Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2012
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 24,148 18,137 843 1,007 4.6% 5.6%
10 Chief executives 1,416 1,047 15 22 1.4% 2.1%
20 General and operations managers 1,354 1,013 24 33 2.3% 3.3%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 84 68 1 1 1.7% 1.7%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,233 964 18 24 1.9% 2.5%
60 Public relations managers 88 56 3 4 5.4% 7.0%
100 Administrative services managers 188 146 8 9 5.8% 6.2%
110 Computer and information systems managers 750 586 17 23 2.9% 3.9%
120 Financial managers 1,494 1,163 24 31 2.0% 2.6%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 23 17 3 3 16.6% 16.6%
136 Human resources managers 314 224 10 12 4.4% 5.3%
137 Training and development managers 46 35 2 2 4.9% 4.9%
140 Industrial production managers 311 227 7 9 3.2% 3.8%
150 Purchasing managers 268 215 6 6 2.6% 2.7%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 358 283 9 11 3.3% 3.9%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 195 120 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
220 Construction managers 625 483 26 30 5.4% 6.3%
230 Education administrators 1,085 775 117 136 15.1% 17.6%
300 Engineering managers 143 112 6 6 5.4% 5.4%
310 Food service managers 927 769 9 14 1.2% 1.8%
330 Gaming managers 32 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 151 109 3 3 3.2% 3.2%
350 Medical and health services managers 729 533 27 31 5.1% 5.7%
360 Natural sciences managers 19 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 532 406 13 19 3.3% 4.6%
420 Social and community service managers 480 298 14 17 4.7% 5.7%
425 Emergency management directors 8 5 1 1 11.2% 24.3%
430 Managers, all other 3,424 2,549 136 161 5.3% 6.3%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 44 36 1 1 1.6% 1.6%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 14 8 1 1 11.1% 12.4%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 230 171 3 5 2.0% 3.2%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 333 249 23 25 9.1% 10.1%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 401 314 18 20 5.7% 6.3%
565 Compliance officers 274 197 35 39 17.7% 19.6%
600 Cost estimators 127 97 7 7 6.8% 6.8%
630 Human resource workers 760 591 41 46 6.9% 7.8%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 105 79 10 11 12.3% 13.6%
650 Training and development specialists 176 128 6 7 5.0% 5.6%
700 Logisticians 115 93 3 5 3.0% 5.6%
710 Management analysts 728 533 14 17 2.6% 3.2%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 142 102 4 4 4.2% 4.2%
726 Fundraisers 107 74 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 246 191 2 4 0.9% 1.9%
740 Business operations specialists, all other 360 241 18 20 7.3% 8.3%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,121 1,608 89 103 5.5% 6.4%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 77 53 8 8 15.3% 15.5%
820 Budget analysts 81 54 6 8 12.0% 14.9%
830 Credit analysts 48 34 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
840 Financial analysts 98 80 5 5 5.9% 6.6%
850 Personal financial advisors 378 295 5 6 1.7% 2.0%
860 Insurance underwriters 129 94 2 2 1.6% 1.6%
900 Financial examiners 20 11 3 4 23.2% 31.0%
910 Loan counselors and officers 449 322 7 11 2.3% 3.4%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 109 87 30 35 34.7% 39.7%
940 Tax preparers 90 69 0 2 0.5% 2.3%
950 Financial specialists, all other 109 78 3 3 4.0% 4.0%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 42,968 32,067 5,176 5,819 16.1% 18.1%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 35 30 2 2 6.5% 6.5%
1006 Computer systems analysts 574 452 21 26 4.6% 5.8%
1007 Information security analysts 69 53 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
1010 Computer programmers 583 458 12 16 2.6% 3.5%
1020 Software developers, applications and systems software 1,321 1,031 15 25 1.5% 2.4%
1030 Web developers 185 139 4 5 2.9% 3.5%
1050 Computer support specialists 612 457 24 31 5.3% 6.7%
1060 Database administrators 139 101 6 6 6.3% 6.3%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 287 216 14 14 6.3% 6.7%
1106 Computer network architects 149 116 5 6 4.1% 4.8%
1107 Computer occupations, all other 419 309 18 23 5.8% 7.5%
1200 Actuaries 34 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 212 133 9 15 7.1% 11.3%
1240 Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 79 55 2 2 3.9% 3.9%
1300 Architects, except naval 179 138 3 5 2.4% 4.0%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 72 47 5 7 10.6% 15.6%
1320 Aerospace engineers 153 124 16 16 13.1% 13.1%
1340 Agricultural and biomedical engineers 14 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 84 71 5 5 7.2% 7.2%
