Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2009
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 23,555 16,978 822 997 4.8% 5.9%
10 Chief executives 1,584 1,162 22 32 1.9% 2.8%
20 General and operations managers 1,369 947 17 22 1.8% 2.4%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 82 64 1 2 1.5% 3.6%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,211 903 12 14 1.3% 1.6%
60 Public relations managers 97 66 0 1 0.3% 1.2%
100 Administrative services managers 161 110 6 7 5.2% 6.2%
110 Computer and information systems managers 615 448 15 19 3.3% 4.3%
120 Financial managers 1,573 1,135 29 36 2.6% 3.2%
130 Human resources managers 404 292 7 8 2.3% 2.7%
140 Industrial production managers 340 237 5 7 2.1% 3.0%
150 Purchasing managers 258 187 8 10 4.3% 5.4%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 299 217 13 14 5.9% 6.4%
200 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 172 102 2 2 1.6% 1.6%
220 Construction managers 645 472 36 39 7.6% 8.2%
230 Education administrators 1,061 751 130 152 17.3% 20.3%
300 Engineering managers 156 118 1 1 0.8% 1.1%
310 Food service managers 889 687 5 9 0.8% 1.4%
320 Funeral directors 44 31 2 2 6.8% 6.8%
330 Gaming managers 37 18 2 2 12.7% 12.7%
340 Lodging managers 159 115 2 2 1.3% 2.0%
350 Medical and health services managers 728 513 26 36 5.1% 7.1%
360 Natural sciences managers 21 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 502 389 8 12 2.0% 3.1%
420 Social and community service managers 536 332 13 15 4.0% 4.4%
430 Managers, all other 3,157 2,240 111 139 5.0% 6.2%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 30 24 0 1 0.0% 4.5%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 13 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 208 150 0 0 0.0% 0.1%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 327 232 16 18 6.9% 7.6%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 361 269 15 18 5.7% 6.7%
560 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 281 201 42 48 20.8% 23.8%
600 Cost estimators 151 111 8 8 7.5% 7.5%
620 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists 1,166 831 75 80 9.0% 9.6%
700 Logisticians 83 61 3 6 5.4% 10.5%
710 Management analysts 611 419 17 25 4.1% 5.9%
720 Meeting and convention planners 63 45 1 1 2.7% 2.7%
730 Other business operations specialists 476 327 37 47 11.3% 14.3%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,079 1,558 61 73 3.9% 4.7%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 88 63 7 7 11.0% 11.0%
820 Budget analysts 85 57 9 9 15.1% 16.1%
830 Credit analysts 43 25 1 1 5.0% 5.0%
840 Financial analysts 101 75 1 2 1.4% 3.0%
850 Personal financial advisors 398 328 6 8 1.8% 2.3%
860 Insurance underwriters 127 93 0 1 0.0% 1.2%
900 Financial examiners 11 7 3 3 41.3% 42.3%
910 Loan counselors and officers 470 338 6 9 1.9% 2.6%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 99 74 32 38 42.6% 50.6%
940 Tax prepares 103 73 6 7 7.7% 9.3%
950 Financial specialists, all other 81 59 2 2 2.7% 2.7%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 43,135 31,026 5,523 6,177 17.8% 19.9%
1000 Computer scientists and systems analysts 914 696 44 48 6.4% 6.9%
1010 Computer programmers 597 458 19 22 4.1% 4.8%
1020 Computer software engineers 1,223 925 21 29 2.2% 3.2%
1040 Computer support specialists 506 392 28 32 7.2% 8.3%
1060 Database administrators 137 102 9 11 9.3% 11.2%
1100 Network and computer systems administrators 293 206 9 12 4.6% 6.0%
1110 Network systems and data communications analysts 494 359 24 27 6.7% 7.4%
1200 Actuaries 29 21 2 2 9.1% 9.1%
1210 Mathematicians 4 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 152 103 14 16 13.1% 15.8%
1230 Statisticians 52 36 4 5 11.7% 13.5%
1240 Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 6 4 0 2 7.6% 35.3%
1300 Architects, except naval 207 143 5 5 3.6% 3.7%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 65 48 4 7 8.8% 14.4%
1320 Aerospace engineers 158 131 18 19 13.5% 14.3%
1330 Agricultural engineers 5 2 0 0 0.0% 11.9%
1340 Biomedical engineers 22 18 2 2 9.2% 9.2%
1350 Chemical engineers 79 62 3 3 5.2% 5.2%
1360 Civil engineers 449 304 28 31 9.1% 10.2%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 70 52 1 1 1.9% 1.9%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 382 295 17 21 5.9% 7.0%
1420 Environmental engineers 47 30 5 6 16.4% 19.7%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 235 182 16 17 8.9% 9.5%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 20 10 1 1 10.3% 10.3%
1450 Materials engineers 36 26 2 2 8.3% 8.3%
1460 Mechanical engineers 370 291 12 17 4.0% 5.8%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 18 10 1 1 6.5% 6.5%
1510 Nuclear engineers 18 13 0 0 0.0% 1.5%
1520 Petroleum engineers 25 19 0 0 0.0% 0.8%
