Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2004
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 22,848 15,758 732 895 4.6% 5.7%
10 Chief executives 1,610 1,091 14 24 1.3% 2.2%
20 General and operations managers 1,108 751 18 26 2.4% 3.4%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 80 59 0 0 0.7% 0.7%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,135 798 14 18 1.8% 2.3%
60 Public relations managers 67 46 1 1 2.9% 2.9%
100 Administrative services managers 113 85 6 7 7.4% 8.1%
110 Computer and information systems managers 467 333 5 8 1.5% 2.5%
120 Financial managers 1,435 1,003 20 27 2.0% 2.7%
130 Human resources managers 415 267 15 16 5.6% 6.1%
140 Industrial production managers 389 273 4 5 1.6% 2.0%
150 Purchasing managers 235 165 7 8 4.5% 5.1%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 321 230 7 8 3.2% 3.6%
200 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 169 110 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
220 Construction managers 622 435 32 36 7.4% 8.2%
230 Education administrators 1,115 720 105 133 14.6% 18.4%
300 Engineering managers 140 100 3 3 2.7% 3.4%
310 Food service managers 845 616 15 22 2.5% 3.5%
320 Funeral directors 52 34 2 2 5.8% 5.8%
330 Gaming managers 32 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 193 111 3 3 2.8% 2.8%
350 Medical and health services managers 724 481 16 19 3.3% 3.9%
360 Natural sciences managers 10 6 1 1 8.6% 8.6%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 505 357 13 16 3.7% 4.4%
420 Social and community service managers 450 273 9 13 3.5% 4.8%
430 Managers, all other 3,573 2,435 128 156 5.3% 6.4%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 37 28 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 10 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 253 175 5 5 2.6% 3.0%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 396 274 22 24 7.9% 8.8%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 395 270 15 18 5.4% 6.7%
560 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 186 124 28 34 22.5% 27.1%
600 Cost estimators 131 94 6 7 6.1% 7.4%
620 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists 943 666 58 72 8.7% 10.8%
700 Logisticians 55 42 2 3 4.6% 6.5%
710 Management analysts 482 347 10 12 3.0% 3.6%
720 Meeting and convention planners 39 25 0 0 1.7% 1.7%
730 Other business operations specialists 367 249 22 26 8.7% 10.4%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,127 1,531 65 74 4.2% 4.9%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 117 85 9 9 11.1% 11.1%
820 Budget analysts 71 50 4 6 8.1% 12.1%
830 Credit analysts 43 26 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
840 Financial analysts 58 46 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
850 Personal financial advisors 342 244 4 6 1.6% 2.3%
860 Insurance underwriters 136 92 1 2 1.5% 2.5%
900 Financial examiners 17 14 2 3 16.5% 21.0%
910 Loan counselors and officers 587 406 9 9 2.2% 2.2%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 110 79 26 28 32.4% 35.5%
940 Tax prepares 82 53 3 3 4.8% 4.8%
950 Financial specialists, all other 59 37 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 41,709 28,484 4,977 5,676 17.5% 19.9%
1000 Computer scientists and systems analysts 881 645 27 42 4.2% 6.5%
1010 Computer programmers 750 544 23 30 4.2% 5.6%
1020 Computer software engineers 1,028 782 22 31 2.8% 3.9%
1040 Computer support specialists 461 316 16 23 5.0% 7.2%
1060 Database administrators 113 83 3 3 3.7% 3.7%
1100 Network and computer systems administrators 258 187 13 15 6.9% 8.1%
1110 Network systems and data communications analysts 363 264 12 13 4.4% 5.0%
1200 Actuaries 30 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1210 Mathematicians 5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 133 88 11 13 12.5% 14.2%
1230 Statisticians 41 29 1 1 4.3% 4.3%
1240 Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1300 Architects, except naval 223 150 5 7 3.6% 4.9%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 48 30 4 6 13.3% 19.2%
1320 Aerospace engineers 148 112 8 10 7.2% 9.3%
1330 Agricultural engineers 7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1340 Biomedical engineers 11 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 92 68 2 2 2.9% 3.2%
1360 Civil engineers 404 274 28 34 10.1% 12.2%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 109 89 4 5 4.1% 6.1%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 447 320 21 25 6.6% 7.8%
1420 Environmental engineers 64 39 3 3 6.5% 7.6%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 236 180 6 7 3.1% 3.8%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 17 11 2 2 21.3% 21.3%
1450 Materials engineers 57 37 2 2 4.8% 4.8%
1460 Mechanical engineers 412 296 15 20 5.2% 6.9%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 10 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 17 13 1 2 7.8% 17.3%
