Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2013
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 24,293 18,318 804 961 4.4% 5.2%
10 Chief executives 1,486 1,106 21 31 1.9% 2.8%
20 General and operations managers 1,335 981 28 32 2.9% 3.2%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 63 53 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,114 860 10 17 1.2% 2.0%
60 Public relations managers 77 55 2 2 3.2% 3.4%
100 Administrative services managers 163 117 5 6 4.6% 5.4%
110 Computer and information systems managers 753 582 14 15 2.3% 2.6%
120 Financial managers 1,501 1,166 26 33 2.3% 2.9%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 16 12 0 0 3.7% 3.7%
136 Human resources managers 307 222 4 5 1.9% 2.4%
137 Training and development managers 40 34 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
140 Industrial production managers 332 259 5 8 2.0% 2.9%
150 Purchasing managers 235 184 8 10 4.5% 5.2%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 321 259 14 15 5.5% 5.7%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 174 107 0 1 0.0% 0.6%
220 Construction managers 582 425 34 37 8.0% 8.6%
230 Education administrators 1,045 746 125 146 16.8% 19.5%
300 Engineering managers 146 117 3 3 2.8% 2.8%
310 Food service managers 1,018 815 16 21 1.9% 2.5%
330 Gaming managers 28 19 0 0 2.1% 2.1%
340 Lodging managers 155 104 1 4 0.5% 4.0%
350 Medical and health services managers 744 566 31 41 5.5% 7.3%
360 Natural sciences managers 19 14 1 1 7.6% 7.6%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 533 415 13 14 3.2% 3.4%
420 Social and community service managers 497 319 11 12 3.4% 3.9%
425 Emergency management directors 15 9 0 1 0.0% 13.2%
430 Managers, all other 3,512 2,622 119 139 4.5% 5.3%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 53 46 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 21 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 276 206 6 6 2.8% 3.1%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 351 287 24 25 8.5% 8.9%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 388 310 21 24 6.7% 7.7%
565 Compliance officers 264 189 19 19 9.8% 10.1%
600 Cost estimators 155 116 5 5 4.4% 4.6%
630 Human resource workers 708 544 45 50 8.2% 9.2%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 100 77 6 6 8.0% 8.0%
650 Training and development specialists 167 118 8 8 6.7% 6.7%
700 Logisticians 127 97 8 9 8.3% 9.5%
710 Management analysts 802 581 10 16 1.8% 2.8%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 151 117 2 4 2.1% 3.7%
726 Fundraisers 147 98 2 3 1.9% 3.1%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 268 211 5 6 2.3% 2.9%
740 Business operations specialists, all other 261 193 13 15 7.0% 7.7%
800 Accountants and auditors 2,126 1,670 69 84 4.1% 5.0%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 81 61 10 11 15.6% 17.8%
820 Budget analysts 91 60 7 7 10.8% 10.8%
830 Credit analysts 49 31 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
840 Financial analysts 112 92 4 5 4.5% 5.1%
850 Personal financial advisors 397 303 4 4 1.2% 1.5%
860 Insurance underwriters 148 102 3 3 2.6% 2.6%
900 Financial examiners 13 12 2 3 14.2% 23.3%
910 Loan counselors and officers 508 375 9 14 2.3% 3.8%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 78 63 22 28 35.5% 44.5%
940 Tax preparers 102 81 5 5 6.6% 6.6%
950 Financial specialists, all other 138 96 2 2 2.3% 2.6%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 43,117 32,743 5,231 5,872 16.0% 17.9%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 29 16 0 0 2.8% 2.8%
1006 Computer systems analysts 580 461 11 17 2.4% 3.6%
1007 Information security analysts 74 53 1 2 1.1% 3.0%
1010 Computer programmers 556 452 15 23 3.4% 5.2%
1020 Software developers, applications and systems software 1,360 1,076 33 39 3.0% 3.6%
1030 Web developers 199 155 7 8 4.8% 5.1%
1050 Computer support specialists 651 505 40 43 7.8% 8.6%
1060 Database administrators 124 99 7 9 7.0% 8.7%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 273 211 9 11 4.4% 5.1%
1106 Computer network architects 157 132 2 7 1.5% 5.1%
1107 Computer occupations, all other 473 384 19 30 4.9% 7.7%
1200 Actuaries 37 30 3 3 11.1% 11.1%
1220 Operations research analysts 171 122 10 11 8.5% 9.4%
1240 Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 92 73 5 6 7.2% 7.6%
1300 Architects, except naval 184 125 6 8 4.8% 6.6%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 46 36 3 3 8.0% 8.0%
1320 Aerospace engineers 164 140 17 17 12.1% 12.4%
1340 Agricultural and biomedical engineers 14 10 0 0 2.0% 2.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 81 59 4 4 6.5% 6.5%
1360 Civil engineers 427 340 29 34 8.6% 9.9%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 110 98 2 2 1.9% 1.9%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 359 284 14 21 4.9% 7.5%