1530 Engineers, all other 433 312 14 17 4.3% 5.3%
1540 Drafters 201 139 9 10 6.2% 7.3%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 491 354 52 61 14.8% 17.1%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 95 73 5 7 6.7% 10.2%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 53 30 1 1 3.8% 4.2%
1610 Biological scientists 164 101 11 13 10.4% 13.3%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 43 23 4 5 16.2% 21.7%
1650 Medical scientists 217 168 10 11 6.2% 6.8%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 15 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 13 6 0 0 4.5% 4.5%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 144 114 5 8 4.1% 7.0%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 151 91 7 7 7.6% 8.2%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 168 125 5 9 4.3% 6.9%
1800 Economists 64 33 5 5 14.5% 16.4%
1810 Market and survey researchers 132 90 2 2 1.9% 2.6%
1820 Psychologists 154 107 35 40 32.8% 36.9%
1830 Sociologists 1 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
1840 Urban and regional planners 39 26 4 4 16.7% 16.7%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 66 33 1 2 3.8% 4.8%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 39 30 5 5 17.0% 17.0%
1910 Biological technicians 35 22 2 2 7.0% 7.0%
1920 Chemical technicians 74 52 5 6 10.4% 11.5%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 23 14 2 2 12.6% 12.6%
1940 Nuclear technicians 3 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1960 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 199 141 17 17 12.2% 12.2%
2000 Counselors 940 668 125 139 18.7% 20.8%
2010 Social workers 1,006 698 171 180 24.5% 25.7%
2020 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 491 341 64 69 18.6% 20.3%
2040 Clergy 589 428 5 8 1.3% 1.8%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 86 63 0 0 0.2% 0.2%
2060 Religious workers, all other 90 71 1 1 1.7% 1.7%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,121 760 54 65 7.1% 8.6%
2140 Paralegals and legal assistants 495 355 7 12 2.1% 3.4%
2150 Miscellaneous legal support workers 341 219 18 19 8.0% 8.8%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,926 1,304 226 259 17.3% 19.8%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 881 663 124 147 18.7% 22.2%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,845 2,820 1,448 1,581 51.4% 56.1%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,707 1,230 684 751 55.6% 61.0%
2330 Special education teachers 556 374 223 242 59.5% 64.6%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 779 568 39 46 6.8% 8.1%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 82 39 7 8 16.5% 19.3%
2430 Librarians 320 203 51 58 24.9% 28.7%
2440 Library technicians 73 48 11 14 23.7% 29.4%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,422 987 344 377 34.9% 38.2%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 125 82 16 21 19.1% 25.4%
2600 Artists and related workers 96 80 5 5 5.6% 5.6%
2630 Designers 725 546 22 26 4.0% 4.7%
2700 Actors 19 17 5 5 30.7% 30.7%
2710 Producers and directors 130 98 13 14 13.5% 14.0%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 302 229 25 31 11.1% 13.3%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 16 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 95 75 3 5 4.4% 6.9%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 31 24 4 4 16.3% 18.2%
2800 Announcers 51 37 0 0 0.0% 0.8%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 111 70 5 6 7.7% 8.7%
2820 Public relations specialists 185 118 9 9 7.7% 8.0%
2830 Editors 209 139 11 13 7.7% 9.4%
2840 Technical writers 73 44 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2850 Writers and authors 136 89 3 4 3.1% 4.4%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 97 74 13 14 17.3% 19.4%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 104 77 11 12 13.7% 15.0%
2910 Photographers 103 82 2 2 2.6% 2.6%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 43 30 5 7 17.1% 22.6%
3000 Chiropractors 17 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 71 57 3 3 5.5% 5.5%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 118 89 13 15 14.6% 17.2%
3040 Optometrists 17 10 1 1 10.4% 10.4%
3050 Pharmacists 335 255 15 20 5.9% 7.8%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 933 680 39 59 5.8% 8.7%
3110 Physician assistants 135 86 7 9 8.2% 10.3%
3120 Podiatrists 13 12 2 2 18.2% 18.2%
3130 Registered nurses 3,923 2,757 513 569 18.6% 20.6%
3140 Audiologists 19 15 1 1 5.8% 8.4%
3150 Occupational therapists 136 97 13 20 13.4% 20.2%
3160 Physical therapists 236 153 10 13 6.2% 8.4%
3200 Radiation therapists 23 17 1 1 8.3% 8.3%
3210 Recreational therapists 27 22 7 7 31.6% 31.6%
3220 Respiratory therapists 160 115 12 13 10.3% 11.3%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 170 118 48 50 40.5% 42.3%
