Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2006
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 23,269 16,470 802 964 4.9% 5.9%
10 Chief executives 1,548 1,088 16 30 1.5% 2.7%
20 General and operations managers 1,329 943 24 31 2.5% 3.3%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 94 68 1 1 1.1% 2.1%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,124 835 17 23 2.0% 2.7%
60 Public relations managers 86 52 2 2 3.9% 4.5%
100 Administrative services managers 125 81 6 6 6.8% 7.0%
110 Computer and information systems managers 531 385 10 13 2.5% 3.4%
120 Financial managers 1,439 1,016 18 21 1.8% 2.1%
130 Human resources managers 406 274 5 6 1.7% 2.3%
140 Industrial production managers 392 296 13 13 4.3% 4.3%
150 Purchasing managers 231 165 8 13 5.2% 7.7%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 317 236 13 15 5.4% 6.4%
200 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 186 105 4 4 4.0% 4.0%
210   1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
220 Construction managers 692 487 34 36 7.1% 7.5%
230 Education administrators 1,061 743 134 161 18.1% 21.7%
300 Engineering managers 126 93 2 3 1.6% 3.4%
310 Food service managers 823 594 8 11 1.3% 1.8%
320 Funeral directors 43 32 1 1 2.6% 3.6%
330 Gaming managers 23 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 172 115 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
350 Medical and health services managers 683 477 19 25 4.0% 5.1%
360 Natural sciences managers 19 10 1 1 7.7% 7.7%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 547 397 12 13 2.9% 3.3%
420 Social and community service managers 520 310 14 16 4.5% 5.3%
430 Managers, all other 3,535 2,446 117 149 4.8% 6.1%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 39 31 1 2 3.4% 7.3%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 10 8 0 0 4.6% 4.6%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 266 207 2 2 1.0% 1.0%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 411 291 16 18 5.6% 6.3%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 374 269 28 29 10.3% 10.8%
560 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 222 157 27 33 17.4% 21.0%
600 Cost estimators 149 102 3 3 2.6% 2.6%
620 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists 1,014 705 74 80 10.5% 11.3%
700 Logisticians 58 40 0 1 1.1% 3.4%
710 Management analysts 510 372 11 15 3.1% 4.2%
720 Meeting and convention planners 50 33 1 1 3.7% 3.7%
730 Other business operations specialists 285 195 17 19 8.8% 9.6%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,149 1,584 79 93 5.0% 5.9%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 112 78 7 7 9.4% 9.4%
820 Budget analysts 73 54 5 7 9.7% 13.0%
830 Credit analysts 50 33 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
840 Financial analysts 88 71 0 0 0.0% 0.6%
850 Personal financial advisors 384 281 6 7 2.0% 2.5%
860 Insurance underwriters 137 92 5 5 5.2% 5.2%
900 Financial examiners 12 10 6 7 64.8% 69.9%
910 Loan counselors and officers 607 446 6 8 1.2% 1.7%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 99 66 24 27 36.7% 40.2%
940 Tax prepares 75 59 2 3 3.5% 4.8%
950 Financial specialists, all other 43 27 1 2 4.6% 6.0%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 42,054 29,633 5,033 5,664 17.0% 19.1%
1000 Computer scientists and systems analysts 889 655 45 55 6.9% 8.4%
1010 Computer programmers 723 563 30 35 5.3% 6.2%
1020 Computer software engineers 1,056 820 13 22 1.6% 2.7%
1040 Computer support specialists 442 313 11 13 3.6% 4.2%
1060 Database administrators 109 84 4 5 5.3% 6.2%
1100 Network and computer systems administrators 259 179 4 10 2.3% 5.7%
1110 Network systems and data communications analysts 406 307 16 19 5.2% 6.1%
1200 Actuaries 28 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1210 Mathematicians 7 4 1 1 26.5% 26.5%
1220 Operations research analysts 140 93 8 11 9.0% 11.3%
1230 Statisticians 40 26 0 1 1.2% 4.2%
1240 Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1300 Architects, except naval 233 172 3 5 1.9% 3.2%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 62 39 4 6 10.4% 14.0%
1320 Aerospace engineers 125 100 7 9 7.2% 8.8%
1330 Agricultural engineers 6 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1340 Biomedical engineers 8 6 0 0 8.5% 8.5%
1350 Chemical engineers 89 66 2 2 2.5% 2.5%
1360 Civil engineers 402 285 23 25 8.0% 8.8%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 101 78 0 1 0.2% 1.7%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 462 367 20 22 5.4% 6.1%
1420 Environmental engineers 54 41 8 9 20.3% 23.2%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 239 166 11 12 6.6% 7.4%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 11 8 3 3 35.4% 35.4%
1450 Materials engineers 42 35 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
