Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2005
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 23,001 15,955 793 939 5.0% 5.9%
10 Chief executives 1,602 1,089 26 28 2.4% 2.6%
20 General and operations managers 1,175 789 17 24 2.1% 3.0%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 90 68 1 2 1.4% 2.9%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,055 758 15 21 2.0% 2.7%
60 Public relations managers 72 49 3 3 6.2% 6.2%
100 Administrative services managers 118 76 3 3 3.9% 3.9%
110 Computer and information systems managers 484 338 8 9 2.3% 2.7%
120 Financial managers 1,395 984 15 18 1.6% 1.8%
130 Human resources managers 403 271 8 9 2.8% 3.3%
140 Industrial production managers 398 299 10 11 3.3% 3.6%
150 Purchasing managers 260 186 9 9 5.0% 5.0%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 314 234 8 11 3.5% 4.6%
200 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 143 83 1 2 1.1% 2.3%
220 Construction managers 628 445 36 42 8.2% 9.5%
230 Education administrators 1,140 775 132 163 17.0% 21.0%
300 Engineering managers 122 91 1 3 1.4% 3.5%
310 Food service managers 883 650 7 10 1.1% 1.6%
320 Funeral directors 48 36 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
330 Gaming managers 22 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 165 106 2 3 1.8% 2.5%
350 Medical and health services managers 710 460 23 26 5.0% 5.8%
360 Natural sciences managers 17 11 1 1 10.5% 10.5%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 549 394 7 10 1.9% 2.4%
420 Social and community service managers 505 295 14 17 4.9% 5.6%
430 Managers, all other 3,544 2,427 137 159 5.6% 6.5%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 38 27 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 17 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 259 179 8 8 4.4% 4.5%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 395 285 23 25 8.1% 8.9%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 421 287 23 30 8.1% 10.5%
560 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 197 135 21 27 15.9% 19.7%
600 Cost estimators 125 85 5 6 5.5% 6.5%
620 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists 933 638 54 57 8.5% 8.9%
700 Logisticians 59 46 2 3 3.3% 5.7%
710 Management analysts 473 322 7 10 2.1% 3.0%
720 Meeting and convention planners 43 35 1 1 2.9% 2.9%
730 Other business operations specialists 325 228 23 25 10.3% 11.1%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,116 1,510 76 87 5.0% 5.8%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 127 82 8 12 10.2% 14.1%
820 Budget analysts 75 51 8 9 15.9% 18.4%
830 Credit analysts 57 38 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
840 Financial analysts 98 76 2 3 2.3% 3.9%
850 Personal financial advisors 387 284 3 3 1.0% 1.1%
860 Insurance underwriters 168 114 2 3 2.1% 2.5%
900 Financial examiners 14 9 6 6 59.8% 59.8%
910 Loan counselors and officers 583 414 8 10 1.9% 2.3%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 105 75 24 26 32.0% 33.9%
940 Tax prepares 92 76 3 4 4.4% 5.2%
950 Financial specialists, all other 52 31 1 1 3.1% 3.9%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 42,433 29,243 5,132 5,763 17.5% 19.7%
1000 Computer scientists and systems analysts 920 681 43 49 6.3% 7.2%
1010 Computer programmers 718 548 22 30 4.0% 5.5%
1020 Computer software engineers 1,047 789 17 23 2.1% 3.0%
1040 Computer support specialists 488 342 21 25 6.2% 7.2%
1060 Database administrators 117 84 5 5 5.8% 6.2%
1100 Network and computer systems administrators 290 206 8 10 4.1% 4.9%
1110 Network systems and data communications analysts 383 279 16 18 5.8% 6.4%
1200 Actuaries 22 15 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
1210 Mathematicians 5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 128 84 8 8 9.2% 9.3%
1230 Statisticians 52 32 2 4 4.8% 11.6%
1240 Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1300 Architects, except naval 273 185 11 15 6.0% 7.9%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 54 32 4 4 11.4% 13.3%
1320 Aerospace engineers 119 93 9 12 10.0% 13.4%
1330 Agricultural engineers 7 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1340 Biomedical engineers 11 9 2 2 17.4% 17.4%
1350 Chemical engineers 71 52 1 2 2.6% 3.5%
1360 Civil engineers 415 282 30 32 10.4% 11.4%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 92 73 1 1 1.3% 1.3%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 451 336 24 31 7.3% 9.1%
1420 Environmental engineers 56 39 6 7 16.4% 18.7%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 254 190 12 17 6.1% 8.9%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 14 6 2 2 34.4% 34.4%
1450 Materials engineers 44 33 2 2 4.6% 4.6%
1460 Mechanical engineers 419 307 19 22 6.1% 7.1%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 18 9 0 0 0.0% 3.3%