1360 Civil engineers 457 350 33 37 9.3% 10.6%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 95 78 2 3 2.4% 4.3%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 398 323 20 24 6.1% 7.5%
1420 Environmental engineers 58 43 11 11 25.0% 25.0%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 265 208 4 8 2.0% 3.6%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 20 9 2 3 20.5% 33.0%
1450 Materials engineers 47 36 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
1460 Mechanical engineers 359 291 13 14 4.5% 4.9%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 15 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 14 11 2 3 13.6% 23.2%
1520 Petroleum engineers 41 33 0 0 0.3% 0.3%
1530 Engineers, all other 431 328 13 14 3.8% 4.3%
1540 Drafters 192 140 8 9 6.0% 6.4%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 512 381 59 67 15.6% 17.5%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 99 71 9 11 12.5% 15.7%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 64 37 2 2 4.5% 5.0%
1610 Biological scientists 156 100 11 13 11.3% 13.3%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 42 19 4 4 20.0% 20.0%
1650 Medical scientists and life scientists, all other 192 134 10 12 7.6% 9.1%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 31 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 26 14 2 4 14.6% 26.8%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 124 101 6 8 6.1% 7.6%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 140 99 11 11 10.9% 11.6%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 223 158 11 13 6.9% 8.4%
1800 Economists 57 24 1 2 2.6% 6.6%
1820 Psychologists 160 115 29 30 25.1% 26.3%
1840 Urban and regional planners 47 32 7 7 22.5% 23.1%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists 102 64 4 5 6.6% 7.1%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 39 32 3 3 10.1% 10.1%
1910 Biological technicians 24 18 1 1 4.6% 4.6%
1920 Chemical technicians 87 65 8 9 12.0% 13.6%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 28 22 1 1 5.2% 5.2%
1965 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians 232 166 21 25 12.8% 15.3%
2000 Counselors 902 618 125 141 20.2% 22.8%
2010 Social workers 1,001 739 150 168 20.3% 22.8%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 112 86 30 31 34.4% 35.5%
2016 Social and human service assistants 214 155 30 33 19.2% 21.6%
2025 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community hea 149 97 14 18 14.7% 18.6%
2040 Clergy 547 413 8 9 1.9% 2.2%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 64 52 3 3 4.8% 6.6%
2060 Religious workers, all other 98 76 2 2 2.0% 2.0%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,137 794 41 51 5.1% 6.5%
2105 Judicial law clerks 18 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 521 415 6 10 1.5% 2.3%
2160 Miscellaneous legal support workers 284 205 22 26 10.9% 12.6%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,863 1,328 248 298 18.7% 22.4%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 853 665 111 126 16.7% 19.0%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,746 2,777 1,326 1,459 47.8% 52.5%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,551 1,159 627 678 54.1% 58.5%
2330 Special education teachers 526 359 204 219 56.7% 60.9%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 907 697 47 55 6.7% 7.9%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 70 46 1 1 2.3% 2.9%
2430 Librarians 283 185 60 66 32.4% 35.8%
2440 Library technicians 65 47 10 11 20.8% 23.6%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,258 911 282 321 31.0% 35.2%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 210 145 24 28 16.7% 19.1%
2600 Artists and related workers 108 83 3 6 3.3% 7.3%
2630 Designers 726 557 22 24 3.9% 4.2%
2700 Actors 26 23 11 11 48.6% 48.6%
2710 Producers and directors 129 87 5 5 6.1% 6.1%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 273 213 18 20 8.4% 9.3%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 15 13 0 0 1.8% 1.8%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 123 111 12 12 11.3% 11.3%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 21 18 1 1 3.0% 7.9%
2800 Announcers 51 37 2 2 6.3% 6.3%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 121 73 9 11 12.9% 15.1%
2825 Public relations specialists 219 146 12 13 8.1% 8.8%
2830 Editors 194 146 7 9 4.5% 6.0%
2840 Technical writers 84 61 6 6 9.5% 9.7%
2850 Writers and authors 151 107 4 4 3.6% 3.6%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 91 71 12 12 16.2% 16.2%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, other media and communication equip 119 96 16 17 16.7% 18.3%
2910 Photographers 78 63 2 2 3.5% 3.5%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 44 40 3 3 7.4% 7.4%
