Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2016
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 24,879 20,283 928 1,130 4.6% 5.6%
10 Chief executives 1,460 1,198 27 40 2.2% 3.3%
20 General and operations managers 1,147 903 29 32 3.3% 3.6%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 68 62 0 1 0.0% 1.7%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,130 960 9 13 0.9% 1.3%
60 Public relations managers 89 65 7 7 10.3% 10.3%
100 Administrative services managers 226 185 13 14 7.0% 7.6%
110 Computer and information systems managers 702 603 24 28 4.0% 4.6%
120 Financial managers 1,433 1,158 30 37 2.6% 3.2%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 21 17 0 0 0.6% 0.6%
136 Human resources managers 339 274 3 6 0.9% 2.3%
137 Training and development managers 73 59 1 2 2.5% 4.2%
140 Industrial production managers 315 274 5 6 2.0% 2.3%
150 Purchasing managers 233 195 11 14 5.8% 7.0%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 338 298 10 11 3.3% 3.7%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 199 127 0 0 0.2% 0.2%
220 Construction managers 615 503 43 51 8.6% 10.1%
230 Education administrators 1,185 912 122 146 13.4% 16.0%
300 Engineering managers 159 146 11 11 7.9% 7.9%
310 Food service managers 1,012 851 22 29 2.6% 3.4%
330 Gaming managers 29 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 182 134 1 2 0.6% 1.8%
350 Medical and health services managers 709 561 29 37 5.1% 6.5%
360 Natural sciences managers 20 15 1 1 6.9% 6.9%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 557 457 17 22 3.8% 4.8%
420 Social and community service managers 578 416 16 22 3.8% 5.3%
425 Emergency management directors 14 10 2 2 20.5% 20.5%
430 Managers, all other 3,880 3,160 173 203 5.5% 6.4%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 35 33 0 0 0.3% 0.3%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 18 9 1 1 12.0% 12.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 226 189 5 6 2.7% 3.3%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 313 266 24 25 9.0% 9.5%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 394 331 24 27 7.4% 8.1%
565 Compliance officers 346 262 32 36 12.2% 13.6%
600 Cost estimators 149 114 7 7 5.8% 5.8%
630 Human resource workers 822 682 40 47 5.8% 6.8%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 100 76 8 8 10.2% 10.2%
650 Training and development specialists 166 140 6 9 4.6% 6.3%
700 Logisticians 123 117 7 9 6.2% 7.3%
710 Management analysts 803 637 18 24 2.8% 3.8%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 149 132 3 3 2.1% 2.3%
726 Fundraisers 110 78 1 2 1.4% 2.8%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 308 274 3 5 1.2% 1.7%
740 Business operations specialists, all other 369 287 18 25 6.3% 8.8%
800 Accountants and auditors 1,930 1,596 70 90 4.4% 5.7%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 57 37 3 4 8.5% 11.6%
820 Budget analysts 70 51 10 13 20.4% 26.4%
830 Credit analysts 42 30 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
840 Financial analysts 320 288 6 7 2.0% 2.3%
850 Personal financial advisors 489 422 9 11 2.2% 2.7%
860 Insurance underwriters 119 102 1 3 1.1% 2.7%
900 Financial examiners 15 13 2 2 14.4% 18.3%
910 Loan counselors and officers 460 362 5 8 1.5% 2.1%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 67 60 16 19 26.3% 31.8%
940 Tax preparers 94 74 0 2 0.0% 2.2%
950 Financial specialists, all other 72 61 1 1 1.7% 1.7%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 43,597 35,181 5,367 6,058 15.3% 17.2%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 28 23 1 2 3.1% 8.4%
1006 Computer systems analysts 595 512 23 29 4.5% 5.8%
1007 Information security analysts 95 88 2 2 2.4% 2.4%
1010 Computer programmers 483 420 7 11 1.7% 2.6%
1020 Software developers, applications and systems software 1,504 1,381 23 41 1.6% 2.9%
1030 Web developers 193 161 3 9 1.9% 5.4%
1050 Computer support specialists 618 532 29 31 5.5% 5.9%
1060 Database administrators 109 87 5 6 5.5% 6.8%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 248 207 17 19 8.3% 9.1%
1106 Computer network architects 113 107 3 3 2.7% 2.7%
1107 Computer occupations, all other 675 565 35 47 6.3% 8.3%
1200 Actuaries 16 12 1 1 9.5% 9.5%
1220 Operations research analysts 172 127 16 19 12.5% 14.8%
1240 Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 87 78 1 3 0.8% 3.4%
1300 Architects, except naval 219 182 10 13 5.7% 7.2%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 45 30 4 4 14.8% 14.8%
1320 Aerospace engineers 142 126 14 16 11.1% 12.7%
1340 Agricultural and biomedical engineers 16 14 1 1 7.2% 7.2%
1350 Chemical engineers 114 91 3 3 3.2% 3.2%
1360 Civil engineers 492 405 27 29 6.7% 7.1%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 70 64 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 334 278 16 25 5.9% 9.0%
1420 Environmental engineers 46 33 3 3 7.8% 7.8%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 255 218 11 13 4.8% 6.0%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 23 19 2 4 12.0% 18.5%
1450 Materials engineers 36 28 2 2 7.3% 7.3%
1460 Mechanical engineers 393 343 15 17 4.3% 4.9%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 13 8 0 0 5.8% 5.8%
1510 Nuclear engineers 9 8 0 0 3.2% 3.2%
1520 Petroleum engineers 49 35 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
1530 Engineers, all other 599 507 21 24 4.1% 4.8%