3240 Therapists, all other 132 98 2 3 2.2% 3.3%
3250 Veterinarians 64 44 1 2 2.6% 4.1%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 8 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 470 357 37 42 10.3% 11.9%
3310 Dental hygienists 205 131 3 4 2.2% 3.1%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 460 337 34 39 10.2% 11.6%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 216 158 44 46 27.9% 29.3%
3410 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 619 462 52 54 11.3% 11.6%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 828 631 73 84 11.6% 13.3%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 158 111 10 13 8.9% 11.4%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 64 42 3 4 6.1% 8.9%
3530 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 181 141 7 8 4.6% 5.5%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 74 50 11 13 22.2% 26.8%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,631 1,937 240 267 12.4% 13.8%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 19 14 1 3 6.7% 18.8%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 104 76 4 4 4.9% 5.0%
3630 Massage therapists 105 79 0 1 0.0% 1.3%
3640 Dental assistants 385 281 1 1 0.5% 0.5%
3650 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations 1,048 773 71 77 9.2% 10.0%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,626 19,205 2,271 2,477 11.8% 12.9%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 74 54 21 24 39.7% 45.1%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 135 100 41 47 41.1% 47.1%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 71 55 33 34 60.5% 62.1%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 119 89 9 10 9.8% 11.0%
3740 Fire fighters 378 279 202 208 72.5% 74.7%
3750 Fire inspectors 26 18 11 11 61.3% 61.8%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 556 441 203 214 46.0% 48.5%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 169 133 53 59 40.1% 44.4%
3830 Fish and game wardens 8 5 3 3 56.2% 56.2%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 11 8 4 4 48.0% 52.5%
3850 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 864 695 399 417 57.4% 60.0%
3860 Transit and railroad police 4 4 0 0 4.2% 4.2%
3900 Animal control workers 16 11 6 6 49.0% 49.0%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 94 69 9 10 13.4% 15.1%
3920 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,147 924 94 104 10.2% 11.3%
3940 Crossing guards 90 68 14 17 20.5% 25.6%
3950 Lifeguards and other protective service workers 224 167 8 10 4.7% 6.1%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 454 342 12 15 3.6% 4.4%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 740 552 26 30 4.6% 5.4%
4020 Cooks 2,584 1,939 90 109 4.7% 5.6%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,016 749 45 48 6.0% 6.4%
4040 Bartenders 544 383 13 15 3.5% 3.8%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 496 344 36 41 10.5% 11.8%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 387 271 6 8 2.2% 2.9%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,642 2,026 42 53 2.1% 2.6%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 215 171 18 21 10.5% 12.3%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 438 317 30 32 9.6% 9.9%
4140 Dishwashers 371 260 11 14 4.3% 5.2%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 353 257 4 6 1.7% 2.2%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 11 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 255 184 18 18 9.6% 9.6%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 129 101 7 11 7.2% 10.6%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,820 2,036 344 373 16.9% 18.3%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,784 1,317 99 110 7.5% 8.3%
4240 Pest control workers 64 47 2 2 4.6% 4.6%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,197 908 51 57 5.6% 6.2%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 155 100 1 1 1.3% 1.3%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 104 78 2 2 2.7% 2.7%
4340 Animal trainers 27 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 152 114 4 5 3.8% 4.1%
4400 Gaming services workers 178 118 9 9 7.3% 7.3%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 13 7 1 1 17.1% 17.1%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 56 43 2 2 4.6% 4.6%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 227 157 10 11 6.4% 7.0%
4460 Funeral service workers 15 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 38 37 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 620 489 6 7 1.1% 1.5%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 244 202 5 6 2.3% 2.8%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 103 76 15 19 19.9% 24.4%
4540 Tour and travel guides 49 25 2 2 6.1% 6.1%
