Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2008
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 23,704 17,326 866 1,039 5.0% 6.0%
10 Chief executives 1,526 1,101 30 39 2.7% 3.5%
20 General and operations managers 1,321 946 27 33 2.9% 3.5%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 88 73 2 2 3.2% 3.2%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,160 893 13 18 1.5% 2.0%
60 Public relations managers 87 59 2 3 3.8% 4.5%
100 Administrative services managers 138 96 7 7 6.8% 7.6%
110 Computer and information systems managers 578 441 15 16 3.4% 3.6%
120 Financial managers 1,484 1,103 18 23 1.6% 2.1%
130 Human resources managers 411 296 6 6 1.9% 2.0%
140 Industrial production managers 304 229 8 11 3.6% 4.7%
150 Purchasing managers 244 187 8 11 4.3% 6.1%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 294 222 13 14 5.7% 6.4%
200 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 159 82 0 1 0.3% 1.6%
220 Construction managers 801 601 47 52 7.8% 8.7%
230 Education administrators 1,094 799 136 161 17.0% 20.2%
300 Engineering managers 140 102 7 7 6.6% 6.6%
310 Food service managers 916 689 11 14 1.7% 2.0%
320 Funeral directors 40 30 1 1 3.5% 3.5%
330 Gaming managers 23 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 181 129 1 2 0.8% 1.3%
350 Medical and health services managers 754 529 28 38 5.3% 7.2%
360 Natural sciences managers 18 15 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 459 341 6 9 1.8% 2.5%
420 Social and community service managers 532 322 14 16 4.4% 4.9%
430 Managers, all other 3,478 2,543 163 195 6.4% 7.7%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 44 36 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 11 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 229 169 5 7 2.8% 4.4%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 360 268 8 11 3.0% 4.2%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 401 296 16 17 5.4% 5.7%
560 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 252 172 25 27 14.3% 15.8%
600 Cost estimators 117 86 9 10 10.4% 11.2%
620 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists 1,050 769 67 81 8.7% 10.5%
700 Logisticians 53 39 4 5 9.5% 13.8%
710 Management analysts 661 482 9 13 1.9% 2.7%
720 Meeting and convention planners 74 56 5 5 8.0% 8.0%
730 Other business operations specialists 357 236 25 30 10.6% 12.9%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,170 1,637 73 85 4.5% 5.2%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 94 65 6 7 8.8% 10.9%
820 Budget analysts 96 65 4 5 6.6% 8.1%
830 Credit analysts 35 20 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
840 Financial analysts 114 89 3 3 3.8% 3.8%
850 Personal financial advisors 435 337 5 8 1.6% 2.5%
860 Insurance underwriters 115 79 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
900 Financial examiners 13 6 2 2 26.8% 31.0%
910 Loan counselors and officers 529 374 8 10 2.2% 2.7%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 74 54 17 20 30.9% 36.9%
940 Tax prepares 104 76 5 6 6.4% 7.7%
950 Financial specialists, all other 86 68 6 6 8.1% 8.1%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 42,970 31,240 5,540 6,226 17.7% 19.9%
1000 Computer scientists and systems analysts 1,034 788 38 49 4.8% 6.3%
1010 Computer programmers 637 495 33 38 6.7% 7.6%
1020 Computer software engineers 1,228 971 23 32 2.3% 3.3%
1040 Computer support specialists 533 406 24 27 6.0% 6.7%
1060 Database administrators 129 97 3 4 3.5% 3.7%
1100 Network and computer systems administrators 286 218 13 16 5.8% 7.4%
1110 Network systems and data communications analysts 497 373 21 26 5.7% 6.9%
1200 Actuaries 40 25 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
1210 Mathematicians 2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 112 71 11 13 16.2% 18.6%
1230 Statisticians 57 39 2 3 5.9% 8.4%
1240 Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1300 Architects, except naval 217 159 6 8 3.8% 4.8%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 61 38 2 2 4.2% 6.0%
1320 Aerospace engineers 163 137 16 16 11.8% 11.8%
1330 Agricultural engineers 8 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1340 Biomedical engineers 14 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 81 64 2 2 3.1% 3.4%
1360 Civil engineers 451 312 26 30 8.3% 9.7%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 76 62 2 2 3.4% 3.4%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 453 345 19 24 5.6% 6.8%
1420 Environmental engineers 50 34 4 4 12.0% 12.5%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 221 167 10 13 5.8% 7.5%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 27 16 2 2 12.3% 12.3%
1450 Materials engineers 51 41 4 4 10.0% 10.0%
1460 Mechanical engineers 376 304 15 15 5.0% 5.1%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 17 12 1 1 8.6% 8.6%
