Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2010
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 22,991 16,684 782 973 4.7% 5.8%
10 Chief executives 1,487 1,079 10 20 0.9% 1.9%
20 General and operations managers 1,294 911 31 38 3.4% 4.2%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 93 72 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,181 904 14 18 1.5% 2.0%
60 Public relations managers 120 84 4 6 5.0% 7.3%
100 Administrative services managers 150 100 7 7 7.0% 7.0%
110 Computer and information systems managers 682 517 16 19 3.1% 3.6%
120 Financial managers 1,522 1,100 27 31 2.5% 2.9%
130 Human resources managers 361 253 11 12 4.3% 4.8%
140 Industrial production managers 322 245 4 5 1.6% 2.0%
150 Purchasing managers 271 205 7 11 3.6% 5.5%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 344 255 12 16 4.9% 6.1%
200 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 173 108 1 1 0.9% 1.2%
220 Construction managers 676 504 35 42 7.0% 8.4%
230 Education administrators 1,092 779 129 158 16.6% 20.2%
300 Engineering managers 150 109 5 5 4.2% 5.0%
310 Food service managers 872 665 12 16 1.9% 2.4%
320 Funeral directors 41 30 1 1 3.8% 4.2%
330 Gaming managers 40 21 0 1 1.9% 4.4%
340 Lodging managers 160 112 2 3 2.0% 3.0%
350 Medical and health services managers 739 525 19 30 3.7% 5.7%
360 Natural sciences managers 27 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 507 385 11 14 3.0% 3.7%
420 Social and community service managers 499 317 23 30 7.3% 9.4%
430 Managers, all other 2,916 2,084 92 112 4.4% 5.4%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 32 26 2 2 8.1% 8.1%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 18 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 218 163 3 3 1.6% 2.1%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 328 237 17 21 7.3% 9.1%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 355 261 16 16 6.0% 6.3%
560 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 260 188 31 35 16.5% 18.5%
600 Cost estimators 155 110 4 4 3.8% 3.8%
620 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists 1,098 794 69 80 8.6% 10.1%
700 Logisticians 79 61 2 3 2.6% 4.7%
710 Management analysts 627 440 17 21 3.9% 4.8%
720 Meeting and convention planners 80 55 3 3 4.6% 4.6%
730 Other business operations specialists 339 228 25 29 10.9% 12.9%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,020 1,492 49 75 3.3% 5.0%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 85 56 3 3 4.6% 4.6%
820 Budget analysts 77 49 6 9 12.0% 17.9%
830 Credit analysts 35 25 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
840 Financial analysts 107 88 4 4 4.7% 4.7%
850 Personal financial advisors 394 306 6 7 2.0% 2.4%
860 Insurance underwriters 169 123 2 4 1.8% 3.2%
900 Financial examiners 16 10 2 2 14.7% 19.8%
910 Loan counselors and officers 479 349 9 11 2.6% 3.1%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 97 74 30 31 39.8% 42.3%
940 Tax prepares 104 75 4 5 5.2% 7.2%
950 Financial specialists, all other 100 77 4 4 5.5% 5.5%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 43,325 31,401 5,354 5,998 17.0% 19.1%
1000 Computer scientists and systems analysts 930 719 35 48 4.9% 6.7%
1010 Computer programmers 584 444 16 25 3.5% 5.5%
1020 Computer software engineers 1,281 998 20 28 2.0% 2.8%
1040 Computer support specialists 503 380 19 22 5.1% 5.8%
1060 Database administrators 126 93 7 10 7.8% 10.9%
1100 Network and computer systems administrators 305 220 10 13 4.5% 5.9%
1110 Network systems and data communications analysts 434 317 15 16 4.8% 5.1%
1200 Actuaries 32 24 1 2 3.7% 9.7%
1210 Mathematicians 8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 176 113 7 11 6.3% 9.4%
1230 Statisticians 53 33 4 5 11.9% 13.8%
1240 Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 3 2 1 1 23.6% 39.8%
1300 Architects, except naval 188 129 6 6 4.7% 4.9%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 48 33 5 5 14.5% 16.4%
1320 Aerospace engineers 153 122 14 18 11.2% 15.1%
1330 Agricultural engineers 4 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1340 Biomedical engineers 17 11 1 1 8.6% 8.6%
1350 Chemical engineers 86 68 1 2 0.8% 2.7%
1360 Civil engineers 390 291 30 36 10.3% 12.3%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 87 64 0 0 0.8% 0.8%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 414 307 11 15 3.5% 4.8%
1420 Environmental engineers 50 33 5 6 16.3% 18.6%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 215 161 9 13 5.7% 8.3%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 22 13 3 3 26.5% 26.5%
1450 Materials engineers 50 38 3 4 9.1% 10.1%
1460 Mechanical engineers 364 289 12 20 4.2% 6.8%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 20 13 0 0 3.0% 3.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 20 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1520 Petroleum engineers 29 21 0 0 0.7% 0.7%