1420 Environmental engineers 48 31 7 7 23.8% 23.8%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 245 187 8 9 4.3% 4.8%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 21 12 2 2 14.5% 14.5%
1450 Materials engineers 51 44 2 2 4.5% 4.5%
1460 Mechanical engineers 370 302 15 16 4.8% 5.2%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 25 16 1 2 7.4% 12.8%
1510 Nuclear engineers 8 5 0 0 3.9% 3.9%
1520 Petroleum engineers 46 35 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1530 Engineers, all other 500 388 18 22 4.6% 5.6%
1540 Drafters 162 114 2 6 1.3% 4.9%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 518 387 62 64 16.0% 16.6%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 82 52 3 5 6.0% 8.8%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 68 35 4 4 10.7% 11.2%
1610 Biological scientists 186 112 11 12 9.8% 10.5%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 52 29 7 7 23.3% 23.3%
1650 Medical scientists and life scientists, all other 184 139 12 19 8.3% 13.9%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 24 14 2 2 12.4% 12.4%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 16 11 0 2 0.0% 17.8%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 136 113 4 7 3.2% 5.9%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 125 84 7 8 8.9% 9.2%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 203 149 5 6 3.2% 4.2%
1800 Economists 67 29 1 2 3.0% 6.3%
1820 Psychologists 170 115 35 40 30.2% 34.6%
1840 Urban and regional planners 28 21 3 3 17.0% 17.0%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists 84 56 5 6 9.5% 11.5%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 40 27 3 4 12.1% 16.2%
1910 Biological technicians 25 18 1 1 4.9% 4.9%
1920 Chemical technicians 84 66 5 7 7.6% 10.9%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 27 24 3 4 13.2% 18.1%
1965 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians 206 136 10 12 7.6% 9.1%
2000 Counselors 935 672 134 150 20.0% 22.3%
2010 Social workers 953 705 146 153 20.7% 21.7%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 132 107 44 49 41.0% 46.1%
2016 Social and human service assistants 191 131 17 17 12.8% 12.8%
2025 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community hea 157 105 13 14 12.4% 13.5%
2040 Clergy 531 408 6 6 1.6% 1.6%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 80 61 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
2060 Religious workers, all other 94 71 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,135 804 51 59 6.3% 7.4%
2105 Judicial law clerks 20 13 1 1 8.7% 8.7%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 499 387 10 13 2.7% 3.3%
2160 Miscellaneous legal support workers 291 219 14 15 6.2% 6.7%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,842 1,316 225 264 17.1% 20.1%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 831 670 115 131 17.2% 19.5%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,992 3,048 1,455 1,601 47.7% 52.5%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,445 1,067 557 606 52.2% 56.8%
2330 Special education teachers 521 385 204 220 53.1% 57.3%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 763 595 39 45 6.6% 7.6%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 71 43 2 2 5.3% 5.3%
2430 Librarians 265 190 48 55 25.3% 29.2%
2440 Library technicians 55 42 7 7 17.3% 17.3%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,267 924 294 326 31.9% 35.3%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 232 170 35 43 20.7% 25.3%
2600 Artists and related workers 106 80 4 5 5.0% 5.9%
2630 Designers 762 610 13 16 2.1% 2.6%
2700 Actors 39 37 11 12 30.6% 31.9%
2710 Producers and directors 145 117 8 8 6.7% 6.7%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 324 249 12 15 4.7% 6.2%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 15 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 127 107 18 19 17.1% 18.2%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 22 19 3 3 14.9% 14.9%
2800 Announcers 50 34 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 113 78 6 8 8.1% 10.4%
2825 Public relations specialists 196 126 8 8 6.1% 6.7%
2830 Editors 169 130 6 6 4.5% 4.6%
2840 Technical writers 86 63 1 3 2.1% 4.1%
2850 Writers and authors 139 102 6 9 6.2% 8.4%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 86 60 5 6 8.3% 10.6%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, other media and communication equip 106 88 11 11 12.0% 12.7%
2910 Photographers 82 74 3 4 4.5% 5.2%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 63 57 6 6 9.7% 9.7%
3000 Chiropractors 23 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 99 75 3 4 4.2% 4.9%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 136 103 10 12 9.7% 11.7%