1460 Mechanical engineers 408 325 18 24 5.6% 7.5%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 17 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 8 5 0 0 4.4% 4.4%
1520 Petroleum engineers 31 20 1 1 4.6% 4.6%
1530 Engineers, all other 387 280 17 22 6.0% 7.9%
1540 Drafters 235 163 11 12 6.7% 7.1%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 586 417 61 74 14.6% 17.7%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 122 89 7 7 7.3% 8.4%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 54 35 4 4 10.6% 10.6%
1610 Biological scientists 192 123 13 15 10.9% 12.5%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 63 31 3 4 11.3% 11.7%
1650 Medical scientists 207 160 7 10 4.1% 6.1%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 44 30 0 2 0.0% 7.0%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 13 7 0 0 3.9% 3.9%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 173 124 11 13 8.9% 10.3%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 147 93 11 13 12.1% 13.6%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 164 110 7 8 6.3% 7.0%
1800 Economists 63 29 2 2 7.8% 8.4%
1810 Market and survey researchers 148 107 2 2 1.4% 1.8%
1820 Psychologists 171 114 32 37 28.1% 32.0%
1830 Sociologists 2 1 1 1 48.8% 48.8%
1840 Urban and regional planners 42 34 7 10 21.8% 31.0%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 60 27 2 2 6.2% 6.2%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 31 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1910 Biological technicians 30 22 2 2 9.1% 9.1%
1920 Chemical technicians 97 71 11 11 15.4% 15.4%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 21 9 0 1 2.6% 14.3%
1940 Nuclear technicians 8 5 1 1 11.5% 11.5%
1960 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 248 160 14 18 9.0% 11.3%
2000 Counselors 866 574 119 128 20.8% 22.3%
2010 Social workers 989 678 134 147 19.7% 21.6%
2020 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 433 291 70 75 23.9% 25.8%
2040 Clergy 593 422 3 6 0.7% 1.3%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 73 55 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2060 Religious workers, all other 108 78 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,036 710 44 47 6.1% 6.6%
2140 Paralegals and legal assistants 493 342 6 8 1.7% 2.3%
2150 Miscellaneous legal support workers 347 230 18 19 7.9% 8.0%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,767 1,167 222 267 19.0% 22.9%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 935 682 119 136 17.4% 20.0%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,798 2,667 1,362 1,504 51.1% 56.4%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,628 1,094 597 652 54.6% 59.6%
2330 Special education teachers 610 399 231 262 57.8% 65.5%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 773 556 51 63 9.2% 11.3%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 78 45 3 3 5.8% 5.8%
2430 Librarians 329 222 55 60 24.8% 27.0%
2440 Library technicians 56 40 6 7 15.4% 17.9%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,421 934 285 321 30.6% 34.3%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 119 80 11 12 14.3% 15.5%
2600 Artists and related workers 109 88 6 6 6.3% 7.4%
2630 Designers 855 632 23 25 3.7% 4.0%
2700 Actors 24 22 11 11 48.8% 48.8%
2710 Producers and directors 131 93 10 10 11.1% 11.1%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 313 225 15 17 6.7% 7.5%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 32 23 2 2 10.2% 10.2%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 141 106 7 7 7.1% 7.1%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 12 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2800 Announcers 52 38 2 2 5.1% 6.2%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 124 75 7 8 9.6% 10.7%
2820 Public relations specialists 201 121 9 11 7.6% 9.0%
2830 Editors 202 144 8 11 5.4% 7.6%
2840 Technical writers 75 53 0 2 0.9% 3.4%
2850 Writers and authors 142 88 7 8 7.9% 8.7%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 78 52 5 6 9.3% 12.0%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 93 73 4 5 5.6% 6.3%
2910 Photographers 96 69 5 6 7.7% 9.3%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 23 18 2 2 8.9% 8.9%
3000 Chiropractors 26 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 67 51 4 4 7.6% 7.6%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 123 92 14 14 15.2% 15.2%
3040 Optometrists 25 17 0 1 0.0% 5.6%
3050 Pharmacists 324 232 19 21 8.3% 9.1%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 835 610 27 36 4.5% 5.9%
3110 Physician assistants 116 81 4 4 5.3% 5.3%
3120 Podiatrists 5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3130 Registered nurses 3,541 2,472 413 456 16.7% 18.4%
3140 Audiologists 27 20 4 4 18.1% 18.1%
3150 Occupational therapists 105 69 12 16 16.9% 23.1%
3160 Physical therapists 248 178 13 15 7.4% 8.5%
