Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2007
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 23,532 17,003 849 1,020 5.0% 6.0%
10 Chief executives 1,531 1,099 24 30 2.2% 2.7%
20 General and operations managers 1,315 922 26 29 2.8% 3.2%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 86 74 4 4 4.9% 4.9%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,095 817 12 12 1.5% 1.5%
60 Public relations managers 91 62 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
100 Administrative services managers 145 104 11 11 10.7% 10.7%
110 Computer and information systems managers 614 453 10 12 2.2% 2.5%
120 Financial managers 1,512 1,117 21 29 1.9% 2.6%
130 Human resources managers 343 246 11 12 4.5% 4.7%
140 Industrial production managers 339 257 7 8 2.9% 3.1%
150 Purchasing managers 225 158 9 10 6.0% 6.5%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 323 256 7 10 2.8% 4.0%
200 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 162 92 1 2 1.6% 2.5%
220 Construction managers 767 555 51 55 9.3% 10.0%
230 Education administrators 1,108 776 129 157 16.7% 20.2%
300 Engineering managers 154 119 6 6 5.0% 5.0%
310 Food service managers 947 726 13 18 1.7% 2.5%
320 Funeral directors 47 34 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
330 Gaming managers 15 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 169 113 4 5 3.4% 4.7%
350 Medical and health services managers 687 473 24 30 5.0% 6.3%
360 Natural sciences managers 15 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 525 384 8 9 2.1% 2.3%
420 Social and community service managers 521 311 12 17 3.8% 5.5%
430 Managers, all other 3,460 2,491 138 165 5.5% 6.6%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 42 31 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 13 7 1 1 15.8% 15.8%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 247 178 6 8 3.2% 4.2%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 377 269 16 21 6.1% 7.8%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 375 284 15 15 5.4% 5.4%
560 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 194 133 18 21 13.1% 16.1%
600 Cost estimators 147 110 7 7 6.2% 6.4%
620 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists 1,085 785 64 74 8.1% 9.5%
700 Logisticians 71 54 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
710 Management analysts 555 380 13 20 3.4% 5.2%
720 Meeting and convention planners 47 34 3 3 9.4% 9.4%
730 Other business operations specialists 318 221 22 27 10.0% 12.0%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,181 1,638 84 101 5.1% 6.2%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 107 73 5 6 7.5% 7.7%
820 Budget analysts 83 57 8 10 13.8% 16.9%
830 Credit analysts 50 31 0 0 0.0% 0.3%
840 Financial analysts 108 77 1 2 1.5% 2.6%
850 Personal financial advisors 353 276 4 7 1.3% 2.4%
860 Insurance underwriters 143 94 6 6 6.4% 6.5%
900 Financial examiners 10 4 2 2 42.0% 44.8%
910 Loan counselors and officers 589 434 8 13 1.9% 3.1%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 78 62 25 27 40.6% 43.8%
940 Tax prepares 97 72 7 10 10.1% 13.6%
950 Financial specialists, all other 66 45 3 4 6.3% 9.6%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 42,677 30,530 5,308 5,968 17.4% 19.5%
1000 Computer scientists and systems analysts 979 739 39 45 5.2% 6.1%
1010 Computer programmers 663 504 25 30 5.0% 5.9%
1020 Computer software engineers 1,147 894 24 32 2.6% 3.6%
1040 Computer support specialists 422 300 12 15 3.9% 5.0%
1060 Database administrators 137 104 6 6 5.6% 5.6%
1100 Network and computer systems administrators 280 212 18 21 8.5% 9.8%
1110 Network systems and data communications analysts 440 346 23 25 6.6% 7.1%
1200 Actuaries 27 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1210 Mathematicians 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 143 89 10 12 10.7% 13.2%
1230 Statisticians 51 38 2 3 5.5% 8.6%
1240 Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1300 Architects, except naval 224 167 4 7 2.4% 4.0%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 59 39 4 6 10.6% 15.6%
1320 Aerospace engineers 163 129 14 16 11.0% 12.3%
1330 Agricultural engineers 4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1340 Biomedical engineers 18 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 95 76 2 3 2.7% 4.1%
1360 Civil engineers 481 345 28 32 8.0% 9.2%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 81 69 0 1 0.0% 0.9%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 427 334 18 18 5.3% 5.4%
1420 Environmental engineers 52 32 5 5 15.0% 15.0%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 237 165 13 13 7.6% 7.9%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 18 11 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
1450 Materials engineers 46 36 2 2 5.6% 5.6%
