Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2014
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 24,325 18,701 867 1,013 4.6% 5.4%
10 Chief executives 1,477 1,135 25 37 2.2% 3.3%
20 General and operations managers 1,141 858 21 24 2.5% 2.9%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 64 51 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,104 863 9 13 1.0% 1.5%
60 Public relations managers 99 69 3 3 3.7% 3.9%
100 Administrative services managers 180 123 4 4 3.5% 3.5%
110 Computer and information systems managers 769 632 19 22 3.0% 3.4%
120 Financial managers 1,500 1,164 32 35 2.7% 3.0%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 22 16 1 1 6.1% 7.5%
136 Human resources managers 326 242 9 9 3.8% 3.8%
137 Training and development managers 52 42 1 1 1.8% 1.8%
140 Industrial production managers 365 268 9 9 3.4% 3.5%
150 Purchasing managers 226 185 8 9 4.3% 4.8%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 322 250 12 13 4.8% 5.2%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 187 122 5 5 4.0% 4.0%
220 Construction managers 583 440 42 48 9.6% 10.8%
230 Education administrators 1,056 785 129 152 16.5% 19.4%
300 Engineering managers 135 112 8 8 7.4% 7.4%
310 Food service managers 1,001 841 14 17 1.6% 2.0%
330 Gaming managers 24 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 177 120 1 4 1.0% 3.1%
350 Medical and health services managers 748 563 26 31 4.6% 5.5%
360 Natural sciences managers 23 18 2 2 10.0% 10.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 563 436 18 20 4.2% 4.5%
420 Social and community service managers 513 362 17 19 4.6% 5.2%
425 Emergency management directors 10 7 2 2 21.4% 21.4%
430 Managers, all other 3,700 2,818 144 164 5.1% 5.8%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 51 42 3 4 7.4% 10.0%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 19 12 1 1 9.6% 9.6%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 241 184 4 4 2.2% 2.2%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 342 264 21 25 7.8% 9.4%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 364 295 16 17 5.4% 5.7%
565 Compliance officers 316 239 32 38 13.3% 15.9%
600 Cost estimators 138 100 4 4 3.7% 3.7%
630 Human resource workers 756 595 46 55 7.7% 9.2%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 86 69 4 6 6.0% 8.7%
650 Training and development specialists 162 126 8 12 6.5% 9.8%
700 Logisticians 114 89 3 6 3.2% 6.4%
710 Management analysts 825 598 11 13 1.9% 2.1%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 159 132 6 7 4.9% 5.1%
726 Fundraisers 131 92 4 5 4.8% 5.4%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 298 252 3 5 1.1% 2.0%
740 Business operations specialists, all other 262 190 8 9 4.2% 4.9%
800 Accountants and auditors 1,969 1,561 78 88 5.0% 5.6%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 90 57 8 9 14.8% 15.2%
820 Budget analysts 71 45 3 6 7.7% 12.7%
830 Credit analysts 40 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
840 Financial analysts 265 231 4 4 1.7% 1.7%
850 Personal financial advisors 423 347 4 5 1.1% 1.6%
860 Insurance underwriters 153 108 3 3 2.6% 2.6%
900 Financial examiners 20 16 2 2 11.7% 11.7%
910 Loan counselors and officers 384 277 1 1 0.4% 0.5%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 80 64 25 29 39.7% 45.2%
940 Tax preparers 93 70 3 3 3.8% 3.8%
950 Financial specialists, all other 106 84 1 2 0.9% 2.0%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 43,459 33,490 5,268 5,939 15.7% 17.7%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 32 30 1 3 5.0% 10.4%
1006 Computer systems analysts 542 433 17 23 4.0% 5.2%
1007 Information security analysts 76 55 1 3 1.9% 5.0%
1010 Computer programmers 549 463 12 19 2.5% 4.0%
1020 Software developers, applications and systems software 1,394 1,175 27 37 2.3% 3.2%
1030 Web developers 227 183 7 7 3.7% 3.7%
1050 Computer support specialists 664 540 35 41 6.5% 7.5%
1060 Database administrators 135 105 5 7 4.4% 6.6%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 263 207 10 13 5.1% 6.3%
1106 Computer network architects 151 126 4 5 3.4% 3.9%
1107 Computer occupations, all other 602 481 28 36 5.8% 7.6%
1200 Actuaries 41 30 0 0 1.0% 1.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 201 137 18 25 13.5% 18.6%
1240 Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 125 92 3 4 3.2% 4.0%
1300 Architects, except naval 175 140 8 9 6.0% 6.1%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 58 36 2 4 6.0% 9.9%
1320 Aerospace engineers 166 146 16 19 10.9% 13.1%
1340 Agricultural and biomedical engineers 13 12 0 0 0.0% 1.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 86 75 0 1 0.7% 1.8%
1360 Civil engineers 422 329 33 34 9.9% 10.5%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 90 80 6 7 8.0% 9.0%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 334 274 5 9 1.8% 3.2%
