Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2011
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 23,297 17,181 850 1,038 4.9% 6.0%
10 Chief executives 1,404 1,035 16 24 1.5% 2.3%
20 General and operations managers 1,322 949 39 44 4.1% 4.7%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 91 73 0 0 0.1% 0.7%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,194 943 12 13 1.2% 1.4%
60 Public relations managers 102 65 5 6 7.2% 8.8%
100 Administrative services managers 175 123 12 12 9.5% 9.5%
110 Computer and information systems managers 712 543 20 25 3.6% 4.6%
120 Financial managers 1,462 1,094 28 37 2.6% 3.4%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 25 21 0 0 0.5% 0.5%
136 Human resources managers 291 218 9 10 4.2% 4.6%
137 Training and development managers 52 37 2 2 5.7% 6.0%
140 Industrial production managers 357 253 3 4 1.0% 1.6%
150 Purchasing managers 256 193 11 14 5.5% 7.4%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 319 244 10 11 4.2% 4.6%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 188 111 1 1 1.1% 1.1%
220 Construction managers 638 486 34 40 6.9% 8.3%
230 Education administrators 1,137 806 141 174 17.5% 21.6%
300 Engineering managers 136 101 5 6 5.2% 6.3%
310 Food service managers 959 757 13 23 1.8% 3.1%
330 Gaming managers 39 22 0 0 1.5% 1.5%
340 Lodging managers 145 98 5 5 4.7% 4.7%
350 Medical and health services managers 665 474 24 32 5.2% 6.8%
360 Natural sciences managers 17 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 485 368 15 17 4.1% 4.7%
420 Social and community service managers 495 311 20 22 6.5% 7.1%
425 Emergency management directors 7 6 1 1 19.3% 19.3%
430 Managers, all other 3,043 2,241 112 142 5.0% 6.3%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 33 28 1 2 3.5% 7.5%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 11 7 0 1 0.0% 15.4%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 207 150 4 4 2.7% 3.0%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 337 240 20 25 8.3% 10.3%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 365 280 16 18 5.7% 6.5%
565 Compliance officers 258 182 26 29 14.2% 15.9%
600 Cost estimators 150 113 2 2 1.9% 1.9%
630 Human resource workers 747 556 55 61 9.8% 11.0%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 90 58 6 8 10.7% 13.3%
650 Training and development specialists 181 128 9 11 7.4% 8.6%
700 Logisticians 98 81 8 10 10.3% 12.7%
710 Management analysts 707 508 11 15 2.2% 3.0%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 128 95 3 3 2.8% 2.8%
726 Fundraisers 117 71 5 5 7.1% 7.2%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 224 178 1 4 0.7% 2.2%
740 Business operations specialists, all other 388 267 23 27 8.7% 10.1%
800 Accountants and auditors 1,995 1,507 60 70 4.0% 4.6%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 82 54 6 6 10.7% 10.7%
820 Budget analysts 83 55 7 7 13.2% 13.2%
830 Credit analysts 37 22 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
840 Financial analysts 76 67 2 2 2.6% 2.6%
850 Personal financial advisors 369 289 5 7 1.8% 2.4%
860 Insurance underwriters 155 111 1 3 1.3% 2.4%
900 Financial examiners 15 7 1 1 19.0% 19.0%
910 Loan counselors and officers 439 316 3 5 1.0% 1.6%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 90 69 28 35 41.0% 51.0%
940 Tax preparers 97 79 2 4 2.8% 4.7%
950 Financial specialists, all other 102 77 5 5 6.1% 6.1%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 42,723 31,483 5,305 5,943 16.8% 18.9%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 24 19 1 1 5.6% 5.6%
1006 Computer systems analysts 513 381 25 27 6.6% 7.0%
1007 Information security analysts 63 46 0 0 0.7% 0.7%
1010 Computer programmers 571 438 15 17 3.4% 3.8%
1020 Software developers, applications and systems software 1,283 1,008 17 25 1.7% 2.5%
1030 Web developers 179 135 5 7 3.8% 4.9%
1050 Computer support specialists 601 463 24 32 5.3% 6.8%
1060 Database administrators 182 141 7 8 5.0% 5.7%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 326 230 6 11 2.7% 4.7%
1106 Computer network architects 127 98 3 4 3.5% 4.1%
1107 Computer occupations, all other 382 299 20 23 6.5% 7.8%
1200 Actuaries 29 19 1 1 5.1% 5.1%
1220 Operations research analysts 184 121 8 10 7.0% 8.5%
1240 Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 64 41 2 2 4.2% 4.2%
1300 Architects, except naval 170 120 1 2 1.2% 1.4%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 59 35 5 5 13.7% 13.7%
1320 Aerospace engineers 161 137 13 16 9.2% 11.8%
1340 Agricultural and biomedical engineers 17 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 89 73 2 2 2.8% 2.8%
1360 Civil engineers 468 350 27 33 7.8% 9.4%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 99 80 4 5 4.4% 5.7%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 369 290 13 17 4.5% 5.8%