3000 Chiropractors 17 12 0 0 0.0% 2.2%
3010 Dentists 94 68 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 134 99 5 7 5.5% 7.3%
3040 Optometrists 12 10 2 2 21.3% 21.3%
3050 Pharmacists 362 274 16 18 5.9% 6.6%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 926 711 45 62 6.3% 8.7%
3110 Physician assistants 146 102 2 7 2.1% 6.5%
3140 Audiologists 14 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3150 Occupational therapists 157 113 16 18 14.5% 15.8%
3160 Physical therapists 257 196 18 21 9.0% 10.6%
3200 Radiation therapists 13 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3210 Recreational therapists 18 14 2 2 15.2% 15.2%
3220 Respiratory therapists 145 105 8 8 7.5% 7.7%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 179 126 35 41 27.6% 32.2%
3245 Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other 160 114 7 9 6.5% 8.2%
3250 Veterinarians 78 59 1 2 1.1% 2.8%
3255 Registered nurses 3,800 2,794 506 548 18.1% 19.6%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 40 26 2 2 7.2% 7.2%
3258 Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners 147 101 13 15 12.6% 14.8%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 406 305 33 38 10.8% 12.3%
3310 Dental hygienists 211 153 0 0 0.3% 0.3%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 400 304 28 32 9.3% 10.6%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 210 164 38 39 23.0% 23.5%
3420 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 714 554 45 48 8.1% 8.6%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 663 523 57 63 10.8% 12.1%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 117 85 7 8 8.5% 8.9%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 69 52 0 3 0.0% 5.9%
3535 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 168 139 13 14 9.1% 10.0%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists 107 74 15 16 20.3% 21.7%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,614 2,061 221 252 10.7% 12.2%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 24 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 84 67 1 3 2.1% 4.9%
3630 Massage therapists 113 88 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
3640 Dental assistants 364 277 1 2 0.5% 0.8%
3645 Medical assistants 513 409 14 23 3.4% 5.6%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 68 44 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
3647 Pharmacy aides 57 49 2 2 5.1% 5.1%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 58 49 2 2 4.4% 4.4%
3649 Phlebotomists 155 120 9 12 7.8% 9.9%
3655 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers 219 164 22 22 13.6% 13.7%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 24,929 19,782 2,126 2,307 10.7% 11.7%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 62 53 23 24 43.8% 45.2%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 143 108 48 50 44.4% 46.3%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 78 62 40 41 64.3% 66.7%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 110 85 5 5 6.4% 6.4%
3740 Fire fighters 353 293 200 203 68.2% 69.2%
3750 Fire inspectors 24 16 4 4 24.1% 27.1%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 459 375 178 185 47.6% 49.3%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 203 157 58 64 36.8% 40.7%
3840 Miscellaneous law enforcement workers 23 9 2 2 20.4% 25.8%
3850 Police officers 804 655 373 390 57.0% 59.6%
3900 Animal control workers 15 9 3 3 29.8% 29.8%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 111 86 11 12 12.3% 13.8%
3930 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,117 925 99 109 10.7% 11.7%
3940 Crossing guards 78 64 11 11 17.2% 17.2%
3945 Transportation security screeners 34 26 8 9 30.4% 35.3%
3955 Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers 222 152 6 7 4.2% 4.9%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 452 365 15 17 4.2% 4.7%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 655 506 20 27 4.0% 5.4%
4020 Cooks 2,440 1,970 82 102 4.2% 5.2%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,132 892 42 47 4.7% 5.2%
4040 Bartenders 537 403 6 8 1.4% 1.9%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 429 344 40 42 11.6% 12.1%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 290 245 6 9 2.6% 3.7%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,608 2,146 35 40 1.6% 1.9%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 275 213 21 24 9.9% 11.5%
4130 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other, inc. dining/cafeteria attendants & bartende 464 378 21 26 5.7% 7.0%
4140 Dishwashers 366 274 7 11 2.5% 3.9%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 322 255 2 5 0.9% 2.1%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 236 175 14 18 7.8% 10.2%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 143 116 8 10 6.7% 8.2%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,736 2,097 318 338 15.2% 16.1%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,644 1,284 94 102 7.3% 8.0%