1420 Environmental engineers 51 42 3 6 8.4% 14.3%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 241 191 7 9 3.9% 4.6%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 10 7 1 1 20.9% 20.9%
1450 Materials engineers 44 34 1 1 3.5% 3.5%
1460 Mechanical engineers 370 291 11 16 3.8% 5.4%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 22 18 1 1 6.3% 6.3%
1510 Nuclear engineers 11 5 1 2 27.7% 36.7%
1520 Petroleum engineers 44 36 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1530 Engineers, all other 492 380 13 18 3.3% 4.8%
1540 Drafters 173 129 4 4 2.8% 2.8%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 466 345 43 47 12.6% 13.7%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 79 61 2 2 2.7% 2.7%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 43 27 2 2 6.5% 6.9%
1610 Biological scientists 171 103 11 13 11.1% 12.3%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 51 26 2 2 7.7% 8.3%
1650 Medical scientists and life scientists, all other 189 142 9 14 6.1% 10.0%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 16 10 0 0 2.1% 2.1%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 14 8 2 2 19.7% 27.4%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 122 102 5 5 4.6% 4.6%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 124 78 5 9 6.6% 11.4%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 250 188 9 12 4.8% 6.1%
1800 Economists 75 29 3 4 11.3% 12.6%
1820 Psychologists 196 146 34 43 23.4% 29.3%
1840 Urban and regional planners 33 25 6 6 23.8% 23.8%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists 84 53 9 12 17.9% 22.1%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 49 37 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
1910 Biological technicians 24 23 4 4 18.3% 18.3%
1920 Chemical technicians 84 68 5 5 7.7% 7.7%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 31 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1965 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians 216 142 14 16 10.2% 11.3%
2000 Counselors 892 664 121 135 18.3% 20.3%
2010 Social workers 1,030 766 149 164 19.5% 21.4%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 130 100 40 44 40.5% 44.6%
2016 Social and human service assistants 242 170 26 27 15.3% 16.2%
2025 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community hea 166 115 13 16 11.6% 14.1%
2040 Clergy 564 433 6 8 1.5% 1.9%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 75 55 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2060 Religious workers, all other 85 70 2 2 2.4% 2.4%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,195 847 57 75 6.7% 8.9%
2105 Judicial law clerks 23 13 0 0 2.9% 2.9%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 536 409 13 15 3.1% 3.6%
2160 Miscellaneous legal support workers 217 171 17 17 9.6% 10.2%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,754 1,248 235 282 18.8% 22.6%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 816 653 116 124 17.8% 19.1%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 4,036 3,114 1,485 1,626 47.7% 52.2%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,447 1,085 546 587 50.3% 54.1%
2330 Special education teachers 483 336 189 205 56.3% 61.2%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 806 618 54 63 8.7% 10.2%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 69 46 3 4 6.7% 9.2%
2430 Librarians 261 195 46 53 23.4% 27.3%
2440 Library technicians 40 32 5 7 16.2% 23.1%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,232 915 259 285 28.3% 31.1%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 267 197 37 42 18.7% 21.2%
2600 Artists and related workers 102 80 3 3 3.8% 3.8%
2630 Designers 775 638 21 24 3.4% 3.8%
2700 Actors 25 26 7 7 28.2% 28.2%
2710 Producers and directors 133 111 5 5 4.3% 4.4%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 303 250 19 22 7.6% 8.8%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 16 16 0 1 0.0% 5.8%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 110 90 10 12 11.5% 13.9%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 23 20 2 4 11.6% 17.7%
2800 Announcers 58 43 2 2 4.9% 4.9%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 98 66 2 2 3.3% 3.3%
2825 Public relations specialists 189 122 4 7 3.2% 5.6%
2830 Editors 186 147 6 6 3.9% 4.0%
2840 Technical writers 77 58 0 0 0.2% 0.2%
2850 Writers and authors 171 128 7 11 5.5% 8.7%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 85 65 14 14 21.1% 21.8%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, other media and communication equip 115 94 9 9 10.1% 10.1%
2910 Photographers 93 81 0 2 0.5% 2.4%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 52 40 3 5 8.5% 11.7%