1460 Mechanical engineers 365 287 19 21 6.5% 7.3%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 9 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 13 11 1 1 7.0% 13.4%
1520 Petroleum engineers 27 19 1 2 6.3% 9.5%
1530 Engineers, all other 442 318 20 23 6.4% 7.1%
1540 Drafters 252 174 6 6 3.7% 3.7%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 581 428 71 75 16.5% 17.5%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 113 86 8 9 9.0% 10.9%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 35 19 2 2 11.4% 12.2%
1610 Biological scientists 151 91 6 7 6.5% 8.1%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 55 31 4 5 13.3% 15.3%
1650 Medical scientists 200 153 6 9 3.6% 6.1%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 25 18 0 1 2.0% 4.6%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 16 7 1 1 10.2% 16.9%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 169 124 8 11 6.5% 9.1%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 135 80 9 10 10.9% 12.1%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 166 123 5 5 4.3% 4.4%
1800 Economists 58 21 1 2 2.7% 8.1%
1810 Market and survey researchers 171 136 1 2 0.8% 1.2%
1820 Psychologists 177 122 40 46 33.0% 37.8%
1830 Sociologists 10 8 3 3 36.9% 36.9%
1840 Urban and regional planners 41 30 2 4 6.6% 12.2%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 72 34 3 3 8.5% 8.5%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 28 20 2 2 12.2% 12.2%
1910 Biological technicians 30 21 4 5 20.7% 26.2%
1920 Chemical technicians 75 58 4 6 7.1% 9.8%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 26 16 2 2 15.3% 15.3%
1940 Nuclear technicians 5 2 1 1 33.9% 33.9%
1960 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 215 153 8 10 5.3% 6.3%
2000 Counselors 940 662 132 152 19.9% 22.9%
2010 Social workers 951 636 115 131 18.0% 20.6%
2020 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 444 314 72 83 23.1% 26.4%
2040 Clergy 607 417 6 8 1.4% 2.0%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 75 54 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2060 Religious workers, all other 144 105 1 1 0.8% 0.8%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,071 726 42 48 5.8% 6.6%
2140 Paralegals and legal assistants 475 335 13 14 3.8% 4.1%
2150 Miscellaneous legal support workers 321 227 16 21 7.3% 9.1%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,869 1,271 255 299 20.1% 23.5%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 859 651 125 147 19.1% 22.5%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 4,089 2,958 1,455 1,613 49.2% 54.5%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,611 1,143 619 675 54.1% 59.0%
2330 Special education teachers 541 371 217 232 58.5% 62.6%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 796 564 56 66 10.0% 11.8%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 78 42 3 3 6.8% 6.8%
2430 Librarians 335 221 59 66 26.8% 29.9%
2440 Library technicians 83 53 8 8 14.4% 15.8%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,392 950 279 316 29.4% 33.2%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 97 63 12 15 18.9% 23.1%
2600 Artists and related workers 110 92 11 12 12.2% 13.3%
2630 Designers 853 632 19 25 3.0% 4.0%
2700 Actors 22 19 10 10 51.3% 51.3%
2710 Producers and directors 125 100 16 20 16.3% 19.8%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 288 206 16 21 7.8% 10.1%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 28 18 3 3 16.5% 18.6%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 87 69 7 9 9.5% 12.8%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 29 21 0 2 1.8% 7.9%
2800 Announcers 59 43 7 7 17.1% 17.1%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 115 71 10 11 13.5% 15.4%
2820 Public relations specialists 200 123 5 6 3.7% 5.0%
2830 Editors 209 152 11 14 7.0% 9.5%
2840 Technical writers 76 55 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
2850 Writers and authors 151 95 7 7 6.9% 7.1%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 76 58 10 10 16.9% 17.1%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 114 88 12 12 13.6% 13.7%
2910 Photographers 108 81 2 4 2.8% 5.3%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 35 33 6 8 16.8% 23.1%
3000 Chiropractors 15 9 0 0 1.4% 1.4%
3010 Dentists 65 55 0 1 0.0% 2.3%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 131 94 10 11 10.6% 11.3%
3040 Optometrists 22 17 0 1 0.0% 6.7%
3050 Pharmacists 318 222 19 19 8.7% 8.7%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 908 667 34 49 5.1% 7.3%
3110 Physician assistants 121 84 2 3 2.2% 3.0%
3120 Podiatrists 4 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3130 Registered nurses 3,682 2,578 500 556 19.4% 21.6%
3140 Audiologists 15 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3150 Occupational therapists 103 66 13 13 20.0% 20.3%