1420 Environmental engineers 54 38 5 5 13.7% 13.7%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 244 182 8 9 4.4% 5.2%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 12 8 1 1 7.1% 9.1%
1450 Materials engineers 45 32 0 0 1.1% 1.1%
1460 Mechanical engineers 387 315 23 26 7.3% 8.1%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 15 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 30 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1520 Petroleum engineers 26 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1530 Engineers, all other 410 328 18 24 5.4% 7.4%
1540 Drafters 188 140 7 7 4.7% 4.7%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 509 365 57 68 15.7% 18.6%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 81 56 8 9 13.6% 15.5%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 61 34 2 2 4.4% 6.5%
1610 Biological scientists 167 113 16 19 13.8% 17.2%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 48 23 3 4 13.3% 16.0%
1650 Medical scientists and life scientists, all other 206 155 7 9 4.5% 5.7%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 25 20 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 13 7 2 3 27.5% 34.4%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 119 86 11 13 13.2% 15.2%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 131 92 15 19 16.3% 20.6%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 223 150 8 10 5.6% 6.9%
1800 Economists 53 20 5 5 24.2% 25.3%
1820 Psychologists 176 128 36 39 28.2% 30.3%
1840 Urban and regional planners 37 21 3 4 14.9% 19.8%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists 107 59 3 5 4.8% 7.8%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 28 16 3 3 19.1% 19.1%
1910 Biological technicians 32 21 3 3 15.5% 16.7%
1920 Chemical technicians 92 70 5 6 6.5% 8.1%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 15 7 1 1 16.2% 16.2%
1965 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians 218 151 16 19 10.8% 12.5%
2000 Counselors 986 686 149 171 21.7% 25.0%
2010 Social workers 1,026 739 146 159 19.7% 21.6%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 115 89 40 41 44.7% 45.9%
2016 Social and human service assistants 188 131 18 23 14.1% 17.4%
2025 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community hea 115 79 14 14 18.0% 18.0%
2040 Clergy 566 414 5 7 1.2% 1.7%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 63 48 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2060 Religious workers, all other 105 84 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,138 811 36 53 4.4% 6.6%
2105 Judicial law clerks 13 5 1 1 9.9% 9.9%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 500 385 12 17 3.2% 4.4%
2160 Miscellaneous legal support workers 249 177 20 22 11.2% 12.4%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,870 1,332 257 299 19.3% 22.5%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 882 688 124 140 18.1% 20.4%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,795 2,794 1,405 1,534 50.3% 54.9%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,568 1,127 607 665 53.8% 59.0%
2330 Special education teachers 568 399 233 257 58.4% 64.4%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 899 661 57 64 8.6% 9.7%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 80 45 3 3 5.7% 5.7%
2430 Librarians 281 188 45 50 23.9% 26.7%
2440 Library technicians 51 36 7 7 18.4% 19.6%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,310 938 299 328 31.9% 35.0%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 176 123 27 29 22.3% 23.9%
2600 Artists and related workers 95 65 6 6 8.9% 8.9%
2630 Designers 694 536 25 29 4.7% 5.4%
2700 Actors 20 18 3 3 19.6% 19.6%
2710 Producers and directors 153 119 11 13 9.6% 11.2%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 268 219 9 10 4.0% 4.6%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 18 11 0 0 4.0% 4.0%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 113 95 9 10 9.1% 10.2%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 18 13 3 3 20.4% 20.4%
2800 Announcers 54 40 4 4 9.9% 11.1%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 115 66 6 6 9.2% 9.2%
2825 Public relations specialists 198 134 5 8 3.6% 6.2%
2830 Editors 206 148 12 13 8.0% 8.8%
2840 Technical writers 75 54 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2850 Writers and authors 163 109 6 6 5.5% 5.5%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 97 75 9 9 11.5% 12.3%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, other media and communication equip 114 94 12 12 13.0% 13.0%
2910 Photographers 88 73 2 3 2.1% 4.0%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 38 35 9 9 27.3% 27.3%
3000 Chiropractors 14 10 0 1 0.0% 8.7%