1520 Petroleum engineers 26 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1530 Engineers, all other 372 271 24 27 9.0% 9.9%
1540 Drafters 255 186 9 10 4.6% 5.2%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 564 418 71 78 17.1% 18.6%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 97 71 4 5 5.7% 7.4%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 58 29 1 1 4.4% 4.4%
1610 Biological scientists 204 123 11 13 8.7% 10.4%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 49 20 1 1 3.9% 5.8%
1650 Medical scientists 117 87 6 7 7.4% 8.2%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 30 21 1 2 3.0% 8.2%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 24 11 2 2 20.1% 20.1%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 189 141 5 6 3.6% 4.4%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 109 80 6 9 7.2% 10.7%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 143 101 5 8 5.0% 7.9%
1800 Economists 49 21 1 1 4.1% 5.9%
1810 Market and survey researchers 139 98 1 1 1.2% 1.2%
1820 Psychologists 155 102 25 30 24.4% 29.5%
1830 Sociologists 10 10 2 2 16.6% 24.7%
1840 Urban and regional planners 39 26 6 7 21.9% 25.5%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 64 41 0 1 0.2% 3.3%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 41 24 0 1 0.0% 4.3%
1910 Biological technicians 25 18 2 3 13.3% 17.2%
1920 Chemical technicians 124 92 15 15 16.4% 16.4%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 17 14 6 6 43.2% 43.2%
1940 Nuclear technicians 7 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1960 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 227 142 11 13 7.6% 8.9%
2000 Counselors 895 606 127 150 20.9% 24.7%
2010 Social workers 1,016 681 169 187 24.8% 27.4%
2020 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 441 291 67 73 23.0% 25.0%
2040 Clergy 587 400 5 9 1.3% 2.3%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 84 58 0 1 0.0% 1.6%
2060 Religious workers, all other 134 96 2 3 2.2% 2.6%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,066 719 53 65 7.4% 9.0%
2140 Paralegals and legal assistants 459 319 11 12 3.3% 3.8%
2150 Miscellaneous legal support workers 268 178 11 15 6.4% 8.4%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,720 1,157 203 249 17.6% 21.5%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 902 639 109 123 17.0% 19.2%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,855 2,563 1,319 1,477 51.5% 57.6%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,705 1,113 602 655 54.1% 58.9%
2330 Special education teachers 568 360 223 244 62.0% 67.7%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 751 510 47 56 9.2% 10.9%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 58 33 2 2 6.4% 6.4%
2430 Librarians 340 213 56 65 26.2% 30.6%
2440 Library technicians 58 35 6 6 17.0% 17.0%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,432 937 281 329 30.0% 35.1%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 122 76 26 30 34.4% 39.1%
2600 Artists and related workers 130 92 7 7 7.7% 8.0%
2630 Designers 838 576 21 23 3.7% 4.1%
2700 Actors 25 22 10 10 46.2% 46.2%
2710 Producers and directors 143 107 13 14 12.0% 12.9%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 265 186 14 15 7.3% 7.9%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 20 17 1 1 4.9% 4.9%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 123 94 11 11 11.9% 12.1%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 17 17 3 4 16.0% 21.1%
2800 Announcers 67 47 2 3 3.5% 5.8%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 123 76 9 11 12.4% 14.3%
2820 Public relations specialists 188 120 10 11 8.4% 9.0%
2830 Editors 203 138 12 17 8.4% 12.0%
2840 Technical writers 72 48 1 1 1.9% 1.9%
2850 Writers and authors 151 101 8 10 7.5% 9.6%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 85 60 14 14 22.8% 23.6%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 118 91 21 26 23.5% 28.4%
2910 Photographers 108 79 2 2 2.2% 2.2%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 33 23 4 5 19.3% 23.7%
3000 Chiropractors 18 14 2 2 11.6% 11.6%
3010 Dentists 55 43 2 2 5.1% 5.1%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 116 75 8 8 10.4% 10.4%
3040 Optometrists 23 14 1 1 7.9% 7.9%
3050 Pharmacists 303 210 17 20 8.3% 9.3%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 850 601 33 60 5.5% 9.9%
3110 Physician assistants 111 70 7 8 9.7% 10.9%
3120 Podiatrists 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3130 Registered nurses 3,605 2,432 407 456 16.7% 18.7%
3140 Audiologists 19 15 1 1 8.9% 8.9%
3150 Occupational therapists 125 79 13 15 16.1% 18.8%
3160 Physical therapists 244 161 14 18 8.5% 11.1%
3200 Radiation therapists 19 13 2 2 17.9% 17.9%