3200 Radiation therapists 18 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3210 Recreational therapists 27 22 3 6 15.3% 24.8%
3220 Respiratory therapists 120 86 6 6 6.4% 7.2%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 160 107 48 53 45.3% 49.6%
3240 Therapists, all other 113 78 11 12 14.2% 15.1%
3250 Veterinarians 67 40 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 455 321 18 25 5.5% 7.9%
3310 Dental hygienists 210 144 2 3 1.1% 1.8%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 405 281 25 30 8.7% 10.7%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 199 159 47 51 29.5% 32.2%
3410 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 569 415 41 48 10.0% 11.7%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 766 530 59 65 11.1% 12.2%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 165 108 12 14 11.1% 13.3%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 73 55 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
3530 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 149 115 5 5 4.4% 4.7%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 87 66 12 14 18.3% 20.8%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,541 1,860 249 267 13.4% 14.4%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 17 13 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 98 63 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
3630 Massage therapists 79 56 0 2 0.5% 4.3%
3640 Dental assistants 367 274 7 9 2.5% 3.2%
3650 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations 1,057 733 54 61 7.4% 8.3%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,758 18,570 2,148 2,318 11.6% 12.5%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 67 51 18 19 35.8% 38.1%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 149 102 42 43 41.6% 42.8%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 56 38 22 25 58.9% 65.7%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 128 99 13 14 13.6% 14.6%
3740 Fire fighters 367 263 181 185 68.8% 70.3%
3750 Fire inspectors 31 20 6 7 30.2% 35.1%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 555 442 180 195 40.7% 44.1%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 206 149 53 55 35.2% 36.6%
3830 Fish and game wardens 7 3 1 1 20.1% 20.1%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 13 8 3 3 32.8% 32.8%
3850 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 862 660 370 387 56.1% 58.7%
3860 Transit and railroad police 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3900 Animal control workers 13 10 5 5 46.1% 46.1%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 96 70 14 14 20.0% 20.0%
3920 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,094 827 86 95 10.4% 11.5%
3940 Crossing guards 63 46 10 11 22.5% 24.5%
3950 Lifeguards and other protective service workers 190 128 8 8 6.4% 6.4%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 421 300 15 19 5.1% 6.3%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 823 591 20 23 3.4% 3.9%
4020 Cooks 2,510 1,814 85 94 4.7% 5.2%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,005 698 44 48 6.4% 6.9%
4040 Bartenders 542 387 10 11 2.6% 3.0%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 487 332 35 37 10.5% 11.1%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 455 312 4 4 1.4% 1.4%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,662 1,970 46 49 2.3% 2.5%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 220 164 17 19 10.2% 11.5%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 496 367 35 39 9.6% 10.6%
4140 Dishwashers 418 285 6 6 2.2% 2.3%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 366 255 2 3 1.0% 1.4%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 292 194 24 30 12.6% 15.7%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 152 108 4 4 4.2% 4.2%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,845 1,985 337 368 17.0% 18.5%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,891 1,341 95 104 7.1% 7.7%
4240 Pest control workers 73 64 1 1 2.2% 2.2%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,321 1,010 44 52 4.4% 5.2%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 141 90 2 2 2.2% 2.6%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 98 66 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4340 Animal trainers 25 16 1 1 3.8% 3.8%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 141 95 2 2 2.2% 2.2%
4400 Gaming services workers 168 101 9 9 8.9% 9.3%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 10 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 55 44 5 6 10.4% 13.4%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 203 144 10 14 6.7% 9.5%
4460 Funeral service workers 22 15 1 2 4.2% 10.5%