3160 Physical therapists 262 189 18 20 9.7% 10.7%
3200 Radiation therapists 17 10 0 0 1.4% 1.4%
3210 Recreational therapists 28 22 3 4 15.0% 19.7%
3220 Respiratory therapists 133 93 15 16 15.9% 17.2%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 164 111 41 43 36.7% 38.6%
3240 Therapists, all other 131 97 9 10 8.9% 10.5%
3250 Veterinarians 60 36 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 433 320 29 33 9.1% 10.3%
3310 Dental hygienists 212 150 3 3 1.8% 1.8%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 409 287 34 38 11.7% 13.2%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 180 146 29 32 19.8% 22.1%
3410 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 598 454 45 51 9.9% 11.2%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 746 530 54 60 10.1% 11.4%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 123 83 9 9 11.4% 11.4%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 70 49 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3530 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 161 119 10 12 8.4% 9.6%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 69 48 6 7 13.3% 15.4%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,522 1,818 239 258 13.1% 14.2%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 13 8 1 1 14.5% 14.5%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 85 59 4 4 6.5% 6.5%
3630 Massage therapists 81 61 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3640 Dental assistants 388 272 6 7 2.1% 2.4%
3650 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations 1,073 769 55 62 7.2% 8.1%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,323 18,798 2,176 2,360 11.6% 12.6%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 56 41 17 18 40.7% 45.3%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 168 125 49 56 38.7% 44.3%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 80 60 36 37 59.7% 61.6%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 123 92 8 10 9.1% 11.3%
3740 Fire fighters 363 276 181 183 65.7% 66.5%
3750 Fire inspectors 29 15 4 6 25.7% 41.2%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 577 446 193 205 43.2% 46.0%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 183 135 43 45 31.6% 33.2%
3830 Fish and game wardens 13 7 3 4 45.4% 53.7%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 15 12 6 6 50.0% 50.0%
3850 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 861 667 383 397 57.4% 59.5%
3860 Transit and railroad police 6 6 2 2 25.6% 25.6%
3900 Animal control workers 12 10 2 2 17.1% 17.1%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 87 69 13 16 19.1% 22.7%
3920 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,124 878 105 115 11.9% 13.1%
3940 Crossing guards 61 44 9 10 19.6% 22.3%
3950 Lifeguards and other protective service workers 191 141 13 15 9.2% 10.3%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 425 324 16 20 4.9% 6.2%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 715 531 27 31 5.1% 5.9%
4020 Cooks 2,480 1,878 85 96 4.5% 5.1%
4030 Food preparation workers 985 697 42 47 6.0% 6.8%
4040 Bartenders 499 359 13 13 3.7% 3.7%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 442 302 29 31 9.6% 10.2%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 449 321 9 13 2.9% 4.0%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,576 1,956 26 32 1.3% 1.6%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 231 175 31 33 17.5% 18.7%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 527 387 36 43 9.2% 11.1%
4140 Dishwashers 392 276 6 6 2.0% 2.0%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 378 286 5 5 1.7% 1.8%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 9 9 0 0 5.5% 5.5%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 295 202 32 36 15.7% 17.6%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 146 107 3 3 2.4% 2.4%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,735 1,949 309 336 15.9% 17.3%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,811 1,304 88 96 6.7% 7.4%
4240 Pest control workers 82 70 2 2 3.1% 3.1%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,255 1,009 64 76 6.3% 7.5%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 163 105 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 85 62 3 5 5.0% 8.0%
4340 Animal trainers 19 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 135 100 3 3 3.4% 3.4%
4400 Gaming services workers 176 110 12 12 10.7% 11.0%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 9 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 67 53 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 210 161 7 8 4.1% 4.7%
4460 Funeral service workers 18 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 58 51 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 639 486 5 5 1.0% 1.0%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 201 171 3 3 1.9% 1.9%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 83 59 21 21 36.2% 36.2%