1510 Nuclear engineers 16 10 0 0 2.5% 2.5%
1520 Petroleum engineers 17 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1530 Engineers, all other 357 244 9 9 3.5% 3.7%
1540 Drafters 280 198 13 13 6.5% 6.8%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 551 382 67 77 17.4% 20.1%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 143 100 10 11 10.3% 10.6%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 58 32 3 3 10.1% 10.1%
1610 Biological scientists 181 118 10 11 8.2% 9.4%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 58 26 5 5 18.2% 19.4%
1650 Medical scientists 180 134 6 7 4.8% 4.9%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 38 30 0 1 1.0% 4.6%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 17 9 1 1 15.4% 15.4%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 170 118 10 10 8.4% 8.6%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 133 90 9 10 10.0% 10.9%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 153 110 2 3 1.7% 2.6%
1800 Economists 59 26 2 3 7.5% 12.7%
1810 Market and survey researchers 169 118 3 4 3.0% 3.6%
1820 Psychologists 162 107 28 30 26.0% 28.3%
1830 Sociologists 9 5 3 3 59.4% 62.5%
1840 Urban and regional planners 54 38 2 3 4.3% 8.5%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 67 38 2 3 5.0% 8.1%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 38 25 0 0 0.6% 0.6%
1910 Biological technicians 37 30 6 6 21.0% 21.0%
1920 Chemical technicians 121 90 9 9 10.4% 10.4%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 25 16 4 4 24.6% 24.6%
1940 Nuclear technicians 7 4 2 2 46.2% 46.2%
1960 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 227 142 17 19 12.1% 13.3%
2000 Counselors 860 583 120 135 20.6% 23.2%
2010 Social workers 1,014 673 154 163 22.9% 24.3%
2020 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 430 281 68 72 24.2% 25.7%
2040 Clergy 631 439 4 5 0.9% 1.2%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 68 44 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2060 Religious workers, all other 111 80 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,074 705 52 56 7.4% 8.0%
2140 Paralegals and legal assistants 509 350 6 10 1.8% 3.0%
2150 Miscellaneous legal support workers 296 206 12 16 6.1% 7.8%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,802 1,177 214 259 18.2% 22.0%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 957 696 132 147 18.9% 21.1%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,788 2,549 1,339 1,481 52.5% 58.1%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,723 1,155 617 690 53.4% 59.7%
2330 Special education teachers 638 430 265 282 61.7% 65.6%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 759 521 54 64 10.4% 12.2%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 64 41 3 3 7.2% 7.2%
2430 Librarians 325 208 56 65 26.7% 31.1%
2440 Library technicians 54 36 4 5 11.3% 14.9%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,423 924 303 335 32.8% 36.2%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 112 75 19 23 25.3% 30.7%
2600 Artists and related workers 131 104 7 8 6.6% 7.5%
2630 Designers 835 600 23 24 3.8% 4.1%
2700 Actors 26 25 9 9 37.3% 37.3%
2710 Producers and directors 123 86 12 13 13.5% 14.7%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 301 225 16 19 6.9% 8.4%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 24 22 2 2 9.3% 9.3%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 151 122 14 15 11.7% 12.3%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 25 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2800 Announcers 57 41 1 1 2.9% 2.9%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 134 80 7 9 8.7% 11.1%
2820 Public relations specialists 227 154 9 11 5.9% 7.2%
2830 Editors 191 124 13 14 10.1% 10.9%
2840 Technical writers 74 51 2 2 3.6% 4.5%
2850 Writers and authors 141 88 6 6 7.0% 7.0%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 47 38 6 8 14.4% 20.5%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 102 73 18 20 24.5% 27.2%
2910 Photographers 114 79 5 6 5.7% 8.1%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 37 25 4 4 15.6% 16.1%
3000 Chiropractors 26 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 61 44 5 5 10.4% 10.4%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 104 64 7 10 11.4% 15.0%
3040 Optometrists 28 23 1 1 4.6% 4.6%
3050 Pharmacists 333 235 19 20 8.0% 8.4%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 821 621 40 55 6.4% 8.8%
3110 Physician assistants 112 72 5 6 6.4% 8.5%
3130 Registered nurses 3,578 2,402 398 450 16.6% 18.7%
3140 Audiologists 21 20 3 3 14.7% 14.7%
3150 Occupational therapists 134 85 11 12 12.8% 14.6%
3160 Physical therapists 223 156 9 10 5.8% 6.3%
3200 Radiation therapists 24 16 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