3000 Chiropractors 36 26 1 1 4.9% 4.9%
3010 Dentists 105 85 5 8 6.1% 8.9%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 130 110 14 14 12.7% 12.7%
3040 Optometrists 36 35 1 2 2.7% 6.2%
3050 Pharmacists 350 272 14 23 5.3% 8.4%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 995 820 47 73 5.7% 8.9%
3110 Physician assistants 111 86 5 5 5.6% 5.9%
3140 Audiologists 21 16 1 1 5.2% 7.1%
3150 Occupational therapists 143 106 16 16 14.9% 14.9%
3160 Physical therapists 308 237 10 11 4.1% 4.4%
3200 Radiation therapists 20 15 1 1 7.2% 7.2%
3210 Recreational therapists 14 12 1 1 7.0% 7.0%
3220 Respiratory therapists 136 112 14 14 12.5% 12.5%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 178 133 38 42 28.8% 31.7%
3245 Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other 194 153 12 14 7.6% 9.2%
3250 Veterinarians 71 56 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
3255 Registered nurses 3,792 2,862 508 563 17.8% 19.7%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 36 26 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
3258 Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners 175 124 12 16 9.9% 12.5%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 13 10 1 2 10.0% 16.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 379 306 26 33 8.4% 10.7%
3310 Dental hygienists 239 172 5 7 3.1% 4.4%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 410 311 26 29 8.3% 9.3%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 284 244 53 54 21.7% 22.3%
3420 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 701 560 59 64 10.5% 11.4%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 773 639 68 77 10.7% 12.0%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 182 135 13 13 9.5% 9.6%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 62 40 2 2 3.9% 3.9%
3535 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 131 110 7 7 6.4% 6.5%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists 136 106 13 17 12.3% 16.3%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,497 1,967 218 249 11.1% 12.6%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 24 17 2 3 10.9% 20.0%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 92 70 2 2 3.5% 3.5%
3630 Massage therapists 113 88 1 1 1.4% 1.4%
3640 Dental assistants 335 265 5 5 1.9% 1.9%
3645 Medical assistants 612 503 37 40 7.4% 7.9%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 57 44 1 2 1.9% 4.5%
3647 Pharmacy aides 42 38 5 5 13.0% 13.0%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 57 44 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
3649 Phlebotomists 148 117 8 8 7.0% 7.0%
3655 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers 223 170 24 29 13.9% 16.9%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 25,007 20,179 2,194 2,394 10.9% 11.9%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 60 46 14 15 29.9% 33.5%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 146 124 55 56 44.1% 45.3%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 70 55 30 30 53.3% 53.3%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 108 93 12 14 13.2% 14.6%
3740 Fire fighters 379 302 201 209 66.6% 69.1%
3750 Fire inspectors 21 12 4 4 32.6% 34.0%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 490 404 179 187 44.2% 46.2%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 198 166 57 58 34.4% 35.1%
3840 Miscellaneous law enforcement workers 16 13 4 6 33.2% 42.9%
3850 Police officers 845 700 397 422 56.7% 60.2%
3900 Animal control workers 13 10 5 5 48.5% 48.5%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 101 84 11 11 13.0% 13.7%
3930 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,053 879 105 117 11.9% 13.3%
3940 Crossing guards 78 64 12 13 18.2% 20.1%
3945 Transportation security screeners 45 32 8 8 25.2% 26.2%
3955 Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers 200 145 10 12 7.2% 8.0%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 492 408 15 18 3.6% 4.3%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 666 511 22 28 4.3% 5.4%
4020 Cooks 2,391 1,930 83 96 4.3% 5.0%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,083 865 40 43 4.6% 5.0%
4040 Bartenders 524 415 14 16 3.3% 4.0%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 498 420 36 40 8.6% 9.5%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 318 258 3 3 1.1% 1.3%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,472 2,066 40 51 1.9% 2.5%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 236 205 27 28 13.0% 13.5%
4130 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other, inc. dining/cafeteria attendants & bartende 475 394 41 45 10.4% 11.3%