1530 Engineers, all other 394 307 15 21 4.8% 7.0%
1540 Drafters 174 129 2 3 1.8% 2.2%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 510 368 68 79 18.5% 21.3%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 85 58 11 11 18.4% 18.4%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 47 26 2 2 6.0% 6.0%
1610 Biological scientists 158 101 6 9 5.6% 8.5%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 39 21 3 3 12.5% 12.5%
1650 Medical scientists 186 141 12 13 8.4% 9.2%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 16 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 9 5 0 1 0.0% 18.5%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 138 106 6 6 5.2% 5.4%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 157 99 14 16 14.0% 16.3%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 193 135 8 9 5.8% 6.5%
1800 Economists 57 28 7 8 24.9% 28.8%
1810 Market and survey researchers 168 125 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1820 Psychologists 160 116 35 39 30.4% 33.9%
1830 Sociologists 8 4 3 3 57.0% 57.0%
1840 Urban and regional planners 36 22 1 1 5.8% 6.5%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 87 42 3 3 6.7% 6.7%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 34 24 1 2 4.0% 8.9%
1910 Biological technicians 25 18 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
1920 Chemical technicians 78 60 5 5 9.0% 9.0%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 26 23 4 4 16.6% 16.6%
1940 Nuclear technicians 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1960 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 233 150 18 21 12.0% 14.2%
2000 Counselors 928 636 125 135 19.7% 21.2%
2010 Social workers 1,112 764 170 182 22.2% 23.8%
2020 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 462 308 61 65 19.8% 20.9%
2040 Clergy 553 416 5 8 1.2% 1.8%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 67 53 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2060 Religious workers, all other 104 82 1 1 1.3% 1.6%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,103 773 36 50 4.7% 6.4%
2140 Paralegals and legal assistants 470 350 11 12 3.1% 3.3%
2150 Miscellaneous legal support workers 317 228 24 26 10.6% 11.3%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,878 1,304 233 278 17.9% 21.3%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 902 693 144 161 20.8% 23.3%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,811 2,795 1,388 1,518 49.7% 54.3%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,724 1,239 684 734 55.2% 59.3%
2330 Special education teachers 570 373 244 260 65.5% 69.8%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 850 629 44 54 7.0% 8.6%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 92 51 6 6 12.0% 12.0%
2430 Librarians 310 216 51 57 23.7% 26.5%
2440 Library technicians 65 51 4 6 8.6% 11.3%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,371 959 300 339 31.3% 35.3%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 159 105 22 27 21.4% 25.5%
2600 Artists and related workers 108 81 3 3 3.2% 3.2%
2630 Designers 744 563 20 25 3.5% 4.4%
2700 Actors 20 17 6 6 37.4% 38.3%
2710 Producers and directors 132 98 8 10 7.8% 10.1%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 315 236 12 15 5.0% 6.2%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 21 12 0 1 0.0% 7.9%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 115 90 6 7 6.4% 7.8%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 21 19 3 5 17.5% 27.8%
2800 Announcers 61 44 1 2 3.2% 5.5%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 131 80 9 9 10.8% 10.8%
2820 Public relations specialists 206 138 6 8 4.4% 6.0%
2830 Editors 197 133 6 10 4.8% 7.6%
2840 Technical writers 71 50 0 1 0.0% 1.3%
2850 Writers and authors 153 93 6 7 6.9% 7.2%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 89 67 9 11 12.9% 16.5%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 109 80 4 6 5.4% 7.3%
2910 Photographers 85 62 6 6 9.9% 9.9%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 42 34 5 5 14.8% 14.8%
2960 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 2 2 2 2 100.0% 100.0%
3000 Chiropractors 14 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 75 55 3 4 5.8% 6.8%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 137 102 16 17 15.6% 16.5%
3040 Optometrists 28 23 0 1 1.0% 6.4%
3050 Pharmacists 331 247 20 21 8.0% 8.6%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 884 660 33 60 5.0% 9.1%
3110 Physician assistants 149 103 7 7 6.3% 6.3%
3120 Podiatrists 6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3130 Registered nurses 3,929 2,794 523 569 18.7% 20.4%
3140 Audiologists 22 18 3 3 18.6% 18.6%
3150 Occupational therapists 130 95 15 17 16.2% 17.6%
3160 Physical therapists 254 165 8 11 5.1% 7.0%
3200 Radiation therapists 25 18 1 1 6.8% 6.8%