1540 Drafters 136 103 4 5 3.9% 5.3%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 461 378 43 49 11.3% 13.1%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 90 71 9 9 12.7% 12.7%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 47 36 0 2 0.3% 4.5%
1610 Biological scientists 135 87 12 12 14.3% 14.3%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 39 28 3 6 12.6% 20.1%
1650 Medical scientists and life scientists, all other 156 142 3 7 2.4% 4.8%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 27 20 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 10 6 0 0 2.6% 2.6%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 110 96 5 6 4.7% 5.8%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 122 83 8 10 9.1% 11.6%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 314 261 13 15 4.9% 5.8%
1800 Economists 67 25 4 6 16.0% 24.5%
1820 Psychologists 148 112 26 32 23.4% 28.5%
1840 Urban and regional planners 42 35 5 6 14.0% 16.9%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists 75 44 4 4 8.0% 8.0%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 41 28 2 2 7.6% 7.9%
1910 Biological technicians 25 19 1 3 7.7% 13.9%
1920 Chemical technicians 88 77 8 9 10.1% 11.9%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 26 17 2 2 9.5% 9.5%
1965 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians 202 159 14 16 8.9% 10.1%
2000 Counselors 1,006 784 158 173 20.2% 22.1%
2010 Social workers 944 756 139 152 18.4% 20.1%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 129 103 38 41 36.9% 40.0%
2016 Social and human service assistants 271 186 18 19 9.5% 10.4%
2025 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community hea 134 101 10 10 9.9% 10.1%
2040 Clergy 560 439 6 7 1.3% 1.5%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 83 69 1 3 1.4% 4.4%
2060 Religious workers, all other 83 66 2 2 2.8% 2.8%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,183 844 57 67 6.8% 7.9%
2105 Judicial law clerks 21 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 490 408 15 19 3.6% 4.7%
2160 Miscellaneous legal support workers 204 142 7 10 4.9% 6.7%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,825 1,417 247 288 17.4% 20.3%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 819 690 128 142 18.5% 20.6%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 4,071 3,214 1,507 1,644 46.9% 51.2%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,365 1,076 563 602 52.3% 55.9%
2330 Special education teachers 453 339 183 206 53.9% 60.7%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 834 668 57 62 8.5% 9.3%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 65 43 4 4 8.2% 8.2%
2430 Librarians 266 185 33 39 17.8% 21.3%
2440 Library technicians 46 38 9 9 22.5% 22.5%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,257 958 283 323 29.6% 33.7%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 170 131 15 22 11.7% 17.1%
2600 Artists and related workers 87 77 7 7 8.5% 8.5%
2630 Designers 790 694 24 27 3.5% 4.0%
2700 Actors 20 20 10 11 50.2% 56.3%
2710 Producers and directors 163 137 13 15 9.1% 11.1%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 312 270 13 17 4.6% 6.3%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 13 11 1 1 12.3% 12.3%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 109 91 10 10 10.5% 10.5%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 28 26 2 2 5.9% 5.9%
2800 Announcers 51 42 1 1 1.8% 1.8%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 103 64 9 12 13.6% 18.5%
2825 Public relations specialists 178 122 10 11 8.6% 9.4%
2830 Editors 170 134 2 3 1.8% 2.0%
2840 Technical writers 72 58 4 4 6.1% 6.1%
2850 Writers and authors 157 121 9 10 7.2% 8.3%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 101 94 10 11 10.6% 11.7%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, other media and communication equip 110 96 13 16 13.6% 16.6%
2910 Photographers 83 68 2 2 3.2% 3.2%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 40 37 3 3 7.2% 7.2%
3000 Chiropractors 27 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 90 80 4 4 5.3% 5.3%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 134 109 6 11 5.7% 9.9%
3040 Optometrists 27 24 0 1 0.0% 4.6%
3050 Pharmacists 386 291 16 18 5.5% 6.1%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 1,082 885 71 92 8.1% 10.4%
3110 Physician assistants 111 86 7 9 7.8% 10.7%
3140 Audiologists 18 13 1 1 6.5% 6.5%
3150 Occupational therapists 135 112 13 16 11.7% 14.0%
3160 Physical therapists 307 247 14 21 5.7% 8.7%
3200 Radiation therapists 14 14 1 1 6.0% 6.0%
3210 Recreational therapists 14 11 4 4 36.3% 36.3%
3220 Respiratory therapists 119 89 8 10 9.4% 11.1%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 203 151 47 55 31.0% 36.0%
3245 Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other 219 184 21 23 11.5% 12.6%
3250 Veterinarians 92 78 1 4 1.7% 4.8%
3255 Registered nurses 3,932 3,070 537 589 17.5% 19.2%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 28 19 1 1 7.1% 7.1%
3258 Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners 240 188 17 19 8.8% 10.1%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 12 10 0 0 0.0% 4.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 426 353 32 33 8.9% 9.3%
3310 Dental hygienists 202 160 4 5 2.3% 2.8%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 399 314 40 51 12.9% 16.3%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 233 192 45 48 23.3% 25.2%