3040 Optometrists 22 20 1 1 6.5% 6.5%
3050 Pharmacists 368 270 19 22 7.0% 8.3%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 986 740 49 70 6.6% 9.5%
3110 Physician assistants 165 125 6 7 4.6% 5.8%
3140 Audiologists 15 10 0 0 1.7% 1.7%
3150 Occupational therapists 152 104 23 23 21.6% 21.8%
3160 Physical therapists 272 204 11 16 5.5% 7.8%
3200 Radiation therapists 18 15 0 1 0.0% 7.0%
3210 Recreational therapists 14 12 2 2 14.4% 14.4%
3220 Respiratory therapists 141 112 12 12 10.5% 10.5%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 173 124 31 38 24.9% 30.6%
3245 Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other 178 130 7 7 5.5% 5.6%
3250 Veterinarians 76 54 0 0 0.3% 0.3%
3255 Registered nurses 3,774 2,830 480 534 17.0% 18.9%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 40 24 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
3258 Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners 174 125 12 12 9.2% 10.0%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 12 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 439 351 36 41 10.3% 11.7%
3310 Dental hygienists 252 180 3 4 1.7% 2.0%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 465 365 27 30 7.3% 8.3%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 199 164 39 42 24.0% 25.6%
3420 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 688 539 43 48 8.0% 9.0%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 671 546 53 62 9.8% 11.4%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 123 85 10 10 12.1% 12.4%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 60 46 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
3535 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 147 130 11 13 8.7% 10.4%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists 111 78 11 13 14.0% 16.2%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,556 2,050 238 257 11.6% 12.5%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 22 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 93 69 5 5 6.6% 6.7%
3630 Massage therapists 122 97 1 2 1.0% 2.4%
3640 Dental assistants 357 282 8 13 2.9% 4.5%
3645 Medical assistants 552 463 29 32 6.2% 6.9%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 60 43 2 2 4.3% 4.3%
3647 Pharmacy aides 44 33 0 0 0.3% 1.5%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 58 42 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3649 Phlebotomists 148 117 10 12 8.5% 10.5%
3655 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers 218 156 21 23 13.7% 15.0%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 24,827 20,056 2,175 2,352 10.8% 11.7%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 39 34 10 10 29.3% 29.3%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 139 113 46 47 40.4% 41.5%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 76 61 28 30 45.6% 49.4%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 114 93 5 7 5.2% 7.0%
3740 Fire fighters 375 306 194 204 63.4% 66.5%
3750 Fire inspectors 31 19 9 9 47.1% 47.1%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 495 421 175 189 41.5% 44.9%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 205 164 57 62 35.0% 37.7%
3840 Miscellaneous law enforcement workers 17 9 2 3 23.5% 31.3%
3850 Police officers 852 701 414 430 59.1% 61.3%
3900 Animal control workers 19 12 4 4 38.5% 38.5%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 98 75 13 14 18.1% 18.6%
3930 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 987 829 106 118 12.8% 14.2%
3940 Crossing guards 69 56 11 11 19.4% 19.4%
3945 Transportation security screeners 35 28 7 9 23.8% 30.2%
3955 Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers 269 189 15 15 7.9% 7.9%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 493 411 17 18 4.2% 4.5%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 681 529 29 33 5.5% 6.2%
4020 Cooks 2,366 1,943 92 101 4.7% 5.2%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,112 875 43 45 4.9% 5.1%
4040 Bartenders 518 391 11 12 2.9% 3.1%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 482 386 33 37 8.6% 9.7%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 296 224 4 4 1.8% 1.8%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,509 2,113 39 46 1.8% 2.2%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 278 227 36 38 15.8% 16.6%
4130 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other, inc. dining/cafeteria attendants & bartende 423 365 27 29 7.5% 8.0%
4140 Dishwashers 363 297 6 7 2.1% 2.4%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 365 303 3 6 1.0% 2.0%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 265 200 20 21 9.9% 10.7%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 129 107 9 10 8.3% 9.3%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,757 2,149 308 341 14.3% 15.9%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,559 1,196 98 106 8.2% 8.8%