3210 Recreational therapists 21 15 3 4 16.9% 24.7%
3220 Respiratory therapists 141 102 10 11 9.7% 10.4%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 148 86 30 36 34.8% 42.1%
3240 Therapists, all other 114 69 4 4 5.1% 5.1%
3250 Veterinarians 49 32 0 2 0.0% 6.4%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 5 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 449 318 26 31 8.2% 9.8%
3310 Dental hygienists 188 126 7 8 5.3% 6.0%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 424 284 28 32 9.8% 11.2%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 195 139 36 38 25.5% 27.5%
3410 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 566 373 28 33 7.5% 8.8%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 726 495 54 59 10.8% 11.9%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 136 94 12 13 12.7% 14.3%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 68 44 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
3530 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 126 90 8 8 8.4% 9.2%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 72 48 11 11 23.7% 23.7%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,605 1,750 225 239 12.9% 13.7%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 17 12 1 1 6.7% 11.4%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 85 56 4 6 7.3% 11.1%
3630 Massage therapists 67 46 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
3640 Dental assistants 346 236 7 8 3.0% 3.5%
3650 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations 998 692 52 59 7.6% 8.5%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,630 17,933 2,081 2,237 11.6% 12.5%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 49 34 10 11 30.4% 32.8%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 177 138 66 70 48.1% 50.7%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 65 45 27 27 58.9% 59.2%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 121 90 7 11 7.8% 11.8%
3740 Fire fighters 382 280 195 198 69.5% 70.6%
3750 Fire inspectors 36 24 8 8 34.4% 34.4%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 497 379 177 185 46.8% 48.9%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 159 118 49 52 41.6% 43.7%
3830 Fish and game wardens 10 6 2 2 38.5% 38.5%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 7 5 2 2 31.3% 31.3%
3850 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 901 662 392 418 59.3% 63.2%
3860 Transit and railroad police 5 4 2 2 51.0% 51.0%
3900 Animal control workers 12 9 1 1 8.3% 8.3%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 100 70 8 9 11.2% 13.0%
3920 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,096 797 96 106 12.1% 13.3%
3940 Crossing guards 75 47 5 5 11.2% 11.5%
3950 Lifeguards and other protective service workers 198 131 10 11 7.7% 8.2%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 410 290 22 27 7.6% 9.3%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 865 610 29 31 4.8% 5.1%
4020 Cooks 2,511 1,748 69 79 3.9% 4.5%
4030 Food preparation workers 925 611 36 39 5.9% 6.4%
4040 Bartenders 558 361 12 12 3.2% 3.3%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 415 277 32 33 11.5% 11.8%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 492 340 5 8 1.6% 2.3%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,643 1,864 25 32 1.3% 1.7%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 224 165 18 23 11.1% 13.6%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 528 379 29 33 7.7% 8.7%
4140 Dishwashers 438 278 11 14 4.0% 5.0%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 326 238 5 6 1.9% 2.4%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 2 2 1 1 46.9% 46.9%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 216 149 22 23 14.6% 15.8%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 150 109 5 5 4.4% 4.4%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,923 1,988 318 344 16.0% 17.3%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,858 1,267 80 87 6.3% 6.9%
4240 Pest control workers 78 70 3 3 4.2% 4.2%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,351 1,014 62 67 6.2% 6.6%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 159 101 5 6 5.3% 5.9%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 102 72 2 3 2.6% 3.8%
4340 Animal trainers 31 23 1 1 4.8% 4.8%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 135 85 4 4 4.5% 4.5%
4400 Gaming services workers 178 93 9 11 10.0% 12.1%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 60 42 1 1 2.3% 2.3%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 247 164 9 10 5.6% 6.1%
4460 Funeral service workers 19 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 54 47 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 621 439 3 3 0.8% 0.8%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 191 160 4 4 2.5% 2.7%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 101 70 25 25 36.3% 36.5%