4500 Barbers 55 46 3 3 5.6% 5.6%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 620 470 3 5 0.6% 1.0%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 172 142 2 2 1.3% 1.3%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 108 88 28 28 32.4% 32.4%
4540 Tour and travel guides 59 32 0 0 0.0% 0.5%
4550 Transportation attendants 177 133 86 88 65.1% 66.6%
4600 Child care workers 1,227 895 64 74 7.2% 8.3%
4610 Personal and home care aides 963 643 57 61 8.9% 9.5%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 435 295 17 21 5.8% 7.2%
4640 Residential advisors 88 63 15 16 24.1% 25.0%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 107 85 3 3 3.1% 3.7%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 18,940 13,883 430 489 3.1% 3.5%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,423 2,455 99 112 4.0% 4.6%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,372 1,003 27 30 2.7% 3.0%
4720 Cashiers 4,123 3,021 162 181 5.4% 6.0%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 192 132 3 3 2.6% 2.6%
4750 Parts salespersons 194 145 3 3 2.4% 2.4%
4760 Retail salespersons 4,268 3,160 45 49 1.4% 1.6%
4800 Advertising sales agents 267 195 9 11 4.8% 5.5%
4810 Insurance sales agents 581 420 2 4 0.4% 1.0%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 418 325 3 8 1.0% 2.6%
4830 Travel agents 97 63 0 2 0.7% 3.2%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 658 506 19 23 3.8% 4.6%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,767 1,296 24 27 1.9% 2.0%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 79 62 2 2 3.9% 3.9%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 809 614 16 18 2.7% 2.9%
4930 Sales engineers 57 41 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 169 117 2 2 1.3% 1.3%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 177 119 3 4 2.4% 3.7%
4960 Sales and related workers, all other 289 209 9 9 4.2% 4.2%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 26,869 19,103 1,889 2,084 9.9% 10.9%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,128 1,510 98 115 6.5% 7.6%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 73 48 5 5 10.2% 10.2%
5020 Telephone operators 74 54 7 7 13.0% 13.0%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 12 9 3 3 35.1% 35.1%
5100 Bill and account collectors 294 217 8 8 3.5% 3.5%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 565 422 26 28 6.3% 6.5%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,859 1,292 54 62 4.1% 4.8%
5130 Gaming cage workers 31 21 2 2 10.5% 10.5%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 232 158 18 22 11.4% 13.8%
5150 Procurement clerks 41 28 4 4 14.2% 14.2%
5160 Tellers 621 431 8 9 1.8% 2.2%
5200 Brokerage clerks 15 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5210 Correspondence clerks 8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 154 120 27 27 22.2% 23.0%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 78 57 0 1 0.0% 2.1%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,661 1,935 151 165 7.8% 8.5%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 108 70 27 31 38.8% 44.2%
5260 File Clerks 498 353 26 29 7.3% 8.2%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 165 107 5 5 4.3% 4.3%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 218 143 13 13 8.9% 9.3%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 181 133 22 24 16.9% 17.9%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 256 195 6 6 3.2% 3.2%
5340 New accounts clerks 27 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Order clerks 169 126 8 9 6.7% 6.9%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 94 58 4 5 7.3% 8.3%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,980 1,426 47 54 3.3% 3.8%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 231 147 29 30 19.5% 20.2%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 131 89 10 11 11.7% 12.2%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 26 16 6 6 37.8% 37.8%
5510 Couriers and messengers 313 239 46 48 19.2% 20.1%
5520 Dispatchers 400 289 59 61 20.3% 21.0%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 62 47 17 18 35.4% 37.5%
5540 Postal service clerks 224 152 97 106 63.8% 69.8%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 483 336 249 267 74.0% 79.5%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 138 101 68 73 67.5% 72.2%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 399 283 27 31 9.5% 10.8%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 726 556 62 67 11.1% 12.0%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 2,006 1,487 141 152 9.5% 10.2%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 107 78 6 6 8.0% 8.0%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 4,854 3,331 248 291 7.5% 8.7%
5800 Computer operators 257 194 17 19 8.8% 10.0%
5810 Data entry keyers 663 476 37 42 7.7% 8.8%
5820 Word processors and typists 336 244 31 33 12.6% 13.7%