3210 Recreational therapists 26 18 2 4 13.2% 21.8%
3220 Respiratory therapists 137 95 8 9 8.5% 9.8%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 149 96 30 36 31.6% 37.0%
3240 Therapists, all other 117 83 6 6 7.2% 7.5%
3250 Veterinarians 54 28 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 491 335 35 37 10.5% 11.0%
3310 Dental hygienists 199 133 5 7 3.6% 5.4%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 390 260 27 32 10.2% 12.4%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 236 166 40 42 23.9% 25.6%
3410 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 582 389 44 48 11.2% 12.4%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 713 496 56 64 11.3% 12.9%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 171 119 11 12 9.2% 9.7%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 64 40 1 1 1.6% 1.6%
3530 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 131 93 7 8 7.9% 8.3%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 89 63 11 14 18.2% 22.1%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,637 1,865 227 247 12.2% 13.3%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 18 13 1 1 7.0% 7.0%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 80 57 1 2 2.4% 4.1%
3630 Massage therapists 68 52 2 4 4.3% 8.5%
3640 Dental assistants 354 250 5 5 2.1% 2.1%
3650 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations 1,080 734 49 56 6.7% 7.7%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,602 18,103 2,160 2,342 11.9% 12.9%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 52 40 16 17 39.6% 42.8%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 169 124 62 67 49.8% 54.4%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 65 45 29 29 63.8% 64.4%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 132 87 5 9 5.6% 9.9%
3740 Fire fighters 348 245 180 185 73.3% 75.4%
3750 Fire inspectors 24 16 5 6 31.0% 36.4%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 535 411 182 189 44.2% 45.9%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 180 123 52 54 42.3% 44.2%
3830 Fish and game wardens 9 4 0 0 6.6% 6.6%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 9 6 1 1 23.4% 23.4%
3850 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 897 680 392 410 57.7% 60.2%
3860 Transit and railroad police 6 4 3 3 68.5% 68.5%
3900 Animal control workers 22 14 4 4 28.6% 28.6%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 102 75 7 9 9.5% 11.4%
3920 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,072 792 100 111 12.7% 14.0%
3940 Crossing guards 75 48 10 10 19.7% 20.0%
3950 Lifeguards and other protective service workers 201 129 4 7 2.9% 5.1%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 443 302 18 20 6.1% 6.7%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 791 540 17 24 3.2% 4.4%
4020 Cooks 2,598 1,838 85 102 4.6% 5.5%
4030 Food preparation workers 973 677 42 44 6.2% 6.5%
4040 Bartenders 552 373 18 18 4.8% 4.8%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 465 300 31 36 10.5% 12.0%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 470 326 5 5 1.7% 1.7%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,666 1,915 32 35 1.7% 1.8%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 226 155 25 29 15.8% 18.4%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 540 393 27 33 6.8% 8.4%
4140 Dishwashers 429 284 11 11 3.9% 3.9%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 362 253 4 5 1.7% 1.9%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 286 194 20 25 10.3% 12.7%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 150 105 5 6 5.2% 5.4%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,833 1,978 335 366 16.9% 18.5%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,813 1,266 79 87 6.2% 6.9%
4240 Pest control workers 67 55 4 4 7.7% 7.7%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,243 926 61 66 6.6% 7.1%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 153 95 2 4 2.5% 4.0%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 89 67 4 4 5.7% 5.7%
4340 Animal trainers 21 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 157 105 4 5 4.2% 4.7%
4400 Gaming services workers 159 95 7 10 7.6% 11.0%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 13 9 1 1 7.1% 7.1%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 51 42 3 4 7.9% 10.5%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 235 158 8 10 5.2% 6.4%
4460 Funeral service workers 21 14 1 1 7.7% 7.7%
4500 Barbers 49 43 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 596 439 5 5 1.0% 1.1%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 195 164 1 1 0.8% 0.8%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 96 73 33 33 44.5% 44.5%
4540 Tour and travel guides 50 26 2 2 9.2% 9.2%
4550 Transportation attendants 157 108 72 75 66.2% 69.4%