4540 Tour and travel guides 43 23 1 1 5.3% 5.3%
4550 Transportation attendants 164 123 73 75 59.0% 61.3%
4600 Child care workers 1,279 882 31 34 3.5% 3.9%
4610 Personal and home care aides 844 575 55 58 9.6% 10.1%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 409 286 6 7 2.0% 2.4%
4640 Residential advisors 74 50 6 7 11.2% 13.0%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 108 77 1 1 1.9% 1.9%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 19,298 13,527 488 548 3.6% 4.1%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,538 2,398 121 128 5.1% 5.3%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,381 967 21 27 2.2% 2.8%
4720 Cashiers 4,180 2,949 207 224 7.0% 7.6%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 275 175 6 8 3.7% 4.8%
4750 Parts salespersons 197 132 2 2 1.2% 1.3%
4760 Retail salespersons 4,226 2,972 47 58 1.6% 1.9%
4800 Advertising sales agents 277 196 5 5 2.6% 2.6%
4810 Insurance sales agents 550 391 3 6 0.9% 1.5%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 423 321 4 5 1.4% 1.5%
4830 Travel agents 120 82 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 604 446 25 29 5.6% 6.5%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,870 1,328 25 29 1.8% 2.2%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 88 61 1 1 1.3% 1.3%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 718 527 9 13 1.8% 2.4%
4930 Sales engineers 43 35 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 258 176 1 3 0.5% 1.5%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 206 134 1 2 0.7% 1.3%
4960 Sales and related workers, all other 344 235 9 9 3.8% 3.8%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 27,282 18,795 2,005 2,232 10.7% 11.9%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,283 1,558 91 109 5.9% 7.0%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 107 77 7 7 8.7% 9.5%
5020 Telephone operators 75 52 13 13 25.6% 25.6%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 12 7 2 2 30.2% 30.2%
5100 Bill and account collectors 307 224 15 17 6.8% 7.6%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 618 421 31 32 7.3% 7.7%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,999 1,333 58 64 4.4% 4.8%
5130 Gaming cage workers 14 9 0 0 5.2% 5.2%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 214 155 12 15 7.5% 9.9%
5150 Procurement clerks 24 16 3 3 21.8% 21.8%
5160 Tellers 632 433 11 14 2.4% 3.2%
5200 Brokerage clerks 15 11 0 1 0.0% 6.2%
5210 Correspondence clerks 13 7 0 1 1.7% 15.8%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 146 95 25 27 25.9% 28.8%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 90 58 0 0 0.0% 0.2%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,411 1,694 135 158 8.0% 9.3%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 100 66 24 26 36.9% 40.1%
5260 File Clerks 549 399 25 28 6.3% 7.0%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 162 100 4 4 3.6% 3.8%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 213 142 16 19 11.5% 13.5%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 164 116 25 26 21.3% 22.7%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 261 186 3 3 1.4% 1.4%
5340 New accounts clerks 28 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Order clerks 157 109 8 9 7.8% 7.9%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 93 60 8 8 12.8% 12.8%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,970 1,353 57 70 4.2% 5.1%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 241 155 33 38 21.2% 24.8%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 136 93 5 7 5.2% 7.3%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 23 16 4 4 25.7% 25.7%
5510 Couriers and messengers 358 248 68 70 27.3% 28.4%
5520 Dispatchers 357 251 45 49 17.9% 19.5%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 71 50 18 18 36.6% 36.6%
5540 Postal service clerks 253 173 120 130 69.5% 74.9%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 493 341 242 254 71.0% 74.6%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 161 110 78 83 70.7% 75.7%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 414 282 36 37 12.6% 13.3%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 798 587 71 77 12.1% 13.1%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,887 1,345 168 180 12.5% 13.3%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 92 61 11 12 17.3% 20.1%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 4,975 3,315 232 270 7.0% 8.1%
5800 Computer operators 277 192 21 24 10.9% 12.4%
5810 Data entry keyers 733 502 50 54 9.9% 10.8%
5820 Word processors and typists 446 311 33 41 10.7% 13.0%