3420 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 774 642 42 48 6.5% 7.5%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 771 647 80 92 12.4% 14.2%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 247 182 8 11 4.3% 6.0%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 67 51 3 3 5.1% 6.6%
3535 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 139 122 10 11 7.9% 8.8%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists 134 110 17 17 15.4% 15.6%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,355 1,987 167 196 8.4% 9.9%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 24 19 1 2 6.7% 12.0%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 96 70 1 4 1.7% 5.3%
3630 Massage therapists 103 90 1 1 1.3% 1.3%
3640 Dental assistants 339 290 4 6 1.2% 1.9%
3645 Medical assistants 638 570 36 38 6.3% 6.6%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 53 37 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3647 Pharmacy aides 40 35 3 3 8.5% 8.5%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 49 37 0 0 0.0% 0.4%
3649 Phlebotomists 119 96 7 9 7.1% 9.4%
3655 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers 181 140 14 16 9.7% 11.5%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 24,921 20,930 2,102 2,319 10.0% 11.1%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 70 57 21 21 36.7% 37.1%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 153 121 50 51 40.8% 42.1%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 69 47 19 19 41.2% 41.2%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 107 91 10 10 11.3% 11.4%
3740 Fire fighters 325 264 180 185 68.3% 70.4%
3750 Fire inspectors 27 20 4 4 18.8% 18.8%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 453 376 162 171 43.1% 45.4%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 172 136 57 61 41.9% 44.8%
3840 Miscellaneous law enforcement workers 23 14 6 6 41.1% 41.8%
3850 Police officers 830 724 390 407 53.9% 56.3%
3900 Animal control workers 13 7 0 0 6.5% 6.5%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 86 65 6 6 9.9% 9.9%
3930 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,015 916 131 154 14.4% 16.8%
3940 Crossing guards 73 65 12 12 18.4% 18.4%
3945 Transportation security screeners 57 48 11 14 23.6% 29.2%
3955 Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers 164 142 8 9 5.7% 6.6%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 478 417 18 22 4.2% 5.2%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 643 519 27 29 5.3% 5.6%
4020 Cooks 2,562 2,151 82 93 3.8% 4.3%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,218 995 41 55 4.2% 5.5%
4040 Bartenders 523 439 14 16 3.3% 3.6%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 507 430 27 35 6.2% 8.1%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 266 227 2 3 0.8% 1.4%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,421 2,088 52 56 2.5% 2.7%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 259 218 27 31 12.3% 14.2%
4130 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other, inc. dining/cafeteria attendants & bartende 411 357 24 32 6.7% 9.0%
4140 Dishwashers 394 340 16 18 4.7% 5.3%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 355 323 4 6 1.1% 1.8%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 250 205 16 20 8.0% 9.8%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 132 118 9 11 7.6% 9.6%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,714 2,159 279 316 12.9% 14.6%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,586 1,292 71 82 5.5% 6.3%
4240 Pest control workers 73 65 1 2 1.6% 3.1%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,214 1,052 53 58 5.0% 5.5%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 193 157 5 7 3.4% 4.8%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 93 73 2 4 3.4% 5.3%
4340 Animal trainers 39 29 0 0 0.7% 0.7%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 199 172 3 4 1.8% 2.5%
4400 Gaming services workers 126 95 11 11 11.6% 11.6%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 3 3 1 1 31.7% 31.7%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 55 49 2 2 4.9% 4.9%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 222 194 4 4 2.0% 2.0%
4460 Embalmers and funeral attendants 14 12 0 1 0.0% 8.1%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 41 29 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
4500 Barbers 68 67 3 3 4.7% 4.7%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 563 488 1 4 0.3% 0.8%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 305 294 8 10 2.9% 3.4%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 78 68 22 22 32.3% 32.3%
4540 Tour and travel guides 63 43 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
4600 Child care workers 1,068 879 46 56 5.3% 6.3%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,534 1,276 140 151 11.0% 11.8%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 425 355 13 13 3.7% 3.7%
4640 Residential advisors 58 44 1 1 1.1% 1.1%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 131 115 6 8 5.2% 6.9%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 16,249 13,684 421 484 3.1% 3.5%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,170 2,574 92 100 3.6% 3.9%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 981 811 22 29 2.8% 3.6%
4720 Cashiers 3,819 3,255 160 175 4.9% 5.4%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 131 106 6 6 5.4% 5.4%