3210 Recreational therapists 19 11 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
3220 Respiratory therapists 180 134 15 15 10.9% 10.9%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 169 124 49 52 39.8% 41.7%
3240 Therapists, all other 147 114 12 13 10.2% 11.4%
3250 Veterinarians 75 53 1 2 1.7% 3.5%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 6 5 0 1 0.0% 26.4%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 444 336 40 46 11.8% 13.6%
3310 Dental hygienists 192 134 1 2 0.7% 1.7%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 482 353 30 38 8.6% 10.9%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 229 180 40 40 22.4% 22.4%
3410 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 670 494 42 46 8.5% 9.3%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 758 571 58 65 10.2% 11.4%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 158 112 14 14 12.1% 12.4%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 75 57 2 2 2.8% 2.8%
3530 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 188 153 14 15 8.9% 9.7%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 95 60 10 13 17.1% 20.9%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,621 1,911 204 225 10.7% 11.8%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 13 9 1 1 13.9% 13.9%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 116 86 2 3 2.4% 3.3%
3630 Massage therapists 115 90 1 1 0.8% 0.8%
3640 Dental assistants 400 301 7 8 2.4% 2.6%
3650 Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations 1,107 818 53 59 6.5% 7.2%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,641 19,249 2,198 2,386 11.4% 12.4%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 57 44 11 15 25.9% 33.3%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 134 103 44 48 42.4% 46.3%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 66 46 24 24 52.1% 52.6%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 138 100 11 14 10.9% 14.0%
3740 Fire fighters 375 297 200 208 67.2% 69.8%
3750 Fire inspectors 23 17 4 4 21.5% 24.6%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 578 462 199 218 43.1% 47.0%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 206 159 47 55 29.8% 34.5%
3830 Fish and game wardens 8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 19 16 2 3 12.4% 19.4%
3850 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 908 729 411 431 56.4% 59.1%
3860 Transit and railroad police 5 4 0 0 2.4% 2.4%
3900 Animal control workers 9 7 1 2 9.1% 25.0%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 96 70 14 16 20.4% 23.4%
3920 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,237 1,006 131 139 13.1% 13.9%
3940 Crossing guards 89 54 16 18 29.6% 33.4%
3950 Lifeguards and other protective service workers 229 168 7 7 3.9% 4.3%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 435 325 7 7 2.1% 2.1%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 711 540 22 27 4.1% 5.0%
4020 Cooks 2,584 1,930 82 91 4.2% 4.7%
4030 Food preparation workers 983 701 32 33 4.6% 4.8%
4040 Bartenders 519 368 12 12 3.1% 3.3%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 399 295 36 37 12.3% 12.7%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 396 277 5 6 1.9% 2.3%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,647 2,032 45 50 2.2% 2.5%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 242 183 15 19 8.2% 10.3%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 482 358 30 33 8.2% 9.3%
4140 Dishwashers 340 248 7 7 2.7% 2.7%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 377 291 4 4 1.3% 1.4%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 9 8 1 1 9.0% 9.0%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 271 179 20 22 11.4% 12.2%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 144 111 7 7 6.1% 6.7%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,810 2,083 311 345 14.9% 16.6%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,724 1,233 73 79 5.9% 6.4%
4240 Pest control workers 73 63 1 2 1.6% 2.6%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,128 881 57 63 6.5% 7.2%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 137 97 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 100 71 2 2 2.2% 2.3%
4340 Animal trainers 31 20 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 167 129 4 6 3.3% 4.5%
4400 Gaming services workers 192 121 17 17 13.8% 14.1%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 17 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 59 51 4 4 6.9% 6.9%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 247 191 10 11 5.2% 5.7%
4460 Funeral service workers 24 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 40 41 0 0 1.0% 1.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 619 475 4 4 0.8% 0.9%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 239 216 1 1 0.7% 0.7%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 99 75 23 23 30.6% 30.6%