5830 Desktop publishers 12 7 1 1 19.9% 19.9%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 390 275 12 13 4.3% 4.8%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 210 166 20 24 11.8% 14.4%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,346 959 105 117 10.9% 12.2%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 98 65 2 3 3.1% 4.3%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 25 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 43 28 4 4 13.5% 13.5%
5930 Office and administrative support workers, all other 786 548 55 64 10.0% 11.6%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,376 862 27 34 3.1% 3.9%
6000 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 56 43 3 3 6.7% 6.7%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 30 15 4 4 25.7% 25.7%
6020 Animal breeders 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 101 68 7 10 9.5% 15.3%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 1,033 635 9 12 1.3% 1.8%
6100 Fishers and related fishing workers 38 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6110 Hunters and trappers 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 22 12 1 1 4.7% 4.7%
6130 Logging workers 94 64 5 5 7.3% 7.3%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 9,375 6,680 1,312 1,370 19.6% 20.5%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 901 594 109 112 18.3% 18.8%
6210 Boilermakers 29 21 11 11 52.4% 52.4%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 222 186 40 41 21.7% 22.0%
6230 Carpenters 1,801 1,259 191 199 15.2% 15.8%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 190 157 8 8 5.0% 5.0%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 126 101 13 13 12.8% 12.8%
6260 Construction laborers 1,444 1,103 129 137 11.7% 12.5%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 34 23 8 8 33.2% 33.2%
6310 Pile-driver operators 3 3 3 3 100.0% 100.0%
6320 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 558 342 87 93 25.4% 27.3%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 210 165 22 23 13.6% 13.8%
6350 Electricians 1,012 683 249 258 36.5% 37.7%
6360 Glaziers 49 38 4 4 9.3% 9.3%
6400 Insulation workers 62 36 7 7 20.2% 20.2%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance 590 467 48 52 10.3% 11.2%
6430 Paperhangers 8 8 1 2 10.7% 20.1%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 716 505 153 159 30.3% 31.4%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 40 31 3 3 8.8% 8.8%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 9 8 2 2 24.5% 24.5%
6510 Roofers 260 215 27 29 12.6% 13.5%
6520 Sheet metal workers 208 137 55 56 40.4% 40.9%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 84 57 28 28 49.7% 49.7%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 141 115 7 7 6.2% 6.2%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 127 90 18 23 19.7% 25.2%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 30 24 19 19 77.4% 77.4%
6710 Fence erectors 28 21 2 2 7.2% 7.2%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 54 34 6 6 17.0% 17.0%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 133 85 25 30 29.4% 35.2%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 27 15 9 9 63.0% 63.0%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 10 7 2 2 34.4% 34.4%
6760 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 30 27 4 4 14.3% 14.3%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 48 30 2 2 5.6% 5.9%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 43 25 3 3 10.5% 10.5%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 16 6 0 0 7.4% 7.4%
6840 Mining machine operators 81 40 13 13 31.9% 33.0%
6910 Roof bolters, mining 4 3 1 1 33.8% 33.8%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 2 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6930 Helpers--extraction workers 3 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6940 Other extraction workers 42 19 4 4 19.0% 19.0%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 6,540 4,540 883 939 19.4% 20.7%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 491 329 48 52 14.5% 15.8%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 462 331 28 31 8.4% 9.4%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 309 222 88 90 39.7% 40.6%
7030 Avionics technicians 18 11 1 1 9.6% 9.6%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 65 48 12 12 25.2% 25.2%
7050 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 6 5 5 5 100.0% 100.0%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 29 19 7 8 39.9% 43.7%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 34 29 16 16 54.8% 54.8%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 65 55 4 5 7.0% 8.9%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 69 55 6 6 10.5% 10.5%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 172 118 51 54 43.2% 46.1%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 174 116 5 7 4.0% 5.8%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 23 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,059 779 64 68 8.3% 8.7%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 460 307 82 89 26.6% 28.9%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 325 194 47 50 24.4% 26.0%