1510 Nuclear engineers 9 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1520 Petroleum engineers 31 18 1 1 5.9% 6.3%
1530 Engineers, all other 463 352 17 22 4.7% 6.4%
1540 Drafters 232 164 4 5 2.4% 3.0%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 564 409 65 72 15.8% 17.7%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 113 90 8 8 8.4% 9.4%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 56 34 3 3 9.3% 9.3%
1610 Biological scientists 165 100 8 11 7.5% 10.5%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 43 21 3 4 12.7% 17.5%
1650 Medical scientists 176 133 4 5 3.2% 3.9%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 24 20 0 0 1.6% 1.6%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 16 8 0 1 3.3% 7.9%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 146 108 8 10 7.4% 9.6%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 142 79 8 9 9.9% 11.6%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 169 129 9 11 6.9% 8.7%
1800 Economists 57 17 1 1 3.7% 4.3%
1810 Market and survey researchers 161 122 2 3 1.7% 2.3%
1820 Psychologists 166 114 36 41 31.2% 35.7%
1830 Sociologists 4 1 0 0 12.5% 12.5%
1840 Urban and regional planners 45 32 3 6 10.8% 17.5%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 77 38 3 4 7.6% 10.0%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 34 24 0 2 1.9% 7.7%
1910 Biological technicians 34 22 3 3 11.4% 11.4%
1920 Chemical technicians 81 59 2 4 3.9% 6.0%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 22 9 1 1 5.7% 5.7%
1940 Nuclear technicians 3 2 1 1 41.6% 41.6%
1960 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 208 134 11 14 8.3% 10.5%
2000 Counselors 900 626 128 147 20.4% 23.5%
2010 Social workers 1,003 704 152 168 21.6% 23.9%
2020 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 419 295 73 78 24.8% 26.4%
2040 Clergy 607 448 9 12 2.0% 2.7%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 69 51 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
2060 Religious workers, all other 139 97 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,079 741 49 58 6.6% 7.8%
2140 Paralegals and legal assistants 467 345 11 15 3.2% 4.2%
2150 Miscellaneous legal support workers 320 232 14 14 5.9% 6.1%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,734 1,218 266 302 21.8% 24.8%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 886 675 137 154 20.3% 22.8%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,977 2,960 1,484 1,661 50.1% 56.1%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,684 1,210 652 715 53.9% 59.0%
2330 Special education teachers 573 383 227 244 59.1% 63.7%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 780 573 61 67 10.7% 11.8%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 60 32 4 4 12.5% 13.1%
2430 Librarians 310 196 51 59 25.8% 30.2%
2440 Library technicians 72 50 10 10 19.4% 20.8%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,438 1,037 343 385 33.0% 37.1%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 133 90 25 28 27.4% 31.1%
2600 Artists and related workers 111 89 6 6 7.2% 7.2%
2630 Designers 853 638 19 23 3.0% 3.7%
2700 Actors 14 10 6 7 57.6% 70.2%
2710 Producers and directors 150 120 11 15 9.3% 12.5%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 274 209 16 21 7.6% 10.2%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 23 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 96 81 8 8 10.0% 10.0%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 25 19 0 1 0.0% 6.8%
2800 Announcers 51 32 3 3 8.7% 8.7%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 125 81 12 13 14.4% 16.4%
2820 Public relations specialists 199 125 9 9 6.8% 7.4%
2830 Editors 220 149 9 11 5.9% 7.6%
2840 Technical writers 67 49 2 2 3.1% 3.1%
2850 Writers and authors 155 93 7 10 7.7% 11.0%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 89 69 10 10 14.2% 14.2%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 116 86 16 17 18.9% 20.1%
2910 Photographers 114 88 4 4 4.0% 4.1%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 41 35 4 4 10.5% 11.7%
2960 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 1 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
3000 Chiropractors 18 13 1 1 9.9% 9.9%
3010 Dentists 58 46 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 136 101 14 17 13.6% 16.9%
3040 Optometrists 21 14 1 1 6.9% 6.9%
3050 Pharmacists 312 245 13 16 5.3% 6.7%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 877 653 41 61 6.3% 9.3%
3110 Physician assistants 143 106 5 6 4.8% 5.7%
3120 Podiatrists 7 6 1 2 15.7% 40.9%
3130 Registered nurses 3,821 2,720 539 584 19.8% 21.5%
3140 Audiologists 14 10 0 2 1.1% 15.5%
3150 Occupational therapists 116 77 7 9 9.0% 12.2%
3160 Physical therapists 250 179 9 12 5.3% 6.5%