4240 Pest control workers 69 62 6 6 10.1% 10.1%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,160 991 45 48 4.5% 4.8%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 144 111 3 3 2.4% 2.4%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 106 88 6 6 6.5% 6.5%
4340 Animal trainers 28 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 160 128 4 4 3.2% 3.2%
4400 Gaming services workers 145 106 12 12 11.0% 11.2%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 2 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 57 44 2 2 5.3% 5.3%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 216 172 11 11 6.2% 6.4%
4460 Embalmers and funeral attendants 18 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 39 33 3 3 7.8% 7.8%
4500 Barbers 73 77 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 607 504 4 6 0.9% 1.2%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 257 243 1 1 0.6% 0.6%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 107 92 24 27 26.4% 29.1%
4540 Tour and travel guides 74 42 1 1 3.2% 3.2%
4600 Child care workers 1,071 856 39 56 4.6% 6.5%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,416 1,144 124 134 10.8% 11.7%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 511 389 11 11 2.8% 2.9%
4640 Residential advisors 64 47 5 6 11.6% 13.0%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 87 66 0 1 0.7% 1.6%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 16,687 13,338 384 439 2.9% 3.3%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,315 2,525 96 106 3.8% 4.2%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,000 781 27 30 3.4% 3.8%
4720 Cashiers 3,919 3,272 147 163 4.5% 5.0%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 119 92 2 2 2.6% 2.6%
4750 Parts salespersons 147 95 3 3 3.5% 3.5%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,834 3,089 44 55 1.4% 1.8%
4800 Advertising sales agents 278 235 11 15 4.7% 6.6%
4810 Insurance sales agents 584 469 7 13 1.6% 2.7%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 283 233 2 3 0.9% 1.4%
4830 Travel agents 72 55 2 2 3.4% 3.4%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 495 394 10 11 2.6% 2.7%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,457 1,169 16 16 1.3% 1.4%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 86 70 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 587 459 12 14 2.5% 3.1%
4930 Sales engineers 44 33 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 97 77 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 120 87 0 1 0.0% 1.2%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 250 204 4 4 1.8% 1.8%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 22,322 17,322 1,627 1,783 9.4% 10.3%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,797 1,353 86 95 6.3% 7.0%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 38 27 4 4 16.0% 16.0%
5020 Telephone operators 36 28 3 3 10.3% 10.3%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 5 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5100 Bill and account collectors 211 165 7 7 4.1% 4.1%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 609 483 26 27 5.3% 5.6%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,455 1,074 56 63 5.2% 5.9%
5130 Gaming cage workers 19 14 2 2 12.1% 12.1%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 195 146 4 5 2.9% 3.3%
5150 Procurement clerks 40 31 1 1 2.0% 3.9%
5160 Tellers 450 356 4 6 1.0% 1.7%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 77 57 1 2 1.8% 4.0%
5200 Brokerage clerks 8 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 106 80 21 21 26.7% 26.7%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 59 44 2 2 3.6% 3.6%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,599 2,092 99 108 4.7% 5.2%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 100 75 30 34 39.9% 45.4%
5260 File Clerks 317 254 18 24 7.3% 9.4%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 154 109 5 5 4.2% 4.3%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 182 145 21 21 14.5% 14.5%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 138 92 25 25 26.7% 27.5%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 202 162 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
5340 New accounts clerks 42 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Correspondence clerks and order clerks 134 109 5 5 4.8% 4.8%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 193 142 10 11 6.7% 8.0%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,624 1,302 51 58 3.9% 4.5%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 158 121 25 25 20.3% 20.7%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 133 102 7 7 6.7% 6.9%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 35 28 3 3 11.3% 11.3%