4540 Tour and travel guides 56 36 3 3 7.6% 8.8%
4550 Transportation attendants 194 146 87 89 59.7% 61.0%
4600 Child care workers 1,278 932 47 53 5.0% 5.7%
4610 Personal and home care aides 972 695 63 71 9.1% 10.3%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 393 295 10 15 3.5% 4.9%
4640 Residential advisors 82 61 17 18 28.1% 29.7%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 104 78 2 2 2.0% 2.0%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 18,920 14,079 462 521 3.3% 3.7%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,478 2,534 110 123 4.4% 4.8%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,208 900 30 34 3.3% 3.8%
4720 Cashiers 4,052 3,025 180 192 6.0% 6.3%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 199 153 3 4 1.9% 2.7%
4750 Parts salespersons 173 130 5 6 4.0% 4.4%
4760 Retail salespersons 4,402 3,283 55 66 1.7% 2.0%
4800 Advertising sales agents 290 215 5 5 2.1% 2.5%
4810 Insurance sales agents 555 389 7 8 1.8% 2.1%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 396 319 3 4 1.1% 1.2%
4830 Travel agents 130 96 2 2 1.9% 1.9%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 689 541 13 16 2.3% 2.9%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,735 1,307 31 33 2.4% 2.6%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 76 57 1 2 2.5% 3.7%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 817 609 9 17 1.6% 2.7%
4930 Sales engineers 48 39 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 227 171 2 3 1.0% 1.7%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 180 119 1 1 0.5% 1.0%
4960 Sales and related workers, all other 265 193 4 6 2.3% 2.9%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 26,137 18,900 1,925 2,138 10.2% 11.3%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,126 1,526 94 108 6.1% 7.1%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 62 44 6 6 13.5% 13.5%
5020 Telephone operators 63 41 8 8 19.8% 20.0%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 8 7 1 1 13.0% 13.0%
5100 Bill and account collectors 294 210 11 11 5.4% 5.4%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 576 425 25 29 5.8% 6.8%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,832 1,266 49 54 3.8% 4.3%
5130 Gaming cage workers 25 14 1 1 6.7% 6.7%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 237 180 19 21 10.7% 11.7%
5150 Procurement clerks 34 24 2 4 7.7% 16.9%
5160 Tellers 631 465 7 7 1.6% 1.6%
5200 Brokerage clerks 13 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5210 Correspondence clerks 13 7 1 2 12.8% 25.3%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 153 100 28 29 27.6% 29.1%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 74 47 2 3 4.3% 5.5%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,557 1,909 134 150 7.0% 7.9%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 108 70 25 27 36.1% 38.7%
5260 File Clerks 526 400 42 49 10.4% 12.3%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 186 121 5 5 4.5% 4.5%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 193 139 14 15 10.0% 10.9%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 160 118 24 28 20.4% 23.5%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 176 133 1 1 1.1% 1.1%
5340 New accounts clerks 21 15 1 1 7.4% 7.4%
5350 Order clerks 154 107 4 4 3.7% 3.7%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 73 49 6 8 11.2% 15.6%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,961 1,460 59 65 4.0% 4.4%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 216 157 33 35 20.9% 22.2%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 129 97 13 13 13.0% 13.5%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 29 20 5 6 25.1% 30.2%
5510 Couriers and messengers 325 240 60 61 25.1% 25.3%
5520 Dispatchers 391 293 59 64 20.3% 21.9%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 49 40 12 12 31.5% 31.5%
5540 Postal service clerks 228 165 111 117 67.1% 71.1%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 488 349 242 260 69.4% 74.6%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 116 86 48 56 56.0% 64.4%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 371 256 25 29 9.9% 11.4%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 699 515 71 77 13.7% 14.9%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,998 1,498 152 166 10.1% 11.1%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 80 62 7 7 11.1% 11.1%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 4,689 3,274 231 278 7.0% 8.5%
5800 Computer operators 212 160 11 12 6.8% 7.6%
5810 Data entry keyers 631 458 42 49 9.1% 10.6%
5820 Word processors and typists 300 227 36 40 15.7% 17.5%