4140 Dishwashers 339 265 12 12 4.3% 4.3%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 363 313 7 10 2.3% 3.2%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 222 162 17 17 10.2% 10.3%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 129 96 6 6 6.5% 6.5%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,827 2,206 313 356 14.2% 16.1%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,690 1,337 97 105 7.2% 7.8%
4240 Pest control workers 78 70 5 5 7.5% 7.5%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,244 1,041 66 72 6.4% 6.9%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 137 103 3 5 2.7% 4.6%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 96 84 2 4 2.5% 4.2%
4340 Animal trainers 22 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 178 146 6 7 4.3% 5.1%
4400 Gaming services workers 150 109 12 15 10.7% 14.0%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 3 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 65 56 4 4 6.7% 6.7%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 224 170 9 10 5.5% 6.1%
4460 Embalmers and funeral attendants 18 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 33 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 59 59 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 594 479 3 3 0.7% 0.7%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 261 229 2 2 1.1% 1.1%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 107 85 28 29 33.3% 34.1%
4540 Tour and travel guides 71 46 2 3 4.2% 5.8%
4600 Child care workers 1,056 834 42 49 5.0% 5.9%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,453 1,185 117 125 9.9% 10.6%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 447 323 11 13 3.3% 4.0%
4640 Residential advisors 54 35 5 6 15.2% 17.0%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 109 89 1 3 1.1% 2.9%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 16,736 13,553 415 499 3.1% 3.7%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,341 2,547 91 108 3.6% 4.3%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,008 807 22 26 2.7% 3.3%
4720 Cashiers 3,854 3,194 170 197 5.3% 6.2%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 142 117 5 5 4.3% 4.3%
4750 Parts salespersons 135 94 1 1 0.8% 0.8%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,774 3,131 52 65 1.7% 2.1%
4800 Advertising sales agents 252 212 11 13 5.0% 6.0%
4810 Insurance sales agents 574 470 9 13 1.9% 2.8%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 283 243 2 3 0.8% 1.2%
4830 Travel agents 79 57 1 2 2.0% 4.2%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 528 440 20 23 4.4% 5.2%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,505 1,212 17 20 1.4% 1.7%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 73 61 1 1 1.6% 1.6%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 627 515 10 16 1.9% 3.0%
4930 Sales engineers 47 41 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 104 82 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 123 92 2 2 2.6% 2.6%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 287 239 1 4 0.6% 1.6%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 22,294 17,373 1,606 1,774 9.2% 10.2%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,719 1,286 85 99 6.6% 7.7%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 30 22 1 1 3.5% 3.5%
5020 Telephone operators 38 33 7 7 21.9% 21.9%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 17 11 1 1 9.5% 9.5%
5100 Bill and account collectors 198 163 8 8 4.8% 4.8%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 596 490 31 34 6.2% 6.9%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,461 1,095 58 67 5.3% 6.1%
5130 Gaming cage workers 21 14 1 1 7.9% 7.9%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 179 137 13 17 9.5% 12.1%
5150 Procurement clerks 40 31 2 2 5.2% 5.2%
5160 Tellers 483 375 3 6 0.9% 1.6%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 85 65 2 2 3.2% 3.2%
5200 Brokerage clerks 5 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 95 65 10 13 15.9% 19.6%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 57 41 0 1 0.0% 3.1%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,537 2,046 103 114 5.0% 5.6%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 90 71 18 20 25.9% 28.5%
5260 File Clerks 294 229 24 25 10.5% 11.0%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 173 119 8 8 6.8% 7.1%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 204 164 13 16 8.0% 9.7%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 130 96 17 22 18.0% 22.6%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 174 137 2 2 1.3% 1.3%
5340 New accounts clerks 36 25 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
5350 Correspondence clerks and order clerks 130 104 5 5 4.3% 5.1%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 126 99 9 10 9.1% 10.3%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,657 1,327 47 57 3.5% 4.3%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 136 104 27 27 25.8% 25.8%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 130 92 10 14 10.7% 14.7%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 26 17 4 4 24.4% 24.4%