4240 Pest control workers 74 65 4 4 5.8% 5.8%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,177 993 61 68 6.2% 6.9%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 148 109 3 3 3.1% 3.1%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 116 97 5 5 4.9% 4.9%
4340 Animal trainers 19 15 2 2 13.3% 13.3%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 180 140 2 4 1.3% 2.8%
4400 Gaming services workers 147 98 5 5 5.2% 5.2%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 4 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 58 48 2 2 5.1% 5.1%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 227 178 15 17 8.4% 9.3%
4460 Embalmers and funeral attendants 19 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 35 25 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 63 63 1 2 1.8% 3.5%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 603 483 7 8 1.5% 1.6%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 272 241 2 5 0.7% 1.9%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 84 67 13 14 19.8% 21.0%
4540 Tour and travel guides 54 35 2 2 6.5% 6.5%
4600 Child care workers 1,170 907 50 55 5.5% 6.0%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,297 999 121 130 12.1% 13.0%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 443 336 11 14 3.3% 4.2%
4640 Residential advisors 81 59 20 20 33.6% 33.6%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 93 72 1 1 1.5% 1.7%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 16,833 13,385 389 464 2.9% 3.5%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,212 2,477 89 104 3.6% 4.2%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,035 828 25 32 3.0% 3.8%
4720 Cashiers 3,941 3,242 161 180 5.0% 5.5%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 171 133 8 10 6.4% 7.2%
4750 Parts salespersons 148 99 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,992 3,187 36 48 1.1% 1.5%
4800 Advertising sales agents 269 217 6 9 2.7% 4.1%
4810 Insurance sales agents 535 415 0 4 0.0% 0.9%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 294 235 0 0 0.0% 0.1%
4830 Travel agents 80 59 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 532 436 18 21 4.1% 4.8%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,488 1,167 17 21 1.5% 1.8%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 70 51 0 1 0.0% 2.5%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 538 421 16 19 3.8% 4.6%
4930 Sales engineers 36 28 1 1 3.8% 3.8%
4940 Telemarketers 125 107 3 3 2.9% 2.9%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 121 86 3 4 3.7% 4.7%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 246 197 5 8 2.5% 3.9%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 22,676 17,330 1,680 1,891 9.7% 10.9%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,790 1,380 83 100 6.0% 7.2%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 50 35 3 5 9.6% 13.6%
5020 Telephone operators 47 42 6 6 13.9% 15.5%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 14 9 1 1 12.6% 12.6%
5100 Bill and account collectors 253 203 5 5 2.2% 2.6%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 578 453 22 27 4.9% 5.9%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,530 1,129 40 52 3.5% 4.6%
5130 Gaming cage workers 18 8 0 0 1.9% 1.9%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 201 148 13 18 8.7% 12.2%
5150 Procurement clerks 34 26 5 6 17.7% 22.4%
5160 Tellers 499 387 5 7 1.3% 1.9%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 64 49 0 2 0.8% 4.8%
5200 Brokerage clerks 6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 108 84 27 28 32.1% 33.3%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 65 44 2 2 4.2% 4.2%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,473 1,947 117 130 6.0% 6.7%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 103 84 28 29 33.2% 35.1%
5260 File Clerks 383 298 24 28 8.1% 9.5%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 167 107 8 8 7.3% 7.9%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 193 147 10 11 7.0% 7.2%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 141 98 20 22 20.0% 22.1%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 183 137 3 3 1.8% 1.8%
5340 New accounts clerks 30 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Correspondence clerks and order clerks 149 114 6 6 5.2% 5.2%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 158 118 7 11 5.9% 8.9%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,634 1,255 47 54 3.8% 4.3%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 168 130 31 33 23.7% 25.7%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 138 110 11 11 9.9% 10.3%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 25 21 3 3 13.4% 13.4%