3010 Dentists 81 66 3 3 4.2% 5.1%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 133 94 9 11 9.7% 11.7%
3040 Optometrists 17 14 1 1 7.6% 7.6%
3050 Pharmacists 336 244 17 22 7.0% 8.9%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 848 616 44 61 7.2% 10.0%
3110 Physician assistants 136 94 10 13 10.6% 14.4%
3140 Audiologists 22 19 1 2 3.1% 8.7%
3150 Occupational therapists 134 101 14 17 13.8% 16.8%
3160 Physical therapists 273 204 18 21 8.7% 10.2%
3200 Radiation therapists 19 14 1 2 9.2% 16.9%
3210 Recreational therapists 19 14 3 3 20.4% 20.4%
3220 Respiratory therapists 176 140 11 12 8.1% 8.7%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 162 120 36 37 30.4% 30.6%
3245 Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other 164 116 17 18 14.6% 15.2%
3250 Veterinarians 69 50 0 2 0.9% 3.6%
3255 Registered nurses 3,731 2,702 487 536 18.0% 19.8%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 43 30 1 3 3.0% 8.7%
3258 Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners 147 103 19 23 18.2% 22.2%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 11 10 1 1 12.8% 12.8%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 432 332 29 35 8.8% 10.6%
3310 Dental hygienists 196 142 3 3 2.1% 2.1%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 450 343 37 40 10.9% 11.5%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 223 190 33 37 17.4% 19.6%
3420 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 674 511 52 60 10.2% 11.8%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 705 538 55 59 10.3% 11.0%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 162 119 12 12 10.0% 10.0%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 63 44 2 2 3.8% 3.8%
3535 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 185 150 11 12 7.6% 8.2%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists 96 71 8 9 10.8% 12.7%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,548 1,903 203 222 10.7% 11.6%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 22 17 2 2 12.7% 12.7%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 102 76 0 2 0.2% 3.3%
3630 Massage therapists 104 79 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3640 Dental assistants 397 312 4 8 1.3% 2.6%
3645 Medical assistants 499 396 18 21 4.4% 5.2%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 85 55 2 2 2.8% 4.1%
3647 Pharmacy aides 54 44 6 6 13.6% 14.0%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 45 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3649 Phlebotomists 155 115 10 11 9.1% 9.4%
3655 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers 208 151 22 22 14.3% 14.3%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,275 19,364 2,159 2,354 11.1% 12.2%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 49 42 10 12 24.1% 27.4%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 132 105 50 52 47.7% 49.0%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 58 44 27 27 62.1% 62.6%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 130 100 8 9 8.2% 8.8%
3740 Fire fighters 384 311 198 210 63.6% 67.5%
3750 Fire inspectors 22 18 6 6 35.9% 35.9%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 566 451 183 197 40.6% 43.8%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 192 154 75 80 48.5% 52.2%
3840 Miscellaneous law enforcement workers 17 11 2 2 16.7% 16.7%
3850 Police officers 866 674 410 434 60.9% 64.3%
3900 Animal control workers 11 8 3 3 32.5% 32.5%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 125 96 8 14 8.6% 14.5%
3930 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,184 962 96 103 10.0% 10.7%
3940 Crossing guards 96 62 9 10 14.2% 16.7%
3945 Transportation security screeners 38 26 7 7 25.4% 26.2%
3955 Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers 206 143 13 13 8.9% 9.1%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 433 349 10 11 2.7% 3.3%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 625 468 24 27 5.2% 5.8%
4020 Cooks 2,509 1,941 83 95 4.3% 4.9%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,004 744 36 44 4.8% 5.9%
4040 Bartenders 505 387 10 10 2.6% 2.7%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 451 337 44 49 13.0% 14.6%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 357 272 4 5 1.4% 1.8%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,639 2,113 32 36 1.5% 1.7%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 235 176 28 31 15.7% 17.5%
4130 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other, inc. dining/cafeteria attendants & bartende 421 349 25 30 7.3% 8.5%
4140 Dishwashers 386 279 4 6 1.4% 2.3%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 364 294 6 7 2.0% 2.4%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 294 196 20 21 10.0% 10.8%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 141 103 8 8 7.6% 8.2%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,794 2,051 311 340 15.2% 16.6%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,717 1,250 91 97 7.3% 7.7%