5510 Couriers and messengers 243 211 44 45 20.8% 21.5%
5520 Dispatchers 337 255 47 50 18.6% 19.6%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 34 27 8 8 29.1% 29.1%
5540 Postal service clerks 141 101 70 73 69.0% 72.4%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 391 301 205 214 68.2% 71.2%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 87 60 40 44 66.1% 74.1%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 313 232 17 22 7.4% 9.4%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 725 617 62 64 10.0% 10.3%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,842 1,537 133 149 8.7% 9.7%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 112 83 3 4 4.2% 5.2%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 3,878 2,879 223 254 7.7% 8.8%
5800 Computer operators 97 77 10 10 12.9% 13.1%
5810 Data entry keyers 384 301 21 28 7.1% 9.3%
5820 Word processors and typists 117 92 24 25 26.5% 27.7%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 371 293 7 9 2.5% 3.2%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 108 87 7 7 8.3% 8.3%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,509 1,196 122 128 10.2% 10.7%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 54 41 3 3 7.7% 7.7%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 12 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 24 22 3 3 15.2% 15.2%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers 648 495 44 48 8.9% 9.7%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,302 935 24 30 2.6% 3.3%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 35 24 0 0 1.0% 1.0%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 28 17 6 6 32.8% 36.5%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 117 102 5 5 5.1% 5.1%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 994 710 7 12 0.9% 1.6%
6100 Fishing and hunting workers 25 14 1 1 7.6% 7.6%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 23 16 3 3 21.2% 21.9%
6130 Logging workers 80 52 2 3 3.3% 5.0%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,782 6,199 1,105 1,168 17.8% 18.8%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 729 556 90 98 16.2% 17.7%
6210 Boilermakers 21 17 7 7 44.6% 44.6%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 140 113 26 26 23.4% 23.4%
6230 Carpenters 1,089 880 133 146 15.1% 16.6%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 117 104 9 9 8.6% 8.6%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 63 50 12 12 23.5% 23.5%
6260 Construction laborers 1,603 1,370 152 161 11.1% 11.7%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 18 12 2 2 15.1% 15.1%
6320 Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 475 319 83 84 26.2% 26.3%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 148 123 18 19 14.4% 15.1%
6355 Electricians 863 668 189 197 28.3% 29.4%
6360 Glaziers 36 30 5 5 18.0% 18.0%
6400 Insulation workers 55 41 12 12 28.7% 28.7%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers 445 401 26 33 6.4% 8.3%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 644 506 139 146 27.6% 29.0%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 20 23 1 1 3.9% 3.9%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 9 8 2 2 30.3% 30.3%
6515 Roofers 183 167 14 14 8.4% 8.4%
6520 Sheet metal workers 152 115 37 38 31.8% 33.2%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 61 50 15 16 29.4% 31.7%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 67 60 4 5 6.1% 8.1%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 88 63 20 21 31.1% 32.8%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 29 21 15 15 68.8% 68.8%
6710 Fence erectors 38 32 0 0 0.0% 1.3%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 31 25 7 7 26.4% 26.4%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 159 118 42 44 35.1% 37.1%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 25 18 14 14 75.4% 75.4%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 14 14 1 1 8.0% 8.0%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers 46 35 7 7 19.3% 19.3%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 74 53 2 2 4.7% 4.7%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 40 25 1 2 5.1% 6.8%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 8 6 0 0 5.2% 5.2%
6840 Mining machine operators 115 61 11 11 17.8% 17.8%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 22 12 0 0 0.9% 1.7%