4600 Child care workers 1,223 868 43 48 5.0% 5.6%
4610 Personal and home care aides 892 629 72 79 11.4% 12.6%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 443 295 14 17 4.7% 5.9%
4640 Residential advisors 87 56 9 11 15.7% 19.8%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 105 73 6 6 8.7% 8.7%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 19,162 13,630 451 519 3.3% 3.8%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,662 2,536 102 116 4.0% 4.6%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,336 968 31 35 3.2% 3.7%
4720 Cashiers 4,143 2,985 186 203 6.2% 6.8%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 269 181 2 3 1.2% 1.7%
4750 Parts salespersons 198 137 5 5 3.8% 3.8%
4760 Retail salespersons 4,259 3,009 36 47 1.2% 1.6%
4800 Advertising sales agents 299 220 10 13 4.8% 5.7%
4810 Insurance sales agents 533 374 4 7 1.2% 1.7%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 407 311 1 2 0.3% 0.7%
4830 Travel agents 105 74 2 2 2.1% 2.7%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 590 410 19 19 4.5% 4.7%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,714 1,222 17 25 1.4% 2.0%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 61 45 1 1 1.8% 1.8%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 817 611 22 26 3.5% 4.2%
4930 Sales engineers 42 30 0 1 0.0% 3.2%
4940 Telemarketers 252 184 2 2 1.0% 1.0%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 181 128 7 7 5.4% 5.8%
4960 Sales and related workers, all other 294 204 4 5 2.1% 2.3%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 27,147 18,911 1,934 2,152 10.2% 11.4%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,227 1,528 111 124 7.3% 8.1%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 71 46 5 6 10.6% 12.2%
5020 Telephone operators 73 50 7 7 13.7% 13.7%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 16 13 3 3 20.7% 20.7%
5100 Bill and account collectors 276 197 7 8 3.6% 4.1%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 587 416 29 32 7.1% 7.7%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,846 1,239 58 73 4.7% 5.9%
5130 Gaming cage workers 24 17 3 3 18.0% 18.0%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 228 158 15 19 9.7% 12.0%
5150 Procurement clerks 45 31 6 6 17.7% 19.2%
5160 Tellers 616 423 11 15 2.6% 3.5%
5200 Brokerage clerks 16 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5210 Correspondence clerks 15 9 0 2 2.8% 17.9%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 163 105 23 28 22.3% 26.4%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 92 68 3 3 4.2% 4.2%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,547 1,822 140 160 7.7% 8.8%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 80 53 18 22 34.6% 42.4%
5260 File Clerks 515 373 34 38 9.2% 10.3%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 202 135 5 6 3.7% 4.5%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 240 169 15 19 8.7% 11.2%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 176 118 21 25 18.0% 21.1%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 252 188 2 3 1.2% 1.7%
5340 New accounts clerks 23 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Order clerks 202 148 14 15 9.4% 10.2%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 90 63 4 4 5.6% 5.6%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,976 1,376 52 57 3.8% 4.1%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 239 162 29 33 18.1% 20.3%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 139 95 17 18 17.6% 18.7%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 30 21 8 8 37.8% 37.8%
5510 Couriers and messengers 400 290 67 70 23.0% 24.1%
5520 Dispatchers 412 295 40 45 13.5% 15.1%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 64 49 20 20 40.6% 40.6%
5540 Postal service clerks 229 155 106 113 68.3% 72.8%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 473 330 231 246 70.0% 74.5%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 167 113 74 79 65.1% 70.0%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 422 294 27 32 9.2% 10.7%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 752 530 74 78 14.1% 14.7%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,997 1,458 153 167 10.5% 11.4%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 106 68 5 5 6.9% 6.9%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 4,903 3,302 243 274 7.4% 8.3%
5800 Computer operators 258 189 14 16 7.6% 8.3%
5810 Data entry keyers 728 510 45 50 8.8% 9.8%
5820 Word processors and typists 419 292 44 54 15.0% 18.5%
5830 Desktop publishers 12 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 383 266 10 11 3.8% 4.3%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 176 132 17 18 13.2% 13.8%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,344 959 72 82 7.5% 8.5%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 77 57 1 2 2.1% 3.2%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 16 9 1 1 13.4% 13.4%
