 7 9.8% 9.8%
8840 Semiconductor processors 8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 28 19 5 5 24.9% 27.0%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 14 11 1 1 13.0% 13.0%
8900 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 3 2 1 1 43.3% 43.3%
8910 Etchers and engravers 17 12 2 2 14.0% 14.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 44 28 4 5 14.5% 17.7%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 81 64 15 18 23.7% 27.5%
8940 Tire builders 24 20 11 11 57.0% 57.0%
8950 Helpers--production workers 113 85 12 12 13.8% 14.7%
8960 Production workers, all other 1,329 924 184 195 19.9% 21.1%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 11,284 7,814 1,572 1,664 20.1% 21.3%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 289 199 22 22 10.9% 11.2%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 176 114 70 73 61.3% 64.0%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 68 38 20 23 54.1% 61.8%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 12 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
9120 Bus drivers 812 546 204 221 37.3% 40.5%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 4,197 2,881 476 502 16.5% 17.4%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 323 226 16 19 7.2% 8.5%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 104 68 5 6 6.9% 9.1%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 86 47 37 37 79.0% 79.0%
9230 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 21 13 9 9 71.5% 71.5%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 82 55 39 41 70.6% 75.4%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 19 13 8 8 58.3% 58.3%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 30 19 6 6 31.3% 31.3%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 42 28 8 8 28.2% 28.2%
9330 Ship engineers 6 4 2 2 46.1% 46.1%
9340 Bridge and lock tenders 5 4 2 2 40.5% 40.5%
9350 Parking lot attendants 105 77 11 12 14.3% 15.8%
9360 Service station attendants 150 94 5 5 5.0% 5.0%
9410 Transportation inspectors 64 47 18 20 39.0% 41.5%
9420 Other transportation workers 29 21 7 9 35.1% 42.3%
9500 Conveyor operators and tenders 7 4 1 1 30.7% 30.7%
9510 Crane and tower operators 80 62 25 25 40.1% 40.1%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 107 63 11 12 17.7% 18.4%
9560 Hoist and winch operators 15 11 2 3 20.3% 24.5%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 661 521 116 121 22.3% 23.2%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 418 286 22 23 7.7% 8.1%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,487 1,724 344 362 20.0% 21.0%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 86 60 11 11 17.9% 17.9%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 566 420 31 35 7.3% 8.4%
9650 Pumping station operators 35 17 2 2 12.1% 12.1%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 79 54 8 8 14.9% 15.1%
9730 Shuttle car operators 10 9 3 3 39.8% 39.8%
9740 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 17 15 7 7 46.5% 46.5%
9750 Material moving workers, all other 96 68 27 27 38.8% 38.8%
               
     
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