5830 Desktop publishers 10 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 395 273 8 9 3.0% 3.4%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 173 119 18 21 15.3% 17.2%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,395 994 96 105 9.7% 10.5%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 85 57 4 6 7.8% 9.8%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 19 13 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
5920 Statistical assistants 38 26 3 3 10.5% 11.7%
5930 Office and administrative support workers, all other 856 601 42 47 7.0% 7.8%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,317 880 31 33 3.5% 3.7%
6000 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 46 35 1 1 3.5% 3.5%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 25 15 4 5 28.7% 34.3%
6020 Animal breeders 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 102 73 7 7 10.1% 10.1%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 1,009 673 14 15 2.1% 2.2%
6100 Fishers and related fishing workers 22 12 1 1 5.9% 5.9%
6110 Hunters and trappers 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 19 12 1 1 5.6% 5.6%
6130 Logging workers 92 59 3 3 4.6% 4.6%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 10,396 7,617 1,337 1,396 17.6% 18.3%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 947 664 102 107 15.4% 16.2%
6210 Boilermakers 27 20 9 9 44.4% 46.1%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 244 195 31 33 16.0% 17.0%
6230 Carpenters 1,772 1,275 168 175 13.2% 13.8%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 219 177 15 15 8.7% 8.7%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 125 99 12 12 12.6% 12.6%
6260 Construction laborers 1,881 1,480 165 172 11.1% 11.7%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 30 23 5 5 22.4% 22.4%
6310 Pile-driver operators 6 7 1 1 12.6% 12.6%
6320 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 684 412 117 124 28.5% 30.0%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 290 237 32 32 13.4% 13.7%
6350 Electricians 1,109 792 246 251 31.0% 31.7%
6360 Glaziers 48 36 9 9 23.9% 23.9%
6400 Insulation workers 78 60 8 12 13.6% 20.6%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance 590 478 44 48 9.2% 10.0%
6430 Paperhangers 3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 815 580 172 178 29.7% 30.6%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 76 65 7 7 11.1% 11.1%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 7 6 2 2 36.7% 36.7%
6510 Roofers 248 197 17 17 8.7% 8.7%
6520 Sheet metal workers 176 124 37 39 29.6% 31.5%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 76 53 16 16 30.8% 30.8%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 148 122 6 7 4.6% 5.4%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 113 83 22 24 27.2% 29.4%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 40 34 21 21 61.1% 61.1%
6710 Fence erectors 33 24 1 2 5.2% 8.0%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 38 30 6 6 18.7% 19.7%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 155 109 33 36 30.3% 32.6%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 18 9 7 7 75.5% 75.5%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 13 9 4 4 42.8% 42.8%
6760 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 44 35 3 3 9.6% 9.6%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 66 40 0 1 0.0% 3.3%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 45 26 3 3 13.1% 13.1%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 15 8 0 0 1.3% 1.3%
6840 Mining machine operators 117 47 9 10 19.6% 21.0%
6910 Roof bolters, mining 7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 7 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6930 Helpers--extraction workers 10 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6940 Other extraction workers 76 46 5 5 10.4% 11.0%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 6,709 4,870 771 820 15.8% 16.8%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 485 348 35 38 10.1% 10.8%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 438 329 23 25 6.9% 7.6%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 272 192 51 55 26.3% 28.5%
7030 Avionics technicians 24 19 3 3 14.7% 14.7%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 51 39 5 5 14.1% 14.1%
7050 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 4 5 1 1 22.2% 22.2%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 18 10 3 3 33.1% 33.1%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 24 21 8 8 37.3% 37.3%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 51 40 3 3 6.8% 6.8%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 79 64 6 7 9.3% 10.5%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 195 141 47 49 33.1% 34.7%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 178 134 5 5 4.0% 4.0%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 21 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 988 732 51 52 6.9% 7.1%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 482 344 79 82 23.0% 24.0%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 352 220 51 53 23.1% 24.2%