5920 Statistical assistants 39 25 5 5 20.3% 20.3%
5930 Office and administrative support workers, all other 764 528 43 50 8.1% 9.5%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,367 898 35 38 3.9% 4.3%
6000 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 41 28 1 1 3.7% 4.0%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 34 21 5 6 23.7% 27.2%
6020 Animal breeders 4 1 1 1 74.2% 74.2%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 104 71 7 8 9.5% 11.0%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 1,042 687 13 14 1.9% 2.1%
6100 Fishers and related fishing workers 22 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6110 Hunters and trappers 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 20 11 1 1 7.4% 7.4%
6130 Logging workers 97 65 8 8 11.5% 11.5%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 10,063 7,296 1,283 1,348 17.6% 18.5%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 946 666 112 118 16.9% 17.8%
6210 Boilermakers 24 18 6 6 30.7% 30.7%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 234 175 36 37 20.3% 20.9%
6230 Carpenters 1,817 1,303 174 179 13.4% 13.7%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 239 207 8 9 3.8% 4.3%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 122 97 17 19 17.5% 19.6%
6260 Construction laborers 1,675 1,307 144 152 11.0% 11.6%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 31 21 3 3 15.4% 15.4%
6310 Pile-driver operators 2 2 2 2 100.0% 100.0%
6320 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 612 375 101 111 26.9% 29.5%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 273 197 26 29 13.4% 14.7%
6350 Electricians 1,088 767 235 242 30.6% 31.5%
6360 Glaziers 58 43 7 7 15.8% 15.8%
6400 Insulation workers 63 38 4 4 10.2% 10.2%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance 559 440 31 31 7.1% 7.1%
6430 Paperhangers 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 780 561 165 177 29.4% 31.5%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 53 45 5 5 10.0% 10.0%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 13 12 4 4 31.8% 31.8%
6510 Roofers 278 225 21 23 9.2% 10.0%
6520 Sheet metal workers 194 136 42 43 30.7% 31.7%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 90 63 29 30 46.8% 48.5%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 161 127 6 7 4.5% 5.8%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 125 88 24 25 27.2% 28.8%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 31 24 17 18 71.2% 76.1%
6710 Fence erectors 39 28 0 0 1.1% 1.1%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 42 30 3 4 11.3% 11.8%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 136 89 30 32 34.0% 35.4%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 19 10 6 6 56.1% 56.1%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 13 8 2 2 23.7% 23.7%
6760 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 41 29 4 4 14.3% 14.3%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 59 35 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 42 26 3 3 10.5% 12.3%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 13 7 1 1 20.8% 20.8%
6840 Mining machine operators 96 44 11 11 24.0% 25.6%
6910 Roof bolters, mining 12 7 1 1 16.9% 16.9%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 6 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6930 Helpers--extraction workers 7 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6940 Other extraction workers 67 37 4 4 10.1% 11.4%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 6,659 4,713 811 851 17.2% 18.1%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 456 312 35 37 11.2% 11.9%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 516 363 25 29 6.9% 8.1%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 289 213 90 91 42.4% 42.7%
7030 Avionics technicians 20 12 4 4 29.6% 33.2%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 55 42 5 5 12.7% 12.7%
7050 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 3 1 1 1 79.4% 79.4%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 28 21 10 10 50.6% 50.6%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 34 26 9 9 37.1% 37.1%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 66 50 3 3 5.8% 5.8%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 67 57 9 9 15.3% 16.5%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 195 139 56 58 40.3% 41.9%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 196 143 4 4 2.7% 2.7%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 20 16 1 1 5.3% 5.3%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,039 770 62 65 8.1% 8.5%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 499 335 72 77 21.5% 22.8%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 347 226 49 50 21.7% 22.3%