4540 Tour and travel guides 47 27 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4550 Transportation attendants 157 114 63 65 54.9% 56.9%
4600 Child care workers 1,138 836 53 60 6.3% 7.1%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,226 899 96 107 10.6% 11.9%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 475 336 12 13 3.6% 4.0%
4640 Residential advisors 79 61 18 19 29.6% 30.3%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 97 67 5 7 7.1% 9.7%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 17,306 13,033 418 496 3.2% 3.8%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,231 2,360 77 89 3.3% 3.8%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,000 776 25 29 3.2% 3.8%
4720 Cashiers 4,038 3,061 172 195 5.6% 6.4%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 208 158 3 3 1.9% 1.9%
4750 Parts salespersons 173 125 2 2 1.2% 1.2%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,994 3,030 48 63 1.6% 2.1%
4800 Advertising sales agents 264 211 6 11 2.8% 5.0%
4810 Insurance sales agents 529 374 7 9 1.8% 2.5%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 339 281 5 6 1.7% 2.1%
4830 Travel agents 81 60 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 580 449 27 32 6.0% 7.2%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,519 1,153 19 20 1.6% 1.7%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 69 50 5 6 9.2% 11.3%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 621 470 17 23 3.6% 4.8%
4930 Sales engineers 30 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 148 113 3 4 2.5% 3.4%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 128 89 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
4960 Sales and related workers, all other 354 252 2 3 1.0% 1.3%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 23,964 17,641 1,695 1,892 9.6% 10.7%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,991 1,460 78 93 5.3% 6.3%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 50 33 3 3 7.7% 8.3%
5020 Telephone operators 43 32 6 9 18.3% 26.6%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5100 Bill and account collectors 295 226 7 10 3.3% 4.5%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 629 463 24 30 5.1% 6.4%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,572 1,117 42 52 3.7% 4.7%
5130 Gaming cage workers 11 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 227 171 15 18 8.9% 10.7%
5150 Procurement clerks 38 28 2 2 7.4% 8.4%
5160 Tellers 608 461 11 12 2.3% 2.6%
5200 Brokerage clerks 9 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5210 Correspondence clerks 18 12 1 1 7.9% 7.9%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 134 90 29 30 32.0% 33.9%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 60 43 3 3 7.8% 7.8%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,508 1,922 111 124 5.8% 6.4%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 126 89 31 34 35.2% 38.0%
5260 File Clerks 463 338 32 34 9.4% 10.0%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 180 124 5 6 4.3% 4.6%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 294 205 23 25 11.0% 12.3%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 151 112 18 21 16.3% 18.6%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 178 132 2 2 1.6% 1.6%
5340 New accounts clerks 50 34 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Order clerks 155 110 7 7 6.4% 6.4%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 58 43 3 4 7.5% 10.1%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,787 1,292 55 65 4.3% 5.0%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 138 104 19 19 18.1% 18.6%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 161 122 14 18 11.8% 14.8%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 26 20 4 4 19.8% 19.8%
5510 Couriers and messengers 318 237 45 45 18.8% 18.8%
5520 Dispatchers 369 282 49 51 17.3% 18.2%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 43 35 15 15 42.5% 42.5%
5540 Postal service clerks 162 123 88 93 71.9% 75.6%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 468 323 234 246 72.4% 76.0%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 90 72 48 51 67.2% 70.3%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 387 273 17 21 6.4% 7.7%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 709 549 55 61 10.0% 11.1%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,846 1,462 133 140 9.1% 9.6%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 94 71 7 7 9.8% 10.0%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 4,193 2,969 229 268 7.7% 9.0%
5800 Computer operators 156 123 8 11 6.5% 8.7%
5810 Data entry keyers 472 363 29 30 8.0% 8.3%
5820 Word processors and typists 171 135 26 28 19.4% 20.6%