4240 Pest control workers 66 58 2 2 2.7% 2.7%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,127 942 57 63 6.1% 6.7%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 151 108 3 3 2.5% 2.5%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 110 79 3 3 3.3% 3.3%
4340 Animal trainers 28 23 3 3 11.7% 11.7%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 178 144 4 4 2.8% 2.8%
4400 Gaming services workers 175 115 7 8 6.1% 7.3%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 14 8 1 1 17.3% 17.3%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 52 42 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 221 173 12 12 7.1% 7.1%
4460 Embalmers and funeral attendants 16 10 0 0 0.0% 1.3%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 25 19 1 1 6.5% 6.5%
4500 Barbers 44 37 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 604 467 8 12 1.6% 2.6%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 241 201 2 2 1.0% 1.0%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 90 76 22 23 28.8% 29.7%
4540 Tour and travel guides 46 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4600 Child care workers 1,162 873 44 53 5.1% 6.1%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,351 974 112 127 11.5% 13.0%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 438 333 13 13 3.9% 4.1%
4640 Residential advisors 82 57 21 22 36.1% 38.2%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 103 83 3 4 3.7% 5.0%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 16,975 13,207 401 455 3.0% 3.4%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,174 2,406 92 107 3.8% 4.5%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 950 724 13 17 1.8% 2.4%
4720 Cashiers 4,091 3,155 166 180 5.3% 5.7%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 181 143 3 3 2.3% 2.3%
4750 Parts salespersons 179 140 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,911 3,069 50 57 1.6% 1.9%
4800 Advertising sales agents 282 228 12 14 5.3% 6.1%
4810 Insurance sales agents 567 422 3 5 0.8% 1.2%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 290 228 1 3 0.5% 1.2%
4830 Travel agents 76 57 1 1 1.0% 1.0%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 525 444 6 9 1.4% 2.0%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,496 1,186 25 28 2.1% 2.4%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 79 62 3 3 4.9% 4.9%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 607 494 14 17 2.9% 3.4%
4930 Sales engineers 40 30 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 129 115 1 1 1.3% 1.3%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 152 108 1 1 1.2% 1.3%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 246 198 8 8 4.2% 4.2%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 23,454 17,392 1,712 1,906 9.8% 11.0%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,868 1,395 83 97 5.9% 6.9%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 54 37 3 3 9.3% 9.3%
5020 Telephone operators 55 42 2 4 4.6% 9.6%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 15 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5100 Bill and account collectors 257 194 10 10 5.3% 5.3%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 601 456 19 22 4.1% 4.9%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,626 1,143 45 53 3.9% 4.6%
5130 Gaming cage workers 10 4 1 1 14.8% 14.8%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 214 157 20 24 12.9% 15.0%
5150 Procurement clerks 40 26 4 4 16.1% 16.1%
5160 Tellers 551 412 6 8 1.4% 2.0%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 90 66 2 2 3.5% 3.5%
5200 Brokerage clerks 15 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 100 78 23 25 29.3% 32.1%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 71 48 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,485 1,909 120 136 6.3% 7.1%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 116 83 26 28 30.8% 33.4%
5260 File Clerks 437 341 40 48 11.7% 14.1%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 197 141 9 9 6.5% 6.5%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 220 164 18 18 10.7% 10.7%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 149 115 20 24 17.2% 20.4%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 157 117 0 1 0.1% 0.6%
5340 New accounts clerks 41 32 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Correspondence clerks and order clerks 167 128 7 7 5.4% 5.4%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 67 50 3 3 5.6% 6.5%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,694 1,260 55 60 4.4% 4.8%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 145 93 21 23 21.9% 24.9%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 170 127 14 16 11.0% 13.0%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 12 8 2 2 23.6% 23.6%