7240 Small engine mechanics 67 45 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 124 86 2 2 2.4% 2.4%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 30 20 6 7 28.7% 36.4%
7310 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 457 321 55 61 17.3% 19.0%
7320 Home appliance repairers 50 38 5 5 13.2% 13.2%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 638 448 76 82 17.1% 18.4%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 453 316 58 62 18.3% 19.6%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 66 44 11 12 24.5% 27.0%
7360 Millwrights 87 59 35 36 59.7% 61.1%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 168 107 45 46 42.4% 43.1%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 203 145 47 47 32.2% 32.2%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 75 57 6 6 9.9% 10.7%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 61 49 2 2 4.6% 4.6%
7520 Commercial divers 8 5 1 1 24.6% 24.6%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 21 18 3 3 15.1% 15.1%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 18 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 12 6 2 2 28.9% 28.9%
7600 Signal and track switch repairers 2 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 33 27 2 2 8.3% 8.3%
7620 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 256 183 17 18 9.1% 9.6%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 12,505 9,007 1,539 1,617 17.1% 17.9%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,194 843 86 96 10.2% 11.3%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 20 17 9 9 51.9% 51.9%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 282 200 31 32 15.4% 15.8%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 21 16 7 7 41.0% 41.0%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 37 32 4 4 13.6% 13.6%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,508 1,101 227 232 20.6% 21.1%
7800 Bakers 242 159 26 28 16.6% 17.8%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 445 296 64 71 21.7% 24.0%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 17 12 7 7 60.0% 60.0%
7840 Food batchmakers 114 82 18 19 22.3% 23.3%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 17 12 1 1 5.8% 5.8%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 81 54 6 6 11.3% 11.3%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 32 20 6 6 30.8% 30.8%
7930 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 10 7 4 4 57.9% 57.9%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 22 16 5 6 31.6% 35.2%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 166 123 28 28 22.9% 22.9%
7960 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 11 7 0 0 7.3% 7.3%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 85 58 8 10 14.4% 16.8%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 21 13 3 3 26.7% 26.7%
8020 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 9 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8030 Machinists 565 411 76 81 18.5% 19.8%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 42 31 14 14 43.8% 44.2%
8060 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 9 7 1 1 10.0% 10.0%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 89 61 14 14 22.3% 22.3%
8120 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 11 8 3 3 33.3% 33.3%
8130 Tool and die makers 130 93 21 21 22.3% 22.4%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 771 556 109 115 19.7% 20.8%
8150 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 11 5 1 1 25.6% 25.6%
8160 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 11 9 2 2 22.3% 22.3%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 31 20 2 2 9.4% 9.4%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 13 10 1 1 5.9% 5.9%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 585 460 99 101 21.5% 21.9%
8230 Bookbinders and bindery workers 53 36 3 3 7.1% 7.1%
8240 Job printers 79 52 7 7 13.0% 13.7%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 74 49 6 6 11.7% 11.7%
8260 Printing machine operators 297 217 25 28 11.6% 12.8%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 252 162 14 15 8.5% 9.1%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 82 66 5 5 7.4% 7.4%
8320 Sewing machine operators 330 267 23 24 8.6% 9.0%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 13 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8340 Shoe machine operators and tenders 9 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 75 56 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
8360 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 5 2 1 1 60.2% 60.2%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 11 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 21 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 35 32 5 5 14.5% 14.5%