3200 Radiation therapists 25 18 3 3 15.6% 15.6%
3210 Recreational therapists 23 18 4 5 24.5% 30.0%
3220 Respiratory therapists 143 106 14 15 13.2% 14.5%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 167 114 41 45 35.9% 39.8%
3240 Therapists, all other 139 97 5 6 5.1% 6.2%
3250 Veterinarians 52 35 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 474 349 32 39 9.3% 11.1%
3310 Dental hygienists 220 146 7 11 4.9% 7.3%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 428 298 28 34 9.5% 11.3%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 178 134 36 36 27.1% 27.3%
3410 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 616 455 41 48 9.0% 10.6%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 728 547 51 53 9.4% 9.7%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 131 91 13 14 14.3% 15.5%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 70 48 2 2 4.0% 4.0%
3530 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 165 129 3 5 2.3% 4.1%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 73 53 14 15 26.8% 28.6%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,503 1,848 223 234 12.1% 12.7%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 10 7 2 2 35.5% 35.5%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 100 72 2 3 2.4% 3.6%
3630 Massage therapists 93 68 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3640 Dental assistants 361 267 6 7 2.1% 2.4%
3650 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations 1,051 766 64 71 8.3% 9.3%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,381 19,086 2,328 2,514 12.2% 13.2%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 59 43 14 16 33.3% 37.0%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 161 121 60 62 49.3% 51.0%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 67 55 22 26 40.4% 48.3%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 119 96 9 9 9.2% 9.2%
3740 Fire fighters 399 295 193 195 65.3% 66.1%
3750 Fire inspectors 32 25 11 11 41.8% 41.8%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 510 399 174 184 43.7% 46.0%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 184 143 62 65 43.1% 45.5%
3830 Fish and game wardens 13 4 2 2 48.2% 48.2%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 7 6 4 4 71.3% 71.3%
3850 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 885 689 400 416 58.0% 60.3%
3860 Transit and railroad police 4 3 2 2 58.0% 58.0%
3900 Animal control workers 17 10 3 3 26.4% 27.7%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 106 80 12 12 14.8% 15.2%
3920 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,083 847 81 91 9.6% 10.8%
3940 Crossing guards 81 65 16 17 24.9% 26.1%
3950 Lifeguards and other protective service workers 194 142 6 8 4.0% 5.5%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 431 325 20 20 6.2% 6.3%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 777 573 30 37 5.2% 6.5%
4020 Cooks 2,571 1,982 104 118 5.3% 6.0%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,038 730 61 63 8.4% 8.6%
4040 Bartenders 517 367 13 16 3.6% 4.4%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 410 296 44 45 14.9% 15.3%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 428 314 8 9 2.5% 2.8%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,558 1,991 53 56 2.7% 2.8%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 247 184 27 28 14.5% 15.0%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 482 361 22 29 6.0% 8.1%
4140 Dishwashers 424 298 15 16 5.0% 5.4%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 348 266 4 5 1.5% 1.9%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 9 7 0 0 6.5% 6.5%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 292 217 35 36 16.1% 16.8%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 125 93 7 12 7.2% 12.4%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,742 2,002 347 383 17.3% 19.1%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,772 1,302 87 97 6.7% 7.5%
4240 Pest control workers 82 65 3 3 5.2% 5.2%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,205 969 55 60 5.7% 6.2%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 157 112 2 2 2.1% 2.1%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 90 69 2 2 2.7% 2.7%
4340 Animal trainers 22 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 145 112 5 5 4.8% 4.8%
4400 Gaming services workers 174 111 6 8 5.7% 7.6%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 10 7 1 1 14.9% 14.9%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 49 34 3 3 9.6% 9.6%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 246 176 8 10 4.4% 5.8%
4460 Funeral service workers 16 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 49 45 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 598 465 7 9 1.6% 2.0%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 202 182 3 5 1.7% 2.7%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 91 67 23 24 33.6% 35.9%