5510 Couriers and messengers 305 229 55 57 23.8% 25.0%
5520 Dispatchers 323 235 44 51 18.7% 21.6%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 35 27 11 12 38.9% 42.3%
5540 Postal service clerks 185 141 107 110 75.7% 77.9%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 462 349 256 273 73.4% 78.2%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 83 60 41 45 69.0% 74.7%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 340 240 19 20 7.8% 8.6%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 711 551 48 55 8.7% 9.9%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,946 1,546 108 123 7.0% 8.0%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 93 67 4 4 5.9% 5.9%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 3,937 2,745 218 251 7.9% 9.2%
5800 Computer operators 173 137 18 21 13.4% 15.1%
5810 Data entry keyers 453 338 21 22 6.2% 6.5%
5820 Word processors and typists 180 141 31 32 21.9% 22.5%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 343 259 8 9 3.1% 3.4%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 132 101 14 15 13.8% 14.6%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,376 1,055 117 129 11.1% 12.2%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 60 48 4 4 8.3% 8.9%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 13 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 21 14 5 5 35.7% 35.7%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers 659 453 31 38 6.9% 8.5%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,343 940 31 37 3.3% 4.0%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 54 39 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 28 24 6 7 27.3% 29.9%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 117 95 10 10 10.6% 10.8%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 1,030 717 11 16 1.6% 2.2%
6100 Fishing and hunting workers 29 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 14 8 2 2 21.0% 28.7%
6130 Logging workers 71 42 2 2 4.4% 5.1%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,264 5,573 1,066 1,121 19.1% 20.1%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 692 503 84 94 16.7% 18.6%
6210 Boilermakers 21 18 7 7 38.6% 38.6%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 132 112 25 25 22.2% 22.2%
6230 Carpenters 1,045 824 114 121 13.9% 14.7%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 156 137 12 12 8.8% 8.8%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 72 64 14 14 22.6% 22.6%
6260 Construction laborers 1,238 1,016 118 121 11.6% 11.9%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 29 20 5 5 25.1% 25.1%
6320 Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 528 362 122 128 33.6% 35.4%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 137 118 12 14 10.3% 12.2%
6355 Electricians 793 567 196 208 34.6% 36.7%
6360 Glaziers 55 44 6 7 13.1% 14.7%
6400 Insulation workers 62 43 8 9 19.1% 21.7%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers 391 328 32 34 9.8% 10.3%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 573 441 128 130 29.0% 29.5%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 22 19 2 2 12.8% 12.8%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 6 5 1 1 22.2% 22.2%
6515 Roofers 200 168 9 10 5.2% 5.9%
6520 Sheet metal workers 155 115 33 35 28.7% 30.3%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 84 69 32 32 46.7% 46.7%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 68 64 9 10 14.5% 15.8%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 88 59 9 11 15.0% 18.3%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 41 31 18 19 58.0% 60.0%
6710 Fence erectors 38 35 2 2 4.9% 4.9%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 38 26 4 4 16.9% 16.9%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 134 99 32 33 32.3% 33.7%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 17 8 1 3 18.5% 34.1%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 11 9 3 3 33.1% 33.1%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers 40 35 4 4 12.2% 12.2%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 64 43 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 33 17 2 2 11.3% 14.5%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 14 10 2 2 25.2% 25.2%
6840 Mining machine operators 141 72 13 13 17.6% 17.6%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 35 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6940 Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers 111 73 4 4 4.9% 4.9%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 5,805 4,442 743 802 16.7% 18.1%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 448 330 38 45 11.6% 13.5%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 361 275 11 15 4.0% 5.3%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 192 149 42 42 28.0% 28.0%