6940 Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers 155 104 10 11 9.6% 10.8%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 5,732 4,498 655 711 14.6% 15.8%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 396 297 30 31 10.3% 10.6%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 310 261 24 29 9.3% 11.1%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 168 123 30 34 24.2% 27.8%
7030 Avionics technicians 10 8 0 0 4.9% 4.9%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 31 28 4 4 15.0% 15.0%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility 27 25 9 9 35.6% 35.6%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 21 18 5 6 25.9% 32.9%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 34 25 3 3 12.2% 12.2%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 51 46 5 5 10.3% 10.3%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 159 123 34 35 27.8% 28.9%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 146 116 3 6 2.9% 4.8%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 27 19 1 1 6.1% 6.1%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 934 766 34 39 4.5% 5.1%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 394 289 51 58 17.7% 20.0%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 312 213 40 42 18.6% 20.0%
7240 Small engine mechanics 51 41 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 98 83 0 1 0.0% 0.8%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 25 21 8 9 36.5% 42.5%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 403 331 52 57 15.7% 17.1%
7320 Home appliance repairers 47 36 3 3 9.1% 9.1%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 540 424 69 72 16.2% 16.9%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 568 446 75 84 16.9% 18.9%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 48 34 9 11 25.2% 31.3%
7360 Millwrights 70 51 14 15 26.3% 29.0%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 156 110 50 52 45.1% 47.0%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 208 175 41 44 23.5% 25.0%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 94 71 16 16 22.0% 23.2%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 53 37 4 4 10.2% 10.2%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 28 20 3 4 16.6% 19.2%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 22 16 6 6 39.9% 39.9%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 19 17 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
7630 Other installation, maintenance, repair workers, including wind turbine techs, divers, train switch 281 224 30 30 13.5% 13.5%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 10,018 8,097 1,065 1,148 13.2% 14.2%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 972 776 76 88 9.8% 11.3%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 17 16 0 1 3.1% 8.2%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 192 166 17 17 10.0% 10.0%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 11 10 4 4 37.3% 37.3%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 30 24 6 6 26.8% 26.8%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,167 992 148 157 14.9% 15.8%
7800 Bakers 281 218 23 24 10.3% 11.0%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 398 335 56 60 16.6% 17.9%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 11 6 1 1 22.2% 22.2%
7840 Food batchmakers 123 99 15 15 15.2% 15.2%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 13 12 1 1 8.2% 8.2%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 148 115 30 32 26.0% 27.8%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 102 80 8 9 10.5% 10.7%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 18 13 2 2 11.4% 11.4%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators; tenders and forging machine setters, operators; tenders, metal a 19 14 3 3 23.2% 23.2%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 100 85 10 10 11.3% 11.3%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 60 46 8 8 17.1% 17.1%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 7 7 1 1 15.6% 15.6%
8030 Machinists 468 363 52 55 14.3% 15.1%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 30 27 14 14 52.2% 52.2%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 41 34 7 7 20.0% 20.0%
8130 Tool and die makers 72 62 10 11 16.7% 18.4%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 732 566 97 102 17.1% 18.0%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 24 25 1 1 3.6% 3.6%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 13 8 1 1 9.8% 9.8%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 444 369 46 53 12.5% 14.3%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 31 23 1 1 5.5% 5.5%
8255 Printing press operators 223 185 17 17 8.9% 8.9%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 33 22 4 4 16.4% 16.4%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 204 154 11 12 7.3% 7.7%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 54 47 2 4 5.1% 7.9%