5830 Desktop publishers 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 324 226 8 11 3.7% 5.1%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 128 89 11 12 11.9% 13.5%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,301 970 109 125 11.2% 12.9%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 54 41 6 8 15.2% 20.3%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 11 8 2 2 24.9% 24.9%
5920 Statistical assistants 23 16 3 3 19.4% 19.4%
5930 Office and administrative support workers, all other 674 469 29 37 6.2% 7.9%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,244 869 30 36 3.4% 4.1%
6000 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 47 33 2 2 5.2% 5.2%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 31 27 6 6 21.9% 21.9%
6020 Animal breeders 5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 133 97 11 12 11.2% 12.4%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 914 645 8 11 1.2% 1.7%
6100 Fishers and related fishing workers 27 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6110 Hunters and trappers 2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 16 7 2 2 26.2% 26.2%
6130 Logging workers 69 44 1 3 3.3% 6.6%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,295 5,579 1,050 1,100 18.8% 19.7%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 715 516 84 90 16.3% 17.4%
6210 Boilermakers 28 25 15 15 60.6% 60.6%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 140 115 25 25 22.2% 22.2%
6230 Carpenters 998 764 119 125 15.6% 16.4%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 158 134 11 11 8.2% 8.2%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 82 74 6 6 8.8% 8.8%
6260 Construction laborers 1,244 1,030 105 111 10.2% 10.8%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 25 19 9 9 46.2% 46.2%
6310 Pile-driver operators 3 2 1 1 65.0% 65.0%
6320 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 542 344 106 109 30.9% 31.6%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 167 136 19 21 14.2% 15.3%
6350 Electricians 811 590 202 209 34.2% 35.5%
6360 Glaziers 49 38 2 2 5.0% 5.0%
6400 Insulation workers 43 30 4 5 11.9% 16.4%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance 417 369 27 30 7.3% 8.1%
6430 Paperhangers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 545 423 112 119 26.5% 28.2%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 39 40 5 5 11.9% 11.9%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 4 2 1 1 58.9% 58.9%
6510 Roofers 200 167 9 10 5.6% 5.8%
6520 Sheet metal workers 127 94 34 35 35.7% 37.2%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 71 53 23 23 44.0% 44.0%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 64 55 5 5 8.3% 8.3%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 123 93 22 24 23.2% 25.7%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 39 32 24 25 75.9% 78.2%
6710 Fence erectors 41 33 0 1 0.0% 4.3%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 51 40 8 8 21.1% 21.1%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 143 103 33 34 32.4% 33.3%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 23 12 4 5 36.5% 39.9%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 13 12 6 7 53.8% 62.5%
6760 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 40 35 5 5 14.6% 14.6%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 66 39 0 1 0.9% 2.1%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 28 18 1 1 5.9% 5.9%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 14 10 3 3 26.8% 26.8%
6840 Mining machine operators 109 61 11 11 18.1% 18.6%
6910 Roof bolters, mining 7 4 2 2 43.2% 43.2%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 21 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6930 Helpers--extraction workers 11 6 2 2 27.1% 27.1%
6940 Other extraction workers 92 52 3 4 5.9% 6.8%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 6,016 4,431 728 776 16.4% 17.5%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 513 369 49 53 13.2% 14.4%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 361 266 20 23 7.6% 8.5%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 216 166 44 44 26.3% 26.5%
7030 Avionics technicians 21 18 7 7 37.8% 37.8%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 41 27 4 4 15.7% 15.7%
7050 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 5 4 2 2 48.8% 48.8%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 28 18 5 5 28.3% 28.3%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 13 10 3 3 30.9% 30.9%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 58 41 3 3 6.2% 8.3%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 63 52 6 8 12.2% 15.7%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 168 133 37 42 27.8% 31.8%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 176 143 4 4 2.7% 2.7%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 21 17 1 1 6.7% 6.7%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 835 647 42 42 6.4% 6.6%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 440 312 56 62 17.8% 19.8%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 332 224 57 60 25.4% 26.9%