5510 Couriers and messengers 254 190 37 40 19.4% 20.9%
5520 Dispatchers 349 277 49 52 17.6% 18.9%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 37 28 7 8 25.3% 30.3%
5540 Postal service clerks 186 148 102 117 68.7% 78.8%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 403 313 235 241 75.2% 77.2%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 85 67 37 41 55.0% 60.6%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 372 267 27 29 10.0% 10.8%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 651 530 46 49 8.6% 9.2%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,812 1,446 134 148 9.3% 10.2%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 92 69 5 6 7.8% 8.5%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 3,835 2,792 220 258 7.9% 9.2%
5800 Computer operators 130 98 10 12 10.3% 12.1%
5810 Data entry keyers 431 327 33 38 10.1% 11.5%
5820 Word processors and typists 145 117 24 25 20.7% 21.4%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 301 238 6 9 2.6% 4.0%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 118 93 9 9 9.4% 9.4%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,412 1,111 123 142 11.1% 12.8%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 56 42 4 4 9.3% 9.3%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 12 7 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
5920 Statistical assistants 32 29 1 1 3.7% 3.7%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers 761 551 46 54 8.4% 9.7%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,294 950 32 38 3.4% 4.0%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 56 41 2 3 3.8% 6.3%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 25 18 4 6 23.5% 34.8%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 139 123 18 19 14.9% 15.4%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 981 712 7 10 1.0% 1.4%
6100 Fishing and hunting workers 29 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 11 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6130 Logging workers 53 38 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,201 5,568 1,052 1,106 18.9% 19.9%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 687 498 85 93 17.0% 18.7%
6210 Boilermakers 29 23 7 7 31.7% 33.0%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 129 109 22 22 20.6% 20.6%
6230 Carpenters 1,049 828 117 125 14.1% 15.1%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 109 101 6 7 6.1% 7.3%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 78 63 15 15 23.4% 23.4%
6260 Construction laborers 1,276 1,076 123 132 11.5% 12.3%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 24 20 3 3 14.4% 14.4%
6320 Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 521 334 85 88 25.4% 26.2%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 123 112 11 14 10.2% 12.5%
6355 Electricians 802 592 209 214 35.2% 36.1%
6360 Glaziers 50 41 7 7 16.6% 16.6%
6400 Insulation workers 51 37 6 6 16.9% 16.9%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers 377 316 34 35 10.6% 11.1%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 570 448 133 137 29.6% 30.5%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 17 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 13 9 5 5 60.5% 60.5%
6515 Roofers 168 146 11 12 7.5% 8.0%
6520 Sheet metal workers 146 110 36 38 32.7% 34.6%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 80 63 27 29 43.8% 46.0%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 61 53 5 5 10.3% 10.3%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 116 95 11 12 11.9% 12.9%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 30 32 16 19 51.8% 61.1%
6710 Fence erectors 31 27 1 1 5.5% 5.5%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 42 30 7 7 24.9% 24.9%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 150 100 35 36 34.5% 35.7%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 12 7 6 6 80.3% 80.3%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 6 6 2 2 36.6% 36.6%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers 40 31 4 4 13.4% 13.4%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 54 32 1 1 3.6% 3.9%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 49 28 2 2 5.7% 5.7%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 13 5 1 1 23.5% 23.5%
6840 Mining machine operators 125 65 11 12 17.5% 18.6%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 31 18 1 1 5.9% 5.9%