8320 Sewing machine operators 171 147 5 8 3.5% 5.5%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 4 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 69 58 2 3 3.6% 5.6%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 7 8 0 1 0.0% 14.7%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 9 7 1 1 16.0% 16.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 11 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 30 25 2 2 9.1% 9.1%
8460 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers 28 19 2 2 10.8% 10.8%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 41 33 1 1 3.6% 3.6%
8510 Furniture finishers 9 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 37 31 2 2 6.8% 6.8%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 29 21 1 1 2.9% 2.9%
8550 Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers 24 19 1 1 5.9% 5.9%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 75 46 14 14 29.3% 31.0%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 131 96 24 26 25.4% 27.4%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 95 70 20 20 29.0% 29.0%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 59 40 14 14 34.3% 34.3%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 69 57 9 9 15.8% 15.8%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 98 70 6 6 9.1% 9.1%
8710 Cutting workers 62 51 7 7 14.7% 14.7%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 49 40 12 12 30.0% 30.8%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 15 11 4 4 33.3% 33.3%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 898 734 63 74 8.6% 10.1%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 36 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 94 77 2 2 2.8% 2.8%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 342 264 27 30 10.4% 11.4%
8810 Painting workers 176 138 15 17 11.0% 12.4%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 33 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 10 6 0 1 0.0% 22.5%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 7 5 1 1 14.9% 14.9%
8910 Etchers and engravers 13 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 28 22 1 2 6.4% 11.3%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 36 30 10 11 34.6% 35.6%
8940 Tire builders 15 11 3 3 29.7% 29.7%
8950 Helpers--production workers 59 51 6 6 11.5% 11.8%
8965 Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators 1,111 921 135 146 14.6% 15.8%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,419 8,428 1,373 1,465 16.3% 17.4%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 241 204 30 31 14.7% 15.2%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 165 129 74 76 57.3% 58.4%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 50 31 12 12 39.1% 39.1%
9050 Flight attendants 115 91 49 50 54.5% 55.1%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 19 18 2 2 12.1% 12.1%
9120 Bus drivers 741 556 199 213 35.8% 38.3%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,808 3,014 359 389 11.9% 12.9%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 380 327 45 49 13.6% 15.0%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 70 56 6 7 10.7% 12.9%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 94 57 40 41 70.8% 72.4%
9240 Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters 87 56 40 41 71.0% 72.8%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 24 19 8 9 40.5% 46.7%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers 38 33 4 4 13.1% 13.1%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 56 39 4 4 10.3% 10.7%
9350 Parking lot attendants 82 78 8 8 10.8% 10.8%
9360 Service station attendants 109 97 9 10 9.5% 10.2%
9410 Transportation inspectors 60 58 15 15 26.3% 26.3%
9415 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants 30 30 10 12 34.9% 39.1%
9420 Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders 37 28 12 12 42.9% 42.9%
9510 Crane and tower operators 97 73 20 20 26.7% 26.7%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 45 34 6 7 16.8% 20.7%
9560 Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders 17 13 4 4 33.4% 33.4%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 620 559 65 72 11.7% 12.9%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 403 352 23 27 6.5% 7.7%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,257 1,828 275 289 15.0% 15.8%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 22 16 2 3 14.4% 20.3%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 564 495 31 38 6.2% 7.7%
9650 Pumping station operators 39 21 3 3 15.3% 15.3%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 85 68 7 7 10.3% 10.4%
9750 Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and ship loaders 64 47 8 8 17.0% 17.0%
               
     
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