4550 Transportation attendants 165 137 80 84 58.5% 61.3%
4600 Child care workers 1,198 899 47 55 5.2% 6.1%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,157 877 88 96 10.1% 10.9%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 435 326 7 10 2.2% 3.0%
4640 Residential advisors 84 75 18 21 23.5% 27.7%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 120 84 9 10 10.6% 11.9%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 17,854 13,331 411 480 3.1% 3.6%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,478 2,472 105 119 4.2% 4.8%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,143 865 13 15 1.5% 1.8%
4720 Cashiers 4,072 3,055 161 177 5.3% 5.8%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 191 154 5 5 3.3% 3.3%
4750 Parts salespersons 140 103 3 3 2.5% 2.7%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,996 3,035 43 54 1.4% 1.8%
4800 Advertising sales agents 251 192 2 2 1.0% 1.0%
4810 Insurance sales agents 616 438 4 11 1.0% 2.5%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 336 273 4 5 1.3% 1.7%
4830 Travel agents 81 60 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 577 455 24 30 5.2% 6.6%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,594 1,206 18 22 1.5% 1.9%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 66 50 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 632 472 15 18 3.2% 3.8%
4930 Sales engineers 39 31 0 1 0.0% 2.2%
4940 Telemarketers 155 108 1 2 0.8% 2.0%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 154 121 2 3 1.6% 2.9%
4960 Sales and related workers, all other 333 239 10 10 4.2% 4.3%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 24,232 17,667 1,820 2,019 10.3% 11.4%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,139 1,589 89 102 5.6% 6.4%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 70 50 5 7 10.9% 14.1%
5020 Telephone operators 60 44 4 4 9.0% 9.8%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 17 14 2 2 11.3% 11.3%
5100 Bill and account collectors 296 199 9 9 4.3% 4.3%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 631 469 24 28 5.2% 6.0%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,684 1,140 48 55 4.2% 4.9%
5130 Gaming cage workers 16 9 1 1 13.3% 14.6%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 187 139 17 19 12.3% 13.8%
5150 Procurement clerks 30 21 3 3 15.5% 15.5%
5160 Tellers 594 440 6 6 1.3% 1.4%
5200 Brokerage clerks 6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5210 Correspondence clerks 15 7 1 2 15.3% 32.6%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 140 101 35 36 34.6% 36.1%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 75 49 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,509 1,875 114 131 6.1% 7.0%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 85 61 23 25 37.8% 40.2%
5260 File Clerks 428 314 41 42 13.0% 13.2%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 215 146 5 7 3.7% 4.6%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 200 139 11 12 8.1% 8.3%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 173 124 16 19 13.2% 15.4%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 154 109 1 2 1.2% 1.8%
5340 New accounts clerks 39 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Order clerks 132 102 7 8 7.0% 8.3%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 61 44 8 8 18.2% 18.2%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,760 1,285 64 75 5.0% 5.8%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 158 105 25 26 23.9% 25.0%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 138 103 11 17 11.0% 16.3%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 26 22 4 4 19.1% 19.1%
5510 Couriers and messengers 295 233 49 52 21.1% 22.1%
5520 Dispatchers 373 266 49 52 18.3% 19.7%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 54 42 14 14 33.5% 33.5%
5540 Postal service clerks 211 163 105 112 64.5% 68.5%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 496 365 249 267 68.1% 73.2%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 109 80 51 57 64.4% 71.3%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 378 266 24 28 9.1% 10.3%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 609 464 46 49 9.9% 10.5%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,833 1,397 157 170 11.2% 12.2%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 76 57 11 11 19.4% 19.4%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 4,298 3,024 236 275 7.8% 9.1%
5800 Computer operators 149 114 10 12 8.9% 10.1%
5810 Data entry keyers 480 356 34 37 9.5% 10.3%
5820 Word processors and typists 209 157 37 40 23.3% 25.3%