4540 Tour and travel guides 48 32 4 4 11.2% 11.2%
4550 Transportation attendants 166 137 80 84 58.0% 61.4%
4600 Child care workers 1,205 881 49 58 5.6% 6.6%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,103 805 87 93 10.9% 11.6%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 419 303 11 11 3.6% 3.6%
4640 Residential advisors 97 75 24 27 32.5% 35.6%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 115 80 7 8 8.7% 10.0%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 18,300 13,708 447 531 3.3% 3.9%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,604 2,598 119 136 4.6% 5.3%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,105 827 15 20 1.8% 2.4%
4720 Cashiers 3,959 2,940 165 179 5.6% 6.1%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 201 148 3 3 2.2% 2.2%
4750 Parts salespersons 165 123 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
4760 Retail salespersons 4,270 3,246 53 74 1.6% 2.3%
4800 Advertising sales agents 260 201 7 8 3.4% 3.9%
4810 Insurance sales agents 561 419 1 7 0.2% 1.6%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 385 307 0 1 0.0% 0.3%
4830 Travel agents 97 75 1 1 1.3% 1.3%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 582 466 19 20 4.1% 4.4%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,639 1,236 26 35 2.1% 2.9%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 72 55 0 0 0.2% 0.2%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 728 573 24 30 4.2% 5.2%
4930 Sales engineers 51 41 1 1 2.7% 2.7%
4940 Telemarketers 173 142 1 1 0.8% 0.8%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 159 112 3 4 2.9% 4.0%
4960 Sales and related workers, all other 289 198 6 8 3.0% 4.0%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 25,614 18,770 1,949 2,179 10.4% 11.6%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,166 1,600 100 116 6.2% 7.2%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 67 51 6 8 12.2% 14.9%
5020 Telephone operators 61 50 4 4 8.0% 8.2%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 7 8 2 2 21.2% 21.2%
5100 Bill and account collectors 302 225 5 7 2.3% 3.1%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 682 503 36 40 7.1% 8.0%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,784 1,246 64 73 5.1% 5.9%
5130 Gaming cage workers 27 18 1 1 7.2% 7.2%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 201 151 13 14 8.6% 9.5%
5150 Procurement clerks 33 25 3 3 12.7% 13.2%
5160 Tellers 595 451 7 9 1.6% 2.0%
5200 Brokerage clerks 6 4 0 0 4.8% 4.8%
5210 Correspondence clerks 11 7 1 1 20.8% 20.8%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 145 101 28 30 27.6% 29.4%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 78 61 1 2 1.0% 2.7%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,471 1,870 130 151 7.0% 8.1%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 87 60 18 21 30.7% 35.2%
5260 File Clerks 509 378 44 45 11.5% 12.0%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 179 116 3 3 2.5% 2.5%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 221 158 14 18 8.7% 11.2%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 161 109 18 22 16.5% 20.4%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 156 123 1 4 1.2% 3.2%
5340 New accounts clerks 33 24 1 2 5.3% 6.6%
5350 Order clerks 157 120 10 10 8.2% 8.4%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 81 54 6 6 10.5% 11.9%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,906 1,417 49 56 3.4% 3.9%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 200 145 26 28 17.8% 19.5%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 150 106 14 17 13.1% 16.1%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 28 19 4 4 20.2% 20.2%
5510 Couriers and messengers 296 225 48 50 21.5% 22.0%
5520 Dispatchers 371 261 47 51 18.1% 19.6%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 59 46 13 13 27.4% 28.9%
5540 Postal service clerks 242 174 110 123 63.3% 70.9%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 504 374 256 278 68.4% 74.1%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 120 87 58 61 66.8% 70.1%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 353 265 26 30 9.7% 11.2%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 708 544 69 71 12.7% 13.0%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,979 1,491 160 182 10.8% 12.2%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 85 61 11 13 18.3% 20.4%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 4,527 3,188 254 299 8.0% 9.4%
5800 Computer operators 163 123 17 17 14.0% 14.0%
5810 Data entry keyers 545 412 43 48 10.4% 11.6%
5820 Word processors and typists 199 150 23 25 15.4% 16.5%