5830 Desktop publishers 6 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 373 274 6 6 2.3% 2.3%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 167 124 14 17 11.2% 13.8%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,454 1,057 119 130 11.2% 12.3%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 59 46 6 6 12.7% 12.7%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 21 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 29 22 2 2 10.3% 10.3%
5930 Office and administrative support workers, all other 821 581 52 57 9.0% 9.8%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,295 876 23 28 2.7% 3.2%
6000 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 61 40 0 2 0.9% 4.5%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 24 11 4 5 38.1% 39.8%
6020 Animal breeders 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 104 75 7 10 9.7% 12.9%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 990 671 10 11 1.6% 1.6%
6100 Fishers and related fishing workers 17 9 0 0 2.0% 2.0%
6110 Hunters and trappers 2 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 12 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6130 Logging workers 83 62 0 0 0.2% 0.2%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 10,144 7,708 1,434 1,480 18.6% 19.2%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 953 692 131 133 18.9% 19.3%
6210 Boilermakers 30 20 12 12 59.1% 61.3%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 203 175 29 29 16.8% 16.8%
6230 Carpenters 1,706 1,279 199 205 15.6% 16.0%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 192 164 17 17 10.5% 10.5%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 114 91 15 16 16.4% 17.7%
6260 Construction laborers 1,904 1,538 184 191 11.9% 12.4%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 35 27 10 10 36.0% 36.0%
6310 Pile-driver operators 7 6 1 1 22.2% 22.2%
6320 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 604 388 94 95 24.1% 24.6%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 247 199 17 21 8.6% 10.5%
6350 Electricians 1,060 794 264 268 33.3% 33.8%
6360 Glaziers 53 45 7 7 15.3% 15.3%
6400 Insulation workers 67 50 12 12 22.9% 22.9%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance 559 484 41 42 8.4% 8.7%
6430 Paperhangers 5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 808 598 170 177 28.5% 29.6%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 73 68 5 5 6.7% 6.7%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 8 7 2 2 36.9% 36.9%
6510 Roofers 258 218 20 21 9.3% 9.8%
6520 Sheet metal workers 171 128 35 36 27.1% 28.3%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 104 78 37 37 47.3% 47.7%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 124 106 4 4 4.0% 4.0%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 131 100 25 28 25.5% 27.8%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 38 32 17 17 54.2% 54.2%
6710 Fence erectors 35 28 4 4 15.4% 15.4%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 30 22 5 6 23.9% 28.3%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 163 107 42 45 39.1% 41.9%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 21 11 10 10 87.7% 87.7%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 6 4 1 1 34.0% 34.0%
6760 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 45 36 4 4 12.3% 12.3%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 84 43 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 55 30 0 0 1.5% 1.5%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 13 4 0 0 3.9% 3.9%
6840 Mining machine operators 110 59 11 11 18.4% 18.4%
6910 Roof bolters, mining 8 3 1 1 24.6% 24.6%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 10 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6930 Helpers--extraction workers 12 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6940 Other extraction workers 98 59 5 6 8.3% 10.6%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 6,332 4,742 794 855 16.8% 18.0%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 439 328 34 38 10.4% 11.5%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 368 274 13 14 4.7% 5.0%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 263 193 59 64 30.7% 32.9%
7030 Avionics technicians 23 13 3 5 25.6% 38.0%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 37 26 2 2 6.6% 6.6%
7050 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 8 5 4 4 76.8% 76.8%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 18 15 4 4 26.6% 26.6%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 30 27 9 9 32.3% 32.3%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 63 50 1 2 2.1% 4.8%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 68 59 4 4 7.6% 7.6%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 171 130 39 42 30.1% 32.1%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 159 124 6 9 5.0% 6.9%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 18 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 908 705 42 49 5.9% 6.9%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 480 340 68 70 20.0% 20.7%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 341 228 61 63 26.8% 27.5%