6940 Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers 142 97 4 5 4.6% 5.2%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 5,648 4,350 688 729 15.8% 16.8%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 373 284 20 21 7.1% 7.4%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 320 244 13 14 5.1% 5.8%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 189 147 38 39 25.8% 26.5%
7030 Avionics technicians 14 10 5 6 44.3% 55.0%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 40 37 7 8 18.3% 20.6%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility 22 16 7 7 45.0% 45.0%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 19 16 7 7 46.3% 46.3%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 63 48 1 2 2.3% 4.8%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 47 38 2 2 5.1% 5.1%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 172 152 47 49 31.1% 32.3%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 155 125 4 4 3.2% 3.2%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 25 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 916 745 39 41 5.2% 5.5%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 369 283 56 60 19.8% 21.3%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 276 176 52 53 29.7% 30.1%
7240 Small engine mechanics 54 44 2 2 4.3% 4.3%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 97 82 2 3 2.4% 3.6%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 31 25 8 8 31.3% 31.3%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 374 298 47 52 15.9% 17.3%
7320 Home appliance repairers 46 39 6 7 14.6% 18.8%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 589 435 94 96 21.7% 22.2%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 540 395 62 67 15.6% 16.9%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 33 28 4 5 12.9% 18.0%
7360 Millwrights 73 50 22 23 45.0% 46.9%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 164 119 54 56 45.2% 47.4%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 232 178 61 64 34.2% 35.9%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 68 51 6 6 11.0% 11.0%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 40 29 3 3 10.9% 10.9%
7520 Commercial divers 2 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 27 20 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 16 10 2 2 16.6% 16.6%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 35 30 0 0 1.6% 1.6%
7630 Other installation, maintenance, repair workers, including wind turbine techs, divers, train switch 222 174 18 20 10.2% 11.3%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 10,327 8,113 1,001 1,083 12.3% 13.4%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 955 750 57 66 7.6% 8.8%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 22 23 4 4 15.4% 15.4%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 202 162 18 18 10.9% 11.1%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 38 32 7 7 20.7% 21.4%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 25 22 8 8 39.2% 39.2%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,106 895 134 141 15.0% 15.8%
7800 Bakers 242 190 24 24 12.4% 12.4%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 436 311 57 63 18.4% 20.1%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 16 12 3 3 29.2% 29.2%
7840 Food batchmakers 111 79 6 6 7.6% 8.0%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 23 15 2 3 15.1% 20.9%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 133 100 20 21 19.7% 20.8%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 84 68 5 5 7.9% 7.9%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12 10 2 2 19.5% 19.5%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators; tenders and forging machine setters, operators; tenders, metal a 24 18 6 6 35.0% 35.0%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 97 83 12 15 15.1% 17.7%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 72 59 6 8 10.9% 13.2%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 17 16 1 1 7.2% 7.2%
8030 Machinists 497 393 52 55 13.3% 14.0%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 20 15 4 4 27.8% 27.8%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 54 38 6 7 14.6% 19.4%
8130 Tool and die makers 69 55 5 7 9.3% 12.7%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 744 560 81 86 14.4% 15.4%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 24 17 2 2 13.2% 13.2%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 2 2 1 1 30.3% 30.3%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 483 422 59 66 14.0% 15.5%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 42 30 1 1 2.0% 2.6%
8255 Printing press operators 250 188 17 19 9.0% 10.2%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 24 20 0 0 1.9% 1.9%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 211 161 12 15 7.3% 9.0%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 66 55 1 1 1.7% 1.7%