5830 Desktop publishers 7 3 1 1 33.9% 33.9%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 404 291 11 15 3.8% 5.0%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 173 125 17 17 13.7% 13.7%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,522 1,143 121 133 10.6% 11.6%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 61 39 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 21 14 2 2 16.2% 16.2%
5920 Statistical assistants 29 19 3 3 16.6% 16.6%
5930 Office and administrative support workers, all other 742 535 47 52 8.8% 9.6%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,340 901 39 46 4.3% 5.1%
6000 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 50 35 2 2 6.7% 6.7%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 42 28 7 7 24.5% 26.0%
6020 Animal breeders 7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 94 67 10 10 14.6% 14.6%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 1,043 700 16 22 2.3% 3.1%
6100 Fishers and related fishing workers 21 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6110 Hunters and trappers 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 8 5 1 1 18.3% 18.3%
6130 Logging workers 74 50 2 3 4.7% 6.6%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 9,148 6,876 1,391 1,445 20.2% 21.0%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 891 638 131 135 20.6% 21.2%
6210 Boilermakers 28 23 12 12 51.6% 51.6%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 213 175 31 32 17.8% 18.5%
6230 Carpenters 1,453 1,066 193 197 18.1% 18.5%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 162 139 9 9 6.7% 6.7%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 101 84 12 12 14.1% 14.1%
6260 Construction laborers 1,700 1,357 192 198 14.1% 14.6%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 31 23 6 7 26.3% 28.3%
6310 Pile-driver operators 2 2 1 1 45.9% 45.9%
6320 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 574 366 97 103 26.5% 28.2%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 197 171 28 31 16.1% 17.8%
6350 Electricians 1,014 746 242 250 32.4% 33.4%
6360 Glaziers 58 41 4 4 10.4% 10.4%
6400 Insulation workers 52 37 8 10 22.7% 26.5%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance 498 420 50 52 12.0% 12.5%
6430 Paperhangers 5 4 1 1 19.7% 19.7%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 696 508 155 164 30.6% 32.4%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 51 45 4 4 9.5% 9.5%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 21 19 8 8 40.2% 40.2%
6510 Roofers 213 182 21 22 11.4% 12.2%
6520 Sheet metal workers 157 114 36 38 31.6% 33.2%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 95 78 31 31 39.9% 39.9%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 122 109 6 6 5.7% 5.7%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 128 88 21 22 24.3% 25.1%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 44 39 19 20 48.5% 51.2%
6710 Fence erectors 37 31 3 3 8.2% 8.2%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 31 21 5 5 22.6% 22.6%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 156 99 31 32 30.8% 32.2%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 21 16 12 12 75.7% 75.7%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 14 9 2 2 23.8% 26.9%
6760 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 38 29 2 2 7.8% 7.8%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 56 36 1 2 4.1% 5.6%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 56 37 4 4 10.3% 10.6%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 18 11 2 2 15.7% 15.7%
6840 Mining machine operators 94 50 8 8 16.3% 16.3%
6910 Roof bolters, mining 8 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 14 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6930 Helpers--extraction workers 10 6 2 2 28.8% 28.8%
6940 Other extraction workers 89 47 2 2 4.8% 4.8%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 6,184 4,668 778 812 16.7% 17.4%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 430 303 37 37 12.3% 12.4%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 386 300 22 26 7.4% 8.6%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 273 204 66 66 32.2% 32.6%
7030 Avionics technicians 18 16 3 3 19.5% 19.5%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 31 20 4 4 18.6% 19.0%
7050 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 6 5 2 2 34.0% 34.0%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 29 19 3 3 14.7% 15.4%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 33 27 14 15 52.1% 55.7%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 62 56 3 3 5.8% 5.8%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 60 53 4 5 7.3% 9.0%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 185 149 41 42 27.8% 28.1%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 164 127 6 6 4.4% 4.4%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 28 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 888 695 39 42 5.7% 6.1%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 470 337 76 77 22.6% 22.9%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 308 206 48 49 23.2% 24.0%