7240 Small engine mechanics 72 45 2 2 5.4% 5.4%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 131 99 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 34 24 6 6 26.6% 26.6%
7310 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 419 328 53 57 16.2% 17.4%
7320 Home appliance repairers 56 41 4 4 9.1% 9.1%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 607 430 82 94 19.1% 21.9%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 476 334 52 53 15.4% 15.9%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 48 33 10 10 31.0% 31.0%
7360 Millwrights 62 45 22 22 48.7% 48.7%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 163 121 66 68 54.6% 56.4%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 216 155 45 45 28.9% 29.4%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 80 60 6 7 10.7% 12.0%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 45 31 4 4 12.9% 12.9%
7520 Commercial divers 2 0 0 0 100.0% 100.0%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 27 19 4 4 23.2% 23.2%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 11 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 11 8 4 4 50.0% 50.0%
7600 Signal and track switch repairers 10 6 6 6 100.0% 100.0%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 31 27 3 3 12.5% 12.5%
7620 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 224 168 17 18 9.9% 10.5%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 10,020 7,540 1,144 1,210 15.2% 16.1%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 901 669 75 82 11.2% 12.2%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 32 27 9 9 35.3% 35.3%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 186 140 17 17 11.9% 11.9%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 37 32 6 6 20.4% 20.4%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 30 24 4 4 17.0% 17.0%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,010 785 116 129 14.7% 16.4%
7800 Bakers 262 208 24 25 11.5% 12.0%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 453 320 80 84 25.0% 26.4%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 23 14 1 1 10.2% 10.2%
7840 Food batchmakers 131 108 16 17 14.7% 15.7%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 16 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 76 58 10 10 17.6% 17.6%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13 8 2 2 21.0% 21.0%
7930 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 11 8 2 2 26.2% 26.2%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16 9 1 1 16.0% 16.0%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 102 77 12 13 15.4% 16.9%
7960 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3 2 0 0 19.6% 19.6%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 63 53 9 9 16.1% 16.1%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 24 19 4 4 19.1% 19.1%
8020 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 7 5 1 2 18.6% 30.1%
8030 Machinists 502 369 62 63 16.8% 17.0%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 24 20 5 5 27.6% 27.6%
8060 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 9 9 2 2 18.8% 18.8%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 63 46 8 8 16.4% 16.4%
8120 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 9 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8130 Tool and die makers 86 66 17 18 26.0% 27.8%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 624 432 72 73 16.7% 16.9%
8150 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 6 5 1 1 29.3% 29.3%
8160 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 14 8 3 3 34.2% 34.2%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 24 16 3 3 16.1% 16.1%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 10 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 395 315 49 52 15.7% 16.6%
8230 Bookbinders and bindery workers 33 18 0 1 0.0% 3.3%
8240 Job printers 63 50 6 6 11.3% 12.6%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 53 43 4 5 9.2% 11.8%
8260 Printing machine operators 195 150 29 29 19.5% 19.5%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 221 154 15 16 10.1% 10.4%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 72 55 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8320 Sewing machine operators 202 152 6 7 4.2% 4.3%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 5 4 1 1 16.0% 16.0%
8340 Shoe machine operators and tenders 11 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 57 43 2 2 5.0% 5.0%
8360 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 6 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 11 8 0 0 5.8% 5.8%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 12 9 1 1 5.4% 5.4%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 12 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8430 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 1 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0%