8320 Sewing machine operators 181 154 1 1 0.6% 0.6%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 9 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 54 52 2 4 4.7% 7.0%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 12 11 1 1 6.1% 6.1%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 11 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 9 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 23 21 1 1 4.8% 4.8%
8460 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers 51 44 5 5 11.8% 11.8%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 51 37 2 2 5.1% 5.1%
8510 Furniture finishers 9 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 36 27 1 1 2.3% 2.3%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 37 25 2 2 10.2% 10.2%
8550 Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers 22 13 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 62 44 17 18 39.2% 39.4%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 151 109 28 31 25.9% 28.4%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 99 74 20 25 27.1% 33.2%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 54 37 6 7 17.5% 20.4%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 89 75 15 15 19.8% 19.8%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 134 94 12 12 12.5% 12.9%
8710 Cutting workers 89 69 6 6 8.9% 8.9%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 49 38 8 9 21.3% 23.7%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 18 14 4 4 30.2% 30.2%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 845 671 72 78 10.7% 11.6%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 42 29 1 1 4.3% 4.3%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 103 88 5 5 5.5% 5.5%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 369 271 30 35 11.2% 12.8%
8810 Painting workers 181 145 11 11 7.6% 7.6%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 63 52 0 0 0.6% 0.6%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 12 8 3 3 39.0% 39.0%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 9 8 2 3 26.7% 38.4%
8910 Etchers and engravers 8 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 31 27 3 3 9.6% 9.6%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 45 34 6 6 16.9% 16.9%
8940 Tire builders 20 17 4 4 21.1% 21.1%
8950 Helpers--production workers 71 60 4 4 6.6% 6.6%
8965 Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators 1,177 933 114 123 12.2% 13.1%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,060 7,919 1,362 1,462 17.2% 18.5%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 258 205 23 27 11.3% 13.4%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 165 120 68 73 56.8% 61.0%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 61 47 28 31 60.5% 66.3%
9050 Flight attendants 107 86 50 52 58.7% 60.5%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 21 21 1 1 5.0% 5.0%
9120 Bus drivers 735 547 195 215 35.6% 39.3%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,707 2,885 362 382 12.6% 13.3%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 324 252 29 30 11.6% 11.9%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 79 60 10 11 16.7% 18.7%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 68 44 28 29 64.2% 65.9%
9240 Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters 82 62 43 44 69.0% 70.5%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 15 12 7 7 64.1% 64.1%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers 20 17 4 4 21.2% 21.2%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 39 29 2 2 8.4% 8.4%
9350 Parking lot attendants 91 73 7 8 9.3% 11.0%
9360 Service station attendants 121 93 6 6 6.7% 6.7%
9410 Transportation inspectors 39 31 9 10 30.6% 30.9%
9415 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants 48 33 8 8 23.0% 23.0%
9420 Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders 38 27 15 15 54.7% 55.3%
9510 Crane and tower operators 72 62 12 12 19.1% 19.1%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 53 33 3 3 8.2% 8.2%
9560 Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders 10 8 3 3 38.6% 38.6%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 583 517 86 92 16.6% 17.8%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 356 286 21 21 7.5% 7.5%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,229 1,769 260 286 14.7% 16.2%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 37 28 8 9 30.0% 31.4%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 500 414 38 45 9.2% 10.8%
9650 Pumping station operators 38 22 1 2 5.3% 7.9%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 103 88 17 18 19.8% 20.0%
9750 Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and ship loaders 61 51 15 16 30.4% 31.0%
               
     
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