7240 Small engine mechanics 70 53 3 4 6.1% 8.3%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 116 86 2 3 2.1% 3.2%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 29 20 10 10 51.5% 51.5%
7310 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 462 358 59 62 16.6% 17.3%
7320 Home appliance repairers 54 40 0 0 0.3% 0.3%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 537 402 81 89 20.2% 22.0%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 628 469 79 87 16.7% 18.5%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 71 55 12 13 22.2% 24.5%
7360 Millwrights 95 76 36 36 47.5% 47.5%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 163 101 52 54 52.0% 53.8%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 273 214 69 74 32.0% 34.6%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 64 47 9 9 20.0% 20.0%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 75 56 5 5 8.3% 8.3%
7520 Commercial divers 7 7 0 1 0.0% 15.1%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 27 21 3 4 16.6% 19.0%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 15 13 1 2 7.6% 13.1%
7560 Riggers 11 7 0 0 3.0% 3.0%
7600 Signal and track switch repairers 14 10 7 8 73.5% 77.1%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 26 22 2 2 9.2% 9.2%
7620 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 201 155 13 14 8.2% 8.8%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 11,815 8,903 1,243 1,314 14.0% 14.8%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,166 890 76 82 8.5% 9.2%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 12 8 2 3 28.2% 31.4%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 262 207 17 17 8.2% 8.2%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 21 16 5 5 33.2% 33.2%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 42 31 5 6 16.5% 20.0%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,341 1,036 164 168 15.9% 16.2%
7800 Bakers 217 164 26 29 15.6% 17.7%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 397 269 69 69 25.5% 25.6%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 18 14 1 1 10.6% 10.6%
7840 Food batchmakers 118 85 13 13 15.4% 15.6%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 10 6 2 2 33.3% 33.3%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 77 55 5 6 9.6% 10.3%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 25 18 3 3 17.9% 17.9%
7930 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 9 9 2 2 24.6% 24.6%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16 13 2 2 14.2% 14.2%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 149 122 27 27 21.8% 22.1%
7960 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 63 51 8 9 14.9% 16.8%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14 13 3 3 20.8% 20.8%
8020 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8030 Machinists 552 413 70 73 16.9% 17.7%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 32 23 4 4 17.4% 17.4%
8060 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 17 14 4 4 29.0% 29.0%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 96 76 13 13 17.6% 17.6%
8120 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 7 5 2 2 43.7% 43.7%
8130 Tool and die makers 105 77 26 26 33.1% 33.1%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 773 550 96 98 17.5% 17.8%
8150 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14 12 6 6 49.5% 49.5%
8160 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 11 7 3 4 39.4% 53.2%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 24 16 3 3 17.1% 17.1%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 9 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 552 430 56 61 13.0% 14.3%
8230 Bookbinders and bindery workers 63 47 7 7 15.0% 15.0%
8240 Job printers 44 39 1 3 2.5% 7.2%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 81 57 2 2 4.4% 4.4%
8260 Printing machine operators 254 190 24 24 12.4% 12.9%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 284 207 8 8 3.9% 3.9%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 75 62 5 5 8.5% 8.5%
8320 Sewing machine operators 288 242 12 13 4.8% 5.2%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 6 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8340 Shoe machine operators and tenders 18 12 3 3 22.0% 22.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 79 63 6 6 9.3% 9.3%
8360 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