7240 Small engine mechanics 73 50 2 2 3.1% 3.5%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 96 80 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 39 22 6 6 28.3% 28.7%
7310 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 413 325 49 52 15.2% 16.0%
7320 Home appliance repairers 48 35 2 2 4.4% 4.4%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 580 430 84 92 19.5% 21.3%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 606 452 66 68 14.6% 15.0%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 56 42 11 11 25.6% 25.6%
7360 Millwrights 87 66 31 32 47.2% 47.9%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 148 100 54 57 54.2% 56.5%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 236 191 58 61 30.3% 31.8%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 56 47 6 6 12.9% 12.9%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 52 36 3 3 9.1% 9.1%
7520 Commercial divers 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 30 22 7 7 30.6% 30.6%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 7 7 2 2 32.5% 32.5%
7560 Riggers 16 7 2 3 28.3% 41.8%
7600 Signal and track switch repairers 8 6 5 6 96.2% 97.9%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 23 19 2 2 10.2% 10.2%
7620 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 235 185 19 20 10.3% 11.1%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 11,401 8,601 1,269 1,370 14.8% 15.9%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,102 823 74 81 9.0% 9.8%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 24 23 10 10 43.7% 45.4%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 275 197 17 22 8.8% 11.3%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 22 14 4 4 26.1% 26.1%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 36 29 8 8 26.5% 26.5%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,300 1,026 173 184 16.9% 17.9%
7800 Bakers 280 200 18 20 9.1% 10.1%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 450 325 70 74 21.5% 22.6%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 17 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7840 Food batchmakers 106 77 10 10 13.6% 13.6%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 8 5 1 1 17.6% 17.6%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 92 66 9 10 14.0% 14.7%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 11 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7930 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 11 10 3 3 32.6% 32.6%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 20 15 3 3 17.5% 17.5%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 141 107 27 29 25.6% 27.1%
7960 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 6 3 0 0 2.9% 2.9%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 71 56 11 12 19.7% 21.4%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 32 23 2 2 9.3% 9.3%
8020 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 10 6 2 2 34.0% 34.0%
8030 Machinists 521 387 69 73 17.8% 18.9%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 28 25 9 9 37.7% 37.7%
8060 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 10 9 2 3 23.3% 30.0%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 68 52 6 6 11.9% 12.2%
8120 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 5 4 1 1 25.7% 25.7%
8130 Tool and die makers 83 67 15 16 22.3% 23.8%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 787 554 108 114 19.4% 20.5%
8150 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14 12 2 2 15.6% 15.6%
8160 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 12 9 2 2 27.2% 27.2%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 21 12 2 2 15.6% 15.6%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 7 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 438 362 57 65 15.7% 18.1%
8230 Bookbinders and bindery workers 49 33 6 7 19.2% 22.1%
8240 Job printers 55 39 3 3 7.1% 7.1%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 63 46 4 4 7.9% 9.4%
8260 Printing machine operators 278 208 24 27 11.4% 12.8%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 293 223 11 11 4.8% 4.8%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 82 62 4 5 6.0% 7.7%
8320 Sewing machine operators 244 206 14 15 6.9% 7.1%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8340 Shoe machine operators and tenders 7 3 1 1 26.3% 26.3%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 50 40 3 3 7.6% 7.6%