7240 Small engine mechanics 76 49 4 4 7.5% 7.5%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 113 75 2 2 3.1% 3.1%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 33 23 5 6 24.0% 27.1%
7310 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 471 347 49 52 14.2% 15.0%
7320 Home appliance repairers 47 36 4 4 12.3% 12.3%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 600 426 77 81 18.0% 19.0%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 576 425 56 61 13.2% 14.3%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 93 69 10 12 15.0% 17.8%
7360 Millwrights 89 64 32 33 50.0% 51.8%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 160 115 57 60 49.4% 52.2%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 256 193 59 63 30.4% 32.5%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 74 58 9 11 14.8% 19.6%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 75 51 9 9 17.0% 17.0%
7520 Commercial divers 5 4 0 0 4.5% 4.5%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 24 18 2 2 13.1% 13.1%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 14 10 1 2 10.1% 19.0%
7560 Riggers 16 9 3 3 32.7% 32.7%
7600 Signal and track switch repairers 7 3 3 3 100.0% 100.0%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 41 33 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
7620 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 277 210 16 20 7.7% 9.4%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 12,216 8,964 1,392 1,468 15.5% 16.4%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,164 832 73 82 8.8% 9.9%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 16 12 2 3 19.6% 23.1%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 293 223 21 24 9.5% 10.6%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 19 15 2 2 13.4% 13.4%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 42 30 6 6 21.1% 21.1%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,407 1,086 176 184 16.2% 17.0%
7800 Bakers 247 171 25 28 14.7% 16.2%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 444 282 64 66 22.7% 23.5%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 19 12 4 4 34.8% 34.8%
7840 Food batchmakers 122 84 16 17 19.1% 20.6%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 11 7 0 0 5.9% 5.9%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 79 50 8 8 16.8% 16.8%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 22 16 4 4 24.3% 24.3%
7930 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13 12 3 3 25.0% 25.0%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 23 19 2 2 9.8% 9.8%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 153 112 23 25 20.9% 22.7%
7960 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12 7 1 2 13.2% 23.7%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 79 62 9 9 14.6% 14.6%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 27 2 2 8.0% 8.0%
8020 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 6 4 1 2 20.6% 46.6%
8030 Machinists 562 411 75 76 18.3% 18.5%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 30 25 8 8 30.8% 30.8%
8060 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 13 9 1 1 7.6% 7.6%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 88 64 17 18 26.1% 27.5%
8120 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 10 6 3 3 41.6% 41.6%
8130 Tool and die makers 119 98 26 26 26.8% 26.8%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 712 503 97 100 19.2% 19.8%
8150 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16 9 2 2 26.4% 26.4%
8160 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 8 5 1 2 19.9% 38.9%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 35 23 3 3 14.5% 14.5%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 11 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 587 462 84 85 18.2% 18.5%
8230 Bookbinders and bindery workers 57 40 5 5 11.5% 12.1%
8240 Job printers 61 46 6 7 13.8% 15.4%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 56 41 3 4 8.2% 9.5%
8260 Printing machine operators 275 202 22 22 10.8% 10.8%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 245 164 14 15 8.3% 9.1%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 84 65 2 2 2.9% 3.2%
8320 Sewing machine operators 326 268 8 10 3.0% 3.9%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 10 9 0 0 5.7% 5.7%
8340 Shoe machine operators and tenders 11 5 1 1 22.5% 22.5%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 77 64 4 4 5.8% 5.8%