7030 Avionics technicians 21 17 7 9 43.9% 50.4%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 34 28 3 3 9.9% 9.9%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility 31 23 13 14 55.7% 59.3%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 20 16 8 8 49.1% 49.1%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 40 34 2 3 4.8% 7.9%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 59 45 7 8 14.4% 17.1%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 184 148 47 55 31.9% 36.9%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 142 112 4 4 3.4% 4.0%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 19 11 1 1 6.8% 6.8%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 879 708 34 40 4.8% 5.7%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 405 293 60 64 20.5% 21.7%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 297 187 41 45 22.1% 24.3%
7240 Small engine mechanics 54 43 4 4 9.9% 9.9%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 111 88 3 4 3.9% 4.5%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 32 25 3 5 12.7% 18.9%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 380 299 53 57 17.8% 18.9%
7320 Home appliance repairers 39 28 0 2 1.2% 7.3%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 564 433 88 92 20.2% 21.3%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 528 393 61 65 15.4% 16.6%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 46 36 8 8 22.8% 22.8%
7360 Millwrights 75 58 24 24 40.9% 42.4%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 152 113 60 61 53.5% 53.9%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 252 203 70 72 34.5% 35.6%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 91 65 11 11 16.7% 17.6%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 50 39 4 5 11.2% 13.8%
7520 Commercial divers 4 1 0 0 19.0% 19.0%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 25 18 1 2 6.3% 11.1%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 10 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 18 15 5 6 35.0% 41.0%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 27 22 4 4 17.0% 17.0%
7630 Other installation, maintenance, repair workers, including wind turbine techs, divers, train switch 215 177 25 25 13.9% 14.0%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 10,045 7,738 1,103 1,158 14.3% 15.0%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 889 676 62 71 9.2% 10.5%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 23 19 5 5 24.9% 24.9%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 204 159 18 18 11.1% 11.3%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 39 30 9 9 28.7% 28.7%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 40 33 9 9 27.9% 27.9%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,025 837 135 141 16.2% 16.8%
7800 Bakers 248 185 20 20 11.0% 11.0%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 431 319 74 74 23.2% 23.3%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 15 11 5 5 40.8% 40.8%
7840 Food batchmakers 120 86 11 12 12.8% 14.3%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 25 23 3 4 14.8% 15.7%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 156 114 22 22 19.7% 19.7%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 85 71 4 4 5.9% 5.9%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13 11 1 1 10.3% 10.3%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators; tenders and forging machine setters, operators; tenders, metal a 18 14 6 6 39.9% 39.9%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 120 99 15 17 14.9% 17.5%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 75 64 10 10 15.6% 15.6%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16 15 2 2 15.3% 15.3%
8030 Machinists 531 405 63 66 15.4% 16.4%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 23 19 4 4 18.4% 18.4%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 58 49 6 8 11.9% 15.9%
8130 Tool and die makers 83 65 10 10 15.6% 15.6%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 662 478 87 94 18.3% 19.7%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 19 15 2 2 10.9% 10.9%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 8 7 1 1 16.3% 16.3%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 490 407 55 60 13.5% 14.8%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 51 39 3 3 8.5% 8.5%
8255 Printing press operators 267 201 35 35 17.4% 17.4%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 24 15 2 2 14.7% 14.7%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 233 162 9 10 5.8% 6.4%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 63 48 4 4 8.7% 8.7%