8430 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 3 3 3 3 100.0% 100.0%
8440 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 7 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 50 40 1 2 2.3% 4.6%
8460 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 40 31 2 2 7.7% 7.7%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 91 56 2 2 2.7% 2.7%
8510 Furniture finishers 38 26 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 73 55 4 4 6.6% 6.6%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 60 42 4 4 9.4% 9.7%
8550 Woodworkers, all other 26 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 66 43 18 19 42.2% 44.7%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 159 112 40 42 35.4% 37.5%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 107 73 26 28 36.2% 38.5%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 52 36 12 13 32.5% 35.9%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 70 57 18 19 31.4% 32.5%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 133 99 18 18 17.9% 18.1%
8710 Cutting workers 145 103 10 10 9.5% 9.5%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 53 42 14 14 32.7% 33.1%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 22 16 3 3 19.0% 19.0%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 913 663 86 91 12.9% 13.7%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 52 30 1 1 3.6% 3.6%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 117 85 2 2 2.3% 2.3%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 424 310 54 56 17.4% 18.1%
8810 Painting workers 266 187 26 28 14.0% 15.2%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 99 73 2 2 2.2% 2.2%
8840 Semiconductor processors 5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 35 23 2 2 9.7% 9.7%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 17 12 3 3 25.6% 25.6%
8900 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8910 Etchers and engravers 16 12 1 1 7.8% 7.8%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 38 25 5 6 20.8% 23.7%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 80 60 19 20 32.3% 33.3%
8940 Tire builders 24 17 6 6 34.3% 34.3%
8950 Helpers--production workers 67 51 6 8 12.5% 16.4%
8960 Production workers, all other 1,215 876 179 190 20.5% 21.7%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 11,209 8,135 1,547 1,655 19.0% 20.3%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 270 206 30 31 14.6% 15.1%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 189 121 74 77 60.9% 64.0%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 52 38 16 20 42.0% 53.7%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 13 7 0 0 1.6% 1.6%
9120 Bus drivers 831 577 209 227 36.1% 39.2%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 4,215 3,006 437 467 14.5% 15.5%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 283 222 25 28 11.4% 12.7%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 82 60 6 6 9.7% 10.0%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 86 54 43 43 78.6% 78.6%
9230 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 20 14 10 11 74.2% 79.3%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 76 50 44 44 87.7% 87.7%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 14 12 6 6 51.2% 51.2%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 30 26 2 2 6.0% 6.0%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 39 26 7 7 27.2% 27.6%
9330 Ship engineers 5 4 1 2 29.2% 46.3%
9340 Bridge and lock tenders 11 8 3 4 35.5% 48.5%
9350 Parking lot attendants 96 69 13 14 18.1% 19.8%
9360 Service station attendants 152 101 3 3 2.6% 2.6%
9410 Transportation inspectors 51 38 22 23 57.9% 60.8%
9420 Other transportation workers 27 18 4 4 22.7% 22.7%
9500 Conveyor operators and tenders 9 6 2 3 34.9% 51.9%
9510 Crane and tower operators 93 69 28 29 39.7% 42.5%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 110 69 7 8 10.2% 12.3%
9560 Hoist and winch operators 9 5 0 0 3.4% 3.4%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 670 535 90 94 16.8% 17.6%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 422 308 26 30 8.5% 9.9%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,458 1,823 340 364 18.6% 20.0%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 69 47 9 9 18.9% 19.4%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 596 458 57 61 12.4% 13.3%
9650 Pumping station operators 41 17 1 1 7.7% 7.7%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 95 71 12 14 17.3% 19.8%
9730 Shuttle car operators 4 3 0 0 11.7% 11.7%
9740 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 6 5 1 1 21.6% 21.6%
9750 Material moving workers, all other 85 64 20 21 31.8% 32.3%
               
     
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