7240 Small engine mechanics 65 41 3 3 6.5% 7.9%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 133 89 1 1 1.2% 1.2%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 32 21 11 12 53.1% 56.3%
7310 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 443 312 49 53 15.8% 17.1%
7320 Home appliance repairers 49 32 2 2 5.7% 5.7%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 622 429 105 112 24.6% 26.1%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 446 297 51 56 17.3% 18.8%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 55 35 12 13 34.8% 37.2%
7360 Millwrights 82 60 32 34 53.7% 56.6%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 177 115 56 57 48.4% 49.4%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 191 135 49 52 36.1% 38.6%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 63 39 7 7 18.8% 18.8%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 72 47 2 3 5.2% 5.6%
7520 Commercial divers 2 1 0 0 12.5% 12.5%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 23 20 5 5 22.9% 22.9%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 13 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 10 7 2 2 35.5% 35.5%
7600 Signal and track switch repairers 7 4 3 4 74.6% 91.5%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 28 20 3 4 15.3% 18.4%
7620 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 266 194 24 25 12.3% 13.0%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 12,760 9,085 1,485 1,582 16.3% 17.4%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,240 887 93 101 10.5% 11.3%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 8 8 2 3 22.1% 35.6%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 297 222 27 30 12.2% 13.4%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 24 20 4 5 17.9% 22.4%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 36 24 9 9 36.5% 36.5%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,453 1,037 226 234 21.7% 22.5%
7800 Bakers 232 168 22 26 12.9% 15.5%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 435 288 63 67 21.9% 23.1%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 19 11 1 1 7.2% 11.7%
7840 Food batchmakers 117 87 21 22 24.1% 25.6%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 26 17 2 2 11.4% 11.4%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 66 45 10 10 22.4% 22.4%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 20 17 4 4 20.8% 20.8%
7930 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 18 13 7 7 52.1% 52.1%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 25 16 1 1 4.0% 6.4%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 184 141 35 37 24.9% 25.9%
7960 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13 7 2 2 23.3% 23.3%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 111 80 18 19 22.0% 23.8%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 26 17 6 6 32.8% 32.8%
8020 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 7 3 0 0 0.0% 6.7%
8030 Machinists 606 415 75 82 18.1% 19.7%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 44 32 11 12 35.2% 38.7%
8060 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 22 16 4 4 22.5% 22.5%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 94 71 10 10 14.1% 14.1%
8120 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 8 6 0 0 2.3% 2.3%
8130 Tool and die makers 119 84 21 22 25.0% 25.9%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 779 551 106 112 19.2% 20.3%
8150 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 8 5 0 0 5.1% 5.1%
8160 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 14 8 2 2 29.2% 29.2%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 31 20 4 5 20.9% 22.5%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 17 10 2 2 21.5% 21.5%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 557 404 77 81 19.1% 20.1%
8230 Bookbinders and bindery workers 45 27 3 3 13.0% 13.0%
8240 Job printers 86 55 8 9 13.7% 15.9%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 73 50 5 5 9.5% 9.5%
8260 Printing machine operators 281 183 24 24 13.1% 13.3%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 272 182 13 14 7.2% 7.9%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 100 82 2 4 2.0% 4.9%
8320 Sewing machine operators 351 278 20 21 7.1% 7.5%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 9 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8340 Shoe machine operators and tenders 10 6 1 1 21.2% 21.2%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 80 59 7 8 12.2% 14.2%