5510 Couriers and messengers 202 159 34 34 21.3% 21.4%
5520 Dispatchers 341 271 47 53 17.3% 19.4%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 37 29 12 12 40.0% 40.0%
5540 Postal service clerks 137 99 68 74 68.2% 74.2%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 403 313 219 229 69.8% 73.1%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 93 80 51 57 63.5% 70.2%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 383 299 31 34 10.5% 11.2%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 665 559 55 63 9.8% 11.2%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,798 1,488 122 140 8.2% 9.4%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 113 81 8 10 9.5% 12.2%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 3,736 2,750 225 253 8.2% 9.2%
5800 Computer operators 115 95 5 5 5.0% 5.0%
5810 Data entry keyers 386 295 25 28 8.6% 9.4%
5820 Word processors and typists 141 109 20 22 18.4% 20.2%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 366 275 11 11 4.1% 4.1%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 100 72 12 13 17.3% 18.4%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,442 1,144 119 126 10.4% 11.0%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 55 46 1 1 2.7% 2.7%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 7 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 30 22 2 4 11.0% 16.2%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers 656 504 45 50 9.0% 9.8%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,169 862 18 22 2.1% 2.5%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 45 35 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 22 13 2 3 19.5% 22.2%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 123 97 9 10 8.8% 9.8%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 870 645 3 3 0.5% 0.5%
6100 Fishing and hunting workers 29 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 20 14 1 1 8.2% 8.2%
6130 Logging workers 60 41 2 4 3.9% 9.8%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,390 5,812 1,116 1,179 19.2% 20.3%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 718 526 96 106 18.3% 20.2%
6210 Boilermakers 20 16 5 5 33.6% 33.6%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 146 115 26 30 22.5% 26.0%
6230 Carpenters 999 784 129 137 16.5% 17.5%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 95 87 10 10 12.1% 12.1%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 65 47 8 8 15.9% 15.9%
6260 Construction laborers 1,424 1,269 155 162 12.2% 12.7%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 26 19 3 3 13.8% 13.8%
6320 Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 495 331 73 76 22.0% 23.0%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 110 89 9 10 9.7% 10.9%
6355 Electricians 872 665 220 230 33.1% 34.6%
6360 Glaziers 42 34 4 4 13.2% 13.2%
6400 Insulation workers 62 50 13 13 26.0% 26.0%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers 422 372 41 45 11.0% 12.1%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 594 462 138 141 29.8% 30.6%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 31 27 9 9 31.5% 34.0%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 12 9 3 3 37.5% 37.5%
6515 Roofers 190 160 18 19 11.2% 11.8%
6520 Sheet metal workers 133 102 30 30 29.4% 29.6%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 55 42 17 17 41.6% 41.6%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 67 57 6 6 11.3% 11.3%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 101 77 14 16 18.6% 21.4%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 30 27 16 18 60.2% 65.4%
6710 Fence erectors 26 25 2 2 8.9% 8.9%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 37 29 5 5 17.5% 17.5%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 149 96 32 36 33.4% 37.2%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 23 16 10 10 62.3% 62.3%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 8 7 2 2 23.8% 23.8%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers 42 28 5 5 16.4% 16.8%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 67 39 0 1 0.4% 2.2%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 33 26 2 2 8.8% 8.8%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 16 9 0 0 4.3% 4.3%
6840 Mining machine operators 117 60 8 10 13.6% 16.9%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 20 12 0 0 1.5% 1.5%