8440 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 4 3 1 1 35.8% 35.8%
8450 Upholsterers 19 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8460 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 27 22 1 2 5.8% 11.1%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 62 48 5 5 10.8% 10.8%
8510 Furniture finishers 13 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 48 36 1 1 3.7% 3.7%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 24 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8550 Woodworkers, all other 22 17 2 2 9.2% 9.2%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 57 40 12 14 30.9% 34.0%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 137 96 35 35 36.1% 36.9%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 103 74 30 32 40.5% 43.2%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 52 36 12 12 32.3% 32.3%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 75 54 10 10 17.6% 17.9%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 114 82 10 11 12.2% 13.5%
8710 Cutting workers 88 67 7 7 10.0% 10.0%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 57 44 8 8 17.3% 17.3%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 19 13 2 3 17.9% 20.1%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 862 657 80 85 12.2% 13.0%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 24 16 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 103 81 5 7 6.4% 8.8%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 354 257 35 36 13.6% 14.2%
8810 Painting workers 183 139 16 16 11.6% 11.6%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 69 46 1 1 2.7% 3.0%
8840 Semiconductor processors 9 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 11 10 2 2 21.3% 21.3%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 12 9 4 4 47.8% 47.8%
8900 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 5 3 1 1 21.2% 21.2%
8910 Etchers and engravers 15 9 1 1 12.5% 12.5%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 36 26 4 4 14.4% 14.4%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 47 37 14 14 37.4% 37.4%
8940 Tire builders 28 24 9 9 36.9% 39.3%
8950 Helpers--production workers 52 44 3 3 7.2% 7.2%
8960 Production workers, all other 1,173 913 158 170 17.3% 18.6%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,026 7,647 1,316 1,423 17.2% 18.6%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 310 247 20 23 8.2% 9.4%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 143 106 66 69 62.0% 65.1%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 64 47 24 29 51.2% 61.6%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 15 12 4 4 32.4% 32.4%
9120 Bus drivers 778 579 211 225 36.4% 38.9%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,642 2,695 323 354 12.0% 13.1%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 405 317 24 27 7.7% 8.6%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 66 47 2 4 3.8% 7.8%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 89 59 44 46 74.2% 77.7%
9230 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 11 7 6 6 91.8% 91.8%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 82 57 47 49 82.8% 86.3%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 13 11 4 4 37.9% 37.9%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 27 25 5 5 20.3% 20.3%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 48 34 6 6 16.5% 16.5%
9330 Ship engineers 9 7 2 2 36.3% 36.3%
9340 Bridge and lock tenders 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
9350 Parking lot attendants 86 70 5 7 6.6% 9.9%
9360 Service station attendants 110 81 3 4 3.9% 5.3%
9410 Transportation inspectors 53 41 21 21 52.7% 52.7%
9420 Other transportation workers 21 16 8 8 50.8% 50.8%
9500 Conveyor operators and tenders 10 7 3 3 40.8% 40.8%
9510 Crane and tower operators 73 49 18 19 35.9% 37.8%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 53 35 7 7 20.9% 20.9%
9560 Hoist and winch operators 6 4 0 0 9.3% 9.3%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 560 485 89 96 18.3% 19.8%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 379 309 25 28 8.1% 9.0%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,157 1,670 269 293 16.1% 17.5%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 46 32 6 6 17.6% 17.6%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 533 427 28 30 6.5% 6.9%
9650 Pumping station operators 34 21 3 3 16.2% 16.2%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 109 88 23 25 26.1% 28.4%
9730 Shuttle car operators 4 3 1 1 48.9% 48.9%
9740 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 2 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
9750 Material moving workers, all other 85 58 18 18 30.7% 30.7%
               
     
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