8360 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 9 8 1 1 15.1% 15.1%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 15 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 19 13 1 1 6.3% 6.3%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 19 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8430 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 6 4 1 1 28.4% 28.4%
8440 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 45 40 2 4 5.4% 10.2%
8460 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 27 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 121 91 5 6 5.9% 6.5%
8510 Furniture finishers 33 23 3 3 14.2% 14.2%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 58 42 8 8 18.0% 18.0%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 61 46 5 5 10.8% 10.8%
8550 Woodworkers, all other 30 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 79 44 12 14 28.3% 31.4%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 144 96 35 35 35.9% 36.1%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 137 98 33 34 33.6% 34.9%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 70 39 13 14 32.5% 36.5%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 82 58 15 16 25.2% 27.9%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 127 98 9 12 9.7% 11.7%
8710 Cutting workers 102 78 10 10 12.5% 12.5%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 58 48 13 14 27.0% 28.2%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 18 12 2 2 17.9% 17.9%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 955 707 105 111 14.8% 15.7%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 38 25 2 2 9.0% 9.0%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 114 83 3 3 3.1% 3.1%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 382 271 39 44 14.2% 16.1%
8810 Painting workers 226 167 23 24 13.9% 14.6%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 87 67 4 4 5.7% 5.7%
8840 Semiconductor processors 6 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 24 16 0 0 2.7% 2.7%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 14 11 1 1 10.3% 10.3%
8900 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 4 1 0 0 32.3% 32.3%
8910 Etchers and engravers 15 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 35 26 3 4 11.4% 15.0%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 63 41 16 16 39.4% 39.4%
8940 Tire builders 30 25 11 12 42.5% 46.6%
8950 Helpers--production workers 73 59 7 7 11.2% 12.6%
8960 Production workers, all other 1,284 958 184 191 19.2% 20.0%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 11,132 8,247 1,528 1,626 18.5% 19.7%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 292 206 36 38 17.8% 18.3%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 173 112 65 68 58.6% 60.9%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 49 37 16 17 42.9% 46.4%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 19 13 2 3 14.4% 20.5%
9120 Bus drivers 786 560 215 230 38.4% 41.1%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 4,227 3,093 455 481 14.7% 15.5%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 270 209 18 25 8.5% 12.2%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 88 67 9 9 13.3% 13.8%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 64 36 27 27 75.1% 75.1%
9230 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 18 11 7 7 64.3% 64.3%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 74 53 41 41 77.1% 77.1%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 21 19 13 13 68.4% 68.4%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 26 18 4 4 20.9% 20.9%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 49 31 4 4 13.7% 13.7%
9330 Ship engineers 8 5 1 1 17.3% 17.3%
9340 Bridge and lock tenders 8 7 2 2 30.0% 30.0%
9350 Parking lot attendants 80 59 4 6 6.9% 9.4%
9360 Service station attendants 138 98 4 5 3.9% 5.0%
9410 Transportation inspectors 68 49 22 24 44.7% 48.5%
9420 Other transportation workers 25 16 7 7 46.2% 46.2%
9500 Conveyor operators and tenders 8 4 3 3 70.9% 74.5%
9510 Crane and tower operators 67 50 17 17 34.4% 34.6%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 83 48 8 9 16.3% 18.3%
9560 Hoist and winch operators 8 7 1 1 15.6% 15.6%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 665 560 109 116 19.5% 20.6%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 480 386 34 37 8.9% 9.5%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,489 1,851 318 342 17.2% 18.4%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 60 44 8 8 17.5% 17.5%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 561 443 47 51 10.6% 11.6%
9650 Pumping station operators 43 25 1 1 5.7% 5.7%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 105 79 17 18 21.1% 22.5%
9730 Shuttle car operators 5 3 1 1 24.5% 24.5%
9740 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 8 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
9750 Material moving workers, all other 67 40 12 12 28.7% 28.7%
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