8360 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 14 13 0 1 1.1% 6.6%
8430 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8440 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 37 34 0 1 0.0% 3.5%
8460 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 22 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 77 63 7 7 11.2% 11.2%
8510 Furniture finishers 18 13 1 1 7.4% 7.4%
8520 Model makers and patternmakers, wood 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 49 39 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 34 19 2 2 11.1% 11.1%
8550 Woodworkers, all other 26 19 2 2 8.1% 8.1%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 88 54 22 22 40.0% 40.2%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 142 98 33 34 33.7% 34.9%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 103 75 30 30 40.2% 40.8%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 53 35 9 9 25.7% 26.0%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 64 53 16 17 29.8% 32.5%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 143 107 16 17 14.9% 16.4%
8710 Cutting workers 113 84 9 9 10.1% 10.5%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 38 29 3 3 10.5% 10.5%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 14 11 5 5 44.4% 44.4%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 1,028 767 92 103 12.0% 13.5%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 47 32 0 0 1.5% 1.5%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 114 88 2 3 2.7% 3.8%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 356 256 38 42 14.7% 16.4%
8810 Painting workers 207 169 17 20 10.0% 11.8%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 65 46 5 5 9.8% 9.8%
8840 Semiconductor processors 7 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 17 9 1 1 10.3% 10.3%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8900 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 1 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
8910 Etchers and engravers 7 5 0 0 2.6% 2.6%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 41 34 4 4 10.5% 13.2%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 44 12 15 27.4% 33.1%
8940 Tire builders 13 12 6 7 50.9% 59.6%
8950 Helpers--production workers 44 36 7 8 18.8% 21.6%
8960 Production workers, all other 1,199 925 145 155 15.6% 16.8%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,855 8,202 1,491 1,599 18.2% 19.5%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 305 228 35 36 15.3% 15.9%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 164 123 74 74 60.2% 60.2%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 44 27 12 13 46.0% 48.8%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 21 18 2 5 12.5% 30.8%
9120 Bus drivers 844 624 210 237 33.7% 38.0%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 4,000 2,986 446 482 14.9% 16.1%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 356 268 27 30 9.9% 11.2%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 96 73 5 6 7.3% 8.7%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 91 53 41 41 77.8% 78.0%
9230 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 9 5 3 3 64.6% 64.6%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 87 55 44 45 80.6% 82.0%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 24 23 14 14 62.5% 62.5%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 24 15 2 2 10.0% 10.0%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 52 36 4 5 12.1% 12.5%
9330 Ship engineers 9 4 1 1 15.0% 15.0%
9340 Bridge and lock tenders 12 8 1 1 17.5% 17.5%
9350 Parking lot attendants 86 76 9 10 12.0% 13.4%
9360 Service station attendants 113 86 5 5 6.2% 6.2%
9410 Transportation inspectors 51 44 17 17 39.3% 39.3%
9420 Other transportation workers 20 15 6 6 41.8% 41.8%
9500 Conveyor operators and tenders 11 7 0 0 6.9% 6.9%
9510 Crane and tower operators 90 70 31 33 43.6% 46.5%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 64 43 10 10 22.6% 23.3%
9560 Hoist and winch operators 9 4 1 1 22.9% 22.9%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 664 575 98 102 17.1% 17.7%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 387 303 23 24 7.5% 7.9%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,445 1,853 293 315 15.8% 17.0%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 46 32 8 9 24.0% 28.5%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 504 389 31 32 7.9% 8.2%
9650 Pumping station operators 39 25 5 5 19.0% 19.0%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 108 79 17 18 21.4% 22.9%
9730 Shuttle car operators 11 5 1 1 13.3% 13.3%
9740 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 7 4 1 1 26.1% 26.1%
9750 Material moving workers, all other 62 46 13 14 29.1% 29.9%
               
     
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