5830 Desktop publishers 4 2 0 0 5.1% 5.1%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 330 246 5 5 2.0% 2.0%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 139 96 13 15 13.9% 15.8%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,326 1,009 109 120 10.8% 11.9%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 62 46 5 5 10.3% 10.3%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 10 7 1 1 12.5% 12.5%
5920 Statistical assistants 23 18 2 2 12.4% 12.4%
5930 Office and administrative support workers, all other 730 523 37 46 7.0% 8.7%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,256 880 24 26 2.8% 2.9%
6000 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 52 37 2 2 4.1% 4.1%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 28 18 8 8 43.7% 43.7%
6020 Animal breeders 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 103 78 6 6 7.9% 7.9%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 957 675 4 5 0.6% 0.7%
6100 Fishers and related fishing workers 26 10 0 1 1.2% 9.6%
6110 Hunters and trappers 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 25 17 2 2 13.3% 13.3%
6130 Logging workers 62 43 2 2 5.1% 5.1%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,733 5,820 1,220 1,269 21.0% 21.8%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 761 550 102 104 18.6% 18.8%
6210 Boilermakers 31 23 8 10 33.2% 43.5%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 154 118 25 26 20.8% 21.8%
6230 Carpenters 1,078 805 152 156 18.8% 19.4%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 169 155 11 13 7.3% 8.2%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 77 61 9 9 15.0% 15.0%
6260 Construction laborers 1,375 1,127 163 174 14.5% 15.4%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 25 17 4 4 22.5% 22.5%
6310 Pile-driver operators 4 4 1 1 27.3% 27.3%
6320 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 540 334 93 95 27.9% 28.5%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 170 132 21 22 15.7% 16.7%
6350 Electricians 913 672 233 241 34.7% 35.8%
6360 Glaziers 53 39 5 5 12.1% 12.1%
6400 Insulation workers 43 29 8 9 26.1% 29.9%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance 411 356 30 31 8.5% 8.7%
6430 Paperhangers 2 2 1 1 45.9% 45.9%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 592 436 140 146 32.2% 33.5%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 30 28 3 3 10.1% 10.1%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 10 9 4 4 47.0% 47.0%
6510 Roofers 211 180 12 12 6.9% 6.9%
6520 Sheet metal workers 173 133 47 48 35.4% 35.8%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 72 56 23 23 41.3% 41.3%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 80 68 5 6 6.9% 8.3%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 114 77 16 19 20.5% 25.1%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 41 35 22 22 61.9% 61.9%
6710 Fence erectors 34 27 1 1 3.2% 3.2%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 43 30 7 7 23.4% 23.4%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 168 112 45 46 40.3% 40.5%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 16 12 8 9 61.2% 69.4%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 9 7 2 2 29.5% 37.3%
6760 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 33 30 2 2 5.0% 5.0%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 48 24 2 2 7.2% 8.3%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 25 15 1 1 8.4% 8.4%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 13 11 0 0 4.6% 4.6%
6840 Mining machine operators 102 52 13 13 24.4% 25.3%
6910 Roof bolters, mining 9 5 0 0 8.9% 8.9%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 14 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6930 Helpers--extraction workers 9 6 0 0 0.0% 8.3%
6940 Other extraction workers 81 40 3 3 7.4% 7.4%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 6,111 4,531 744 793 16.4% 17.5%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 472 323 42 46 13.0% 14.2%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 398 312 22 24 7.0% 7.8%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 216 157 51 53 32.7% 34.0%
7030 Avionics technicians 18 14 1 1 5.2% 5.2%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 45 32 6 6 19.9% 20.2%
7050 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 8 7 2 2 23.4% 23.4%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 21 13 6 6 47.3% 47.3%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 26 20 9 9 43.5% 43.5%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 68 61 2 2 3.9% 3.9%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 82 62 7 7 10.8% 10.8%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 156 130 42 46 32.0% 35.5%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 179 137 5 6 3.5% 4.4%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 28 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 883 667 41 48 6.2% 7.2%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 434 314 75 81 23.9% 25.7%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 342 213 46 50 21.7% 23.2%