8360 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 9 4 1 1 26.8% 26.8%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 19 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 29 23 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 39 2 2 4.8% 4.8%
8430 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8440 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 43 33 1 1 2.3% 2.3%
8460 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 40 34 2 2 7.0% 7.0%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 93 61 5 5 8.4% 8.6%
8510 Furniture finishers 36 27 1 3 3.9% 9.5%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 61 41 2 2 4.3% 5.1%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 57 40 7 8 16.5% 19.4%
8550 Woodworkers, all other 25 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 57 33 15 17 47.1% 50.8%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 161 104 38 42 36.9% 40.5%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 82 49 14 14 29.6% 29.6%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 66 41 6 6 15.7% 15.7%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 92 66 25 25 37.6% 38.1%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 151 111 19 20 17.0% 18.0%
8710 Cutting workers 114 83 9 10 11.1% 12.1%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 61 41 7 8 16.9% 19.4%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 17 9 4 4 40.5% 40.5%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 958 675 88 97 13.1% 14.3%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 67 44 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 115 87 4 4 4.5% 4.6%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 442 323 50 55 15.3% 17.1%
8810 Painting workers 272 187 24 25 12.7% 13.7%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 87 57 8 8 13.3% 13.3%
8840 Semiconductor processors 8 7 1 1 15.2% 15.2%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 26 23 0 0 1.7% 1.7%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 18 14 2 2 16.7% 16.7%
8900 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 6 7 1 1 7.9% 7.9%
8910 Etchers and engravers 17 13 1 1 4.9% 4.9%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 44 26 2 3 9.4% 12.3%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 65 47 18 18 37.6% 37.6%
8940 Tire builders 29 22 7 7 31.0% 31.0%
8950 Helpers--production workers 69 58 5 5 8.6% 8.6%
8960 Production workers, all other 1,316 961 169 178 17.6% 18.5%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 11,040 7,891 1,483 1,574 18.8% 20.0%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 266 193 31 34 16.0% 17.5%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 174 114 64 68 56.3% 59.3%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 57 38 17 19 45.4% 49.0%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 12 8 0 0 2.3% 2.3%
9120 Bus drivers 851 581 198 209 34.1% 36.0%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 4,044 2,861 424 444 14.8% 15.5%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 295 224 23 27 10.2% 12.2%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 81 58 3 3 5.2% 5.2%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 78 42 32 32 76.6% 76.6%
9230 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 19 10 7 7 65.7% 65.7%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 84 57 51 51 89.5% 89.6%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 19 14 9 9 67.8% 67.8%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 17 11 3 4 26.0% 35.7%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 36 22 8 8 34.2% 34.2%
9330 Ship engineers 11 7 4 4 57.7% 57.7%
9340 Bridge and lock tenders 6 5 3 3 62.7% 62.7%
9350 Parking lot attendants 99 73 13 13 17.7% 18.2%
9360 Service station attendants 161 112 3 4 2.9% 3.2%
9410 Transportation inspectors 57 38 12 13 32.5% 33.8%
9420 Other transportation workers 16 10 3 3 31.0% 33.0%
9500 Conveyor operators and tenders 15 14 2 2 17.1% 17.1%
9510 Crane and tower operators 89 68 31 35 46.1% 51.4%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 101 59 5 5 9.2% 9.2%
9560 Hoist and winch operators 6 4 0 0 7.9% 7.9%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 684 539 104 109 19.3% 20.3%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 430 321 29 31 9.1% 9.7%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,455 1,775 315 337 17.8% 19.0%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 69 49 9 9 18.2% 18.7%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 571 427 35 42 8.1% 10.0%
9650 Pumping station operators 36 19 2 2 9.7% 9.7%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 102 73 16 17 21.4% 23.4%
9730 Shuttle car operators 9 7 5 5 80.0% 80.0%
9740 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 9 6 2 2 40.1% 40.1%
9750 Material moving workers, all other 81 52 18 20 34.8% 37.9%
               
     
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