6940 Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers 143 96 5 6 5.1% 5.8%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 5,761 4,522 728 796 16.1% 17.6%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 368 265 28 33 10.7% 12.5%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 338 263 20 23 7.7% 8.5%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 169 123 40 41 32.1% 33.6%
7030 Avionics technicians 14 10 2 4 24.2% 35.9%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 37 29 5 5 18.2% 18.2%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility 22 20 8 9 40.9% 46.4%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 26 24 7 9 28.7% 36.6%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 51 43 2 2 4.2% 4.2%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 62 63 5 5 8.6% 8.6%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 194 159 57 63 35.8% 39.8%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 162 135 1 1 1.0% 1.0%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 27 23 1 1 5.0% 5.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 885 723 48 58 6.6% 8.1%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 401 308 63 67 20.3% 21.7%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 294 198 47 51 23.8% 25.7%
7240 Small engine mechanics 55 37 0 0 0.3% 0.3%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 110 92 1 1 1.1% 1.1%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 29 25 10 10 38.6% 38.6%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 416 333 54 57 16.3% 17.2%
7320 Home appliance repairers 47 40 7 7 18.0% 18.0%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 575 445 79 91 17.8% 20.4%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 573 438 70 78 16.1% 17.9%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 45 37 9 9 24.2% 24.2%
7360 Millwrights 86 65 33 33 50.6% 51.2%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 154 115 45 47 38.8% 40.6%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 211 181 52 55 28.8% 30.3%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 78 63 7 7 11.3% 11.3%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 49 36 4 4 11.2% 11.2%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 19 17 1 1 6.9% 6.9%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 13 10 1 1 14.4% 14.4%
7560 Riggers 21 14 2 2 15.4% 15.4%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 26 24 1 1 5.7% 5.7%
7630 Other installation, maintenance, repair workers, including wind turbine techs, divers, train switch 204 166 15 18 9.3% 10.6%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 10,062 7,931 1,068 1,153 13.5% 14.5%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 960 695 54 64 7.8% 9.3%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 14 16 5 5 30.8% 30.8%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 165 132 19 19 14.1% 14.1%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 21 20 5 5 25.2% 25.2%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 28 22 3 3 12.5% 12.5%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,189 992 140 150 14.1% 15.2%
7800 Bakers 240 175 17 18 9.6% 10.1%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 424 324 60 63 18.5% 19.5%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 11 8 4 4 48.4% 48.4%
7840 Food batchmakers 110 86 11 11 13.0% 13.0%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 11 8 2 2 22.3% 22.3%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 155 122 32 35 26.1% 28.9%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 99 73 8 9 11.1% 12.6%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 23 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators; tenders and forging machine setters, operators; tenders, metal a 15 12 3 3 26.7% 26.7%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 89 72 8 8 10.8% 10.8%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 58 51 3 3 5.8% 5.8%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 18 11 1 1 11.6% 11.6%
8030 Machinists 510 398 54 56 13.6% 14.2%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 30 23 12 12 51.8% 51.8%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 62 53 11 12 20.4% 22.3%
8130 Tool and die makers 67 55 8 10 14.2% 18.7%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 700 542 95 102 17.5% 18.8%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 21 16 1 1 5.0% 5.0%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 6 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 454 366 62 66 16.8% 17.9%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 37 27 2 2 5.9% 5.9%
8255 Printing press operators 245 186 14 16 7.5% 8.7%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 27 22 1 1 4.9% 4.9%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 191 145 9 10 6.6% 6.8%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 51 45 3 4 6.6% 8.8%