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 15 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 29 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8430 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8440 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 5 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 37 34 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8460 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 16 12 0 0 1.3% 1.3%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 87 70 4 4 5.6% 5.6%
8510 Furniture finishers 15 11 1 1 12.7% 12.7%
8520 Model makers and patternmakers, wood 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 75 56 4 5 6.9% 9.3%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 37 27 2 2 7.5% 7.5%
8550 Woodworkers, all other 37 21 1 2 4.3% 11.0%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 78 47 21 21 44.6% 45.1%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 126 90 27 27 30.0% 30.0%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 104 75 26 27 34.4% 35.6%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 64 42 7 7 17.8% 17.8%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 46 23 23 49.5% 49.5%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 152 108 14 15 12.9% 13.8%
8710 Cutting workers 106 89 8 9 9.6% 10.5%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 41 32 6 6 18.6% 18.6%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 17 12 4 5 29.1% 39.2%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 972 726 89 99 12.2% 13.6%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 34 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 124 93 5 5 5.2% 5.2%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 375 277 32 36 11.6% 12.8%
8810 Painting workers 226 177 15 17 8.3% 9.8%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 75 65 4 4 6.7% 6.9%
8840 Semiconductor processors 4 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 23 18 4 4 19.5% 19.5%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 15 12 0 0 2.6% 2.6%
8900 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 7 6 2 2 34.2% 34.2%
8910 Etchers and engravers 9 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 47 31 4 4 12.9% 12.9%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 69 48 10 11 21.1% 23.1%
8940 Tire builders 22 18 8 8 43.5% 43.5%
8950 Helpers--production workers 50 41 3 3 6.2% 6.2%
8960 Production workers, all other 1,292 968 141 155 14.6% 16.0%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,848 8,231 1,456 1,560 17.7% 19.0%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 285 213 28 33 13.1% 15.6%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 157 114 62 63 54.9% 55.3%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 45 31 15 18 48.3% 56.9%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 17 15 1 2 6.9% 15.3%
9120 Bus drivers 783 572 193 212 33.8% 37.1%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 4,113 3,062 453 479 14.8% 15.6%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 333 267 18 24 6.6% 9.0%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 88 65 6 8 9.8% 12.8%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 93 54 39 40 73.0% 74.5%
9230 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 11 7 5 5 74.7% 74.7%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 76 52 43 43 83.5% 83.5%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 23 17 11 11 63.0% 63.0%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 23 16 2 2 10.6% 10.6%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 60 42 2 2 5.6% 5.6%
9330 Ship engineers 4 3 0 0 5.8% 5.8%
9340 Bridge and lock tenders 5 3 2 2 69.9% 69.9%
9350 Parking lot attendants 96 91 12 14 13.4% 15.2%
9360 Service station attendants 115 86 3 3 3.1% 3.1%
9410 Transportation inspectors 54 42 17 19 40.6% 45.5%
9420 Other transportation workers 29 22 8 8 36.7% 36.7%
9500 Conveyor operators and tenders 7 7 1 1 13.1% 13.1%
9510 Crane and tower operators 77 56 23 24 40.6% 43.2%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 70 47 9 10 18.7% 20.5%
9560 Hoist and winch operators 11 7 0 0 1.3% 1.3%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 653 555 107 108 19.3% 19.4%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 363 303 18 20 5.9% 6.6%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,481 1,913 305 334 15.9% 17.4%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 44 27 6 6 21.1% 21.1%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 519 406 36 36 8.7% 8.9%
9650 Pumping station operators 37 19 1 1 5.3% 5.3%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 99 71 17 19 24.5% 26.1%
9730 Shuttle car operators 6 3 1 1 25.6% 25.6%
9740 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 8 4 2 2 44.2% 44.2%
9750 Material moving workers, all other 63 40 9 11 23.4% 28.0%
               
     
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