7240 Small engine mechanics 72 47 4 4 7.7% 7.7%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 109 88 1 1 0.6% 0.9%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 41 26 10 12 40.6% 47.0%
7310 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 400 325 52 54 15.8% 16.4%
7320 Home appliance repairers 48 38 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 549 412 94 97 22.8% 23.6%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 573 407 58 62 14.2% 15.2%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 49 35 8 8 22.5% 22.5%
7360 Millwrights 68 50 20 21 39.6% 42.6%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 178 130 57 59 43.8% 45.7%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 231 184 41 42 22.1% 22.7%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 67 48 10 11 21.1% 23.3%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 57 39 4 4 11.0% 11.0%
7520 Commercial divers 5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 32 26 3 3 10.5% 10.5%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 4 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 15 6 4 4 61.5% 61.5%
7600 Signal and track switch repairers 8 6 6 6 100.0% 100.0%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 26 25 1 1 6.0% 6.0%
7620 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 203 151 15 17 9.9% 11.0%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 9,886 7,309 1,082 1,164 14.8% 15.9%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 956 712 66 74 9.2% 10.4%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 24 17 5 5 28.8% 28.8%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 183 141 18 20 13.0% 14.0%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 22 17 3 3 19.7% 19.7%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 24 18 6 6 35.2% 35.2%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,073 836 130 140 15.6% 16.8%
7800 Bakers 235 172 22 25 12.9% 14.6%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 399 288 63 66 21.8% 23.1%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 18 13 4 4 34.2% 34.2%
7840 Food batchmakers 105 75 9 10 12.6% 13.3%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 12 7 1 1 21.9% 21.9%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 89 67 7 7 10.7% 10.7%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 7 4 1 1 20.0% 20.0%
7930 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15 11 5 5 48.5% 48.5%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15 10 4 4 44.9% 44.9%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 102 79 17 19 22.1% 24.4%
7960 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 8 5 0 0 8.7% 8.7%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 56 44 12 12 27.2% 28.1%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 23 17 3 3 15.2% 15.2%
8020 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 8 5 1 2 31.0% 33.2%
8030 Machinists 501 361 56 60 15.6% 16.5%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 25 19 4 5 20.0% 25.6%
8060 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 8 5 3 3 55.8% 55.8%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 47 37 5 5 13.2% 13.2%
8120 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14 8 2 2 27.2% 27.2%
8130 Tool and die makers 63 48 13 15 27.1% 30.8%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 623 440 86 94 19.5% 21.4%
8150 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 9 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8160 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 11 6 2 2 34.5% 34.5%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 6 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 344 277 53 53 19.2% 19.2%
8230 Bookbinders and bindery workers 36 23 1 1 6.1% 6.1%
8240 Job printers 66 44 4 4 8.7% 8.7%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 56 44 6 7 14.1% 16.5%
8260 Printing machine operators 217 159 22 22 13.8% 13.8%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 266 184 15 16 8.3% 9.0%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 71 56 3 3 5.2% 5.2%
8320 Sewing machine operators 211 167 8 8 4.5% 4.9%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 9 6 0 0 2.3% 2.3%
8340 Shoe machine operators and tenders 8 5 1 1 15.4% 15.4%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 56 45 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
8360 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 3 2 1 1 23.9% 23.9%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 10 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 6 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 15 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8430 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8440 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 45 38 2 2 4.4% 4.4%