8320 Sewing machine operators 164 149 6 6 3.8% 3.8%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 9 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 66 54 1 1 2.0% 2.0%
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 7 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 12 13 1 1 5.8% 5.8%
8450 Upholsterers 30 23 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
8460 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers 22 19 1 2 3.0% 10.4%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 44 34 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
8510 Furniture finishers 11 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 35 28 1 1 3.5% 3.5%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 26 20 1 1 5.4% 5.4%
8550 Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers 22 11 0 0 1.8% 1.8%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 56 41 18 18 44.1% 44.1%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 125 91 22 23 24.3% 25.0%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 95 69 19 19 27.4% 28.0%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 59 41 11 11 27.0% 27.0%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 65 50 11 11 22.8% 22.8%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 109 93 12 14 12.6% 14.9%
8710 Cutting workers 74 52 8 8 15.7% 16.0%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 39 34 7 7 21.4% 21.4%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 12 10 5 5 44.7% 44.7%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 858 683 78 88 11.5% 12.8%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 43 29 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 88 73 2 4 3.4% 5.0%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 424 324 45 46 13.7% 14.1%
8810 Painting workers 164 132 20 21 15.1% 15.9%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 48 41 0 1 0.4% 2.4%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 15 11 1 2 5.7% 16.8%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 5 4 1 1 14.3% 14.3%
8910 Etchers and engravers 8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 41 35 2 2 6.7% 6.7%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 33 22 5 7 23.2% 30.1%
8940 Tire builders 27 25 8 8 29.7% 29.7%
8950 Helpers--production workers 40 34 2 2 5.6% 5.6%
8965 Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators 1,148 941 134 148 14.3% 15.7%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,250 8,233 1,366 1,459 16.6% 17.7%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 237 181 25 26 13.5% 14.3%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 167 125 78 85 62.8% 67.8%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 58 41 24 26 57.4% 63.0%
9050 Flight attendants 113 93 50 50 53.9% 53.9%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 20 17 3 3 20.4% 20.4%
9120 Bus drivers 748 566 192 199 34.0% 35.2%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,727 2,931 372 412 12.7% 14.1%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 325 264 24 25 8.9% 9.5%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 84 72 4 4 5.1% 5.1%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 77 51 35 35 68.6% 68.6%
9240 Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters 83 60 38 40 63.5% 66.3%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 9 5 3 4 72.1% 77.2%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers 44 37 10 10 26.3% 26.7%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 45 34 6 6 17.0% 17.6%
9350 Parking lot attendants 96 88 8 8 9.1% 9.1%
9360 Service station attendants 133 102 3 3 2.5% 2.5%
9410 Transportation inspectors 48 43 9 11 20.9% 25.7%
9415 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants 57 41 20 20 48.0% 48.0%
9420 Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders 35 25 7 7 29.8% 29.8%
9510 Crane and tower operators 85 71 22 23 30.9% 32.5%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 47 29 2 2 8.6% 8.6%
9560 Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders 17 11 5 5 51.0% 51.0%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 609 572 88 93 15.3% 16.3%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 366 318 20 22 6.3% 7.0%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,176 1,757 236 250 13.4% 14.2%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 29 22 3 4 15.2% 18.0%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 577 491 45 48 9.2% 9.8%
9650 Pumping station operators 46 28 1 1 4.3% 4.3%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 110 93 15 18 16.5% 19.0%
9750 Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and ship loaders 82 65 17 19 25.7% 28.6%
               
     
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