8320 Sewing machine operators 165 137 4 4 3.2% 3.2%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 11 9 1 1 10.3% 10.3%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 59 53 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 7 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 10 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 43 37 2 2 4.7% 4.7%
8460 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers 65 54 5 5 9.5% 9.5%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 60 43 2 2 4.9% 4.9%
8510 Furniture finishers 13 11 1 1 8.0% 8.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 45 34 2 3 4.8% 8.1%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 29 19 1 1 4.8% 4.8%
8550 Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers 15 12 1 1 9.4% 10.5%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 71 53 16 16 31.0% 31.2%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 139 95 28 29 29.9% 30.5%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 98 77 27 27 34.9% 35.5%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 55 37 13 13 34.5% 34.5%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 86 65 15 15 22.6% 23.8%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 134 100 12 12 12.0% 12.0%
8710 Cutting workers 108 85 9 9 10.1% 10.2%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 45 33 9 9 26.4% 26.4%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 19 12 3 3 27.1% 27.1%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 845 650 64 69 9.9% 10.7%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 25 17 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 115 81 5 6 5.9% 7.0%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 389 288 50 54 17.4% 18.7%
8810 Painting workers 151 117 12 12 10.1% 10.1%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 58 41 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 15 11 1 1 6.9% 6.9%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 17 14 2 2 15.7% 15.7%
8910 Etchers and engravers 10 8 1 1 13.2% 13.2%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 32 26 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 46 32 8 8 25.6% 25.6%
8940 Tire builders 19 17 5 5 30.4% 30.4%
8950 Helpers--production workers 63 59 2 2 4.1% 4.1%
8965 Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators 929 720 105 109 14.6% 15.1%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,078 7,890 1,385 1,466 17.6% 18.6%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 292 226 22 25 9.8% 11.2%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 150 110 65 66 58.8% 60.4%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 53 41 23 24 55.4% 58.5%
9050 Flight attendants 107 85 50 50 58.8% 58.8%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 15 10 2 2 14.9% 14.9%
9120 Bus drivers 790 558 205 218 36.7% 39.0%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,656 2,795 343 362 12.3% 13.0%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 338 267 26 28 9.8% 10.6%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 74 61 6 7 10.6% 11.6%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 71 44 36 36 82.0% 82.0%
9240 Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters 75 58 47 48 80.7% 82.8%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 18 16 9 9 58.4% 58.4%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers 27 24 4 6 18.0% 23.8%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 47 41 2 2 4.9% 5.3%
9350 Parking lot attendants 103 81 4 4 4.5% 4.5%
9360 Service station attendants 100 74 1 3 1.8% 3.4%
9410 Transportation inspectors 46 33 11 13 34.0% 37.9%
9415 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants 38 26 13 15 50.1% 55.7%
9420 Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders 41 30 14 14 44.9% 47.5%
9510 Crane and tower operators 74 63 25 25 40.0% 40.0%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 65 39 7 7 18.5% 19.4%
9560 Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders 15 11 1 1 8.7% 8.7%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 580 524 89 95 17.1% 18.1%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 363 307 24 28 7.7% 9.0%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,214 1,783 293 309 16.4% 17.3%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 44 37 8 8 21.8% 21.8%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 470 394 25 31 6.4% 7.9%
9650 Pumping station operators 47 26 2 2 5.8% 5.8%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 85 71 14 14 20.1% 20.2%
9750 Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and ship loaders 80 57 14 14 25.2% 25.2%
               
     
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