8460 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 16 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 49 34 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
8510 Furniture finishers 14 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8520 Model makers and patternmakers, wood 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 41 29 3 3 10.2% 10.5%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 35 26 1 2 4.3% 8.9%
8550 Woodworkers, all other 25 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 64 38 15 16 39.5% 43.9%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 150 100 36 37 35.8% 37.2%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 104 72 24 25 32.8% 35.2%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 66 43 11 11 25.9% 25.9%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 72 50 16 16 31.2% 31.6%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 134 104 11 12 10.5% 11.4%
8710 Cutting workers 111 80 14 15 17.1% 18.3%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 43 31 6 6 18.6% 20.3%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 14 12 3 3 25.0% 25.0%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 828 588 75 83 12.7% 14.1%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 34 25 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 116 90 2 2 1.8% 1.8%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 333 221 27 30 12.2% 13.8%
8810 Painting workers 204 156 15 19 9.7% 12.1%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 69 51 2 2 4.1% 4.1%
8840 Semiconductor processors 4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 17 15 3 3 17.5% 17.5%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 10 7 3 3 39.0% 39.0%
8900 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 5 3 2 2 59.6% 59.6%
8910 Etchers and engravers 12 7 0 0 5.5% 5.5%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 43 29 3 3 9.0% 9.0%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 52 40 13 15 32.2% 37.8%
8940 Tire builders 21 20 6 6 28.7% 28.7%
8950 Helpers--production workers 51 36 7 7 18.0% 20.2%
8960 Production workers, all other 1,027 800 118 127 14.8% 15.9%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,339 7,742 1,410 1,502 18.2% 19.4%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 270 206 24 28 11.7% 13.4%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 160 119 70 72 58.4% 60.1%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 42 31 20 21 65.4% 67.2%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 13 11 1 1 10.0% 10.0%
9120 Bus drivers 888 663 208 227 31.3% 34.2%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,809 2,802 376 396 13.4% 14.1%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 362 281 24 25 8.4% 8.9%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 79 54 3 4 5.9% 7.5%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 87 56 41 42 73.7% 75.5%
9230 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 7 5 2 2 35.9% 35.9%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 79 51 41 43 80.5% 83.8%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 15 12 7 7 56.3% 56.3%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 25 19 5 5 24.0% 24.0%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 42 30 6 6 21.7% 21.7%
9330 Ship engineers 9 6 4 4 61.5% 61.5%
9340 Bridge and lock tenders 4 3 1 2 45.9% 80.8%
9350 Parking lot attendants 110 92 9 9 10.3% 10.3%
9360 Service station attendants 124 83 5 7 6.4% 8.0%
9410 Transportation inspectors 67 48 22 23 44.4% 47.8%
9420 Other transportation workers 24 18 4 6 22.6% 31.1%
9500 Conveyor operators and tenders 8 8 2 2 22.9% 22.9%
9510 Crane and tower operators 84 62 27 28 43.5% 44.9%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 58 35 7 7 19.9% 20.7%
9560 Hoist and winch operators 6 5 2 2 38.9% 38.9%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 608 512 75 81 14.6% 15.8%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 372 284 15 16 5.3% 5.6%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,263 1,695 315 336 18.6% 19.8%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 47 31 8 9 27.3% 27.7%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 473 364 49 55 13.4% 15.1%
9650 Pumping station operators 48 29 3 4 11.5% 15.5%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 87 70 17 17 23.8% 23.8%
9730 Shuttle car operators 5 3 1 1 27.6% 27.6%
9740 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 4 4 1 1 34.5% 34.5%
9750 Material moving workers, all other 60 49 15 15 31.4% 31.4%
               
     
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