4750 Parts salespersons 156 121 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,655 3,104 44 58 1.4% 1.9%
4800 Advertising sales agents 250 218 10 10 4.4% 4.5%
4810 Insurance sales agents 576 480 8 12 1.6% 2.6%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 235 227 3 3 1.3% 1.3%
4830 Travel agents 66 55 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 519 461 9 10 1.9% 2.3%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,434 1,204 28 32 2.3% 2.7%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 60 56 1 1 1.9% 1.9%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 707 613 31 37 5.0% 6.0%
4930 Sales engineers 47 40 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 64 53 1 2 1.7% 3.0%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 88 69 1 1 1.8% 1.8%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 291 235 4 5 1.6% 2.3%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 21,346 17,381 1,630 1,830 9.4% 10.5%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,670 1,313 69 86 5.3% 6.5%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 33 23 0 0 1.1% 1.1%
5020 Telephone operators 47 43 5 7 11.7% 15.4%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 8 5 0 0 0.0% 2.3%
5100 Bill and account collectors 169 151 6 7 3.9% 4.4%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 545 448 27 33 5.9% 7.3%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,271 1,001 52 61 5.2% 6.1%
5130 Gaming cage workers 16 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 180 141 14 15 9.9% 11.0%
5150 Procurement clerks 26 26 1 1 5.0% 5.0%
5160 Tellers 427 329 3 7 0.9% 2.1%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 85 72 4 4 5.6% 6.0%
5200 Brokerage clerks 5 3 0 1 0.0% 33.3%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 119 83 25 27 30.3% 32.1%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 62 42 0 0 0.8% 0.8%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,764 2,348 120 137 5.1% 5.8%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 97 76 32 33 42.0% 44.0%
5260 File Clerks 216 182 20 24 11.1% 13.3%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 188 148 10 10 6.5% 6.5%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 185 148 16 18 10.8% 11.9%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 111 91 19 19 21.0% 21.1%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 166 131 0 4 0.1% 3.0%
5340 New accounts clerks 31 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Correspondence clerks and order clerks 122 102 3 4 3.2% 4.4%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 58 41 4 5 9.1% 11.7%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,661 1,353 58 64 4.3% 4.7%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 145 132 29 29 22.3% 22.3%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 148 129 15 15 11.6% 11.6%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 27 24 7 7 27.3% 27.3%
5510 Couriers and messengers 256 210 44 45 20.8% 21.3%
5520 Dispatchers 374 295 40 45 13.6% 15.4%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 41 31 11 12 36.7% 37.5%
5540 Postal service clerks 161 124 88 92 70.7% 73.8%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 399 330 230 248 69.8% 75.2%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 76 62 34 36 54.2% 58.3%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 287 246 16 20 6.6% 8.1%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 635 537 40 44 7.4% 8.3%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,784 1,538 128 140 8.3% 9.1%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 72 51 5 5 9.4% 9.4%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 3,506 2,720 233 276 8.6% 10.1%
5800 Computer operators 94 84 4 7 5.0% 8.1%
5810 Data entry keyers 325 279 16 17 5.9% 6.1%
5820 Word processors and typists 95 78 7 10 9.1% 12.5%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 327 271 10 10 3.6% 3.9%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 87 73 6 7 7.9% 9.3%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,512 1,262 131 145 10.4% 11.5%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 39 34 4 5 12.1% 14.9%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 12 11 1 1 10.9% 10.9%
5920 Statistical assistants 13 8 1 1 14.4% 14.4%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers 669 521 41 46 7.9% 8.9%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,359 987 22 31 2.2% 3.2%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 43 29 1 1 4.7% 5.1%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 28 20 7 9 33.2% 44.0%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 121 82 2 4 2.3% 5.0%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 1,049 785 9 14 1.2% 1.8%
6100 Fishing and hunting workers 16 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 33 21 1 1 5.4% 5.4%
6130 Logging workers 69 41 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,850 6,392 1,177 1,239 18.4% 19.4%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 780 570 107 112 18.8% 19.7%
6210 Boilermakers 30 26 10 10 40.2% 40.2%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 147 127 29 29 23.2% 23.2%
6230 Carpenters 1,069 898 130 138 14.4% 15.4%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 115 98 4 5 3.9% 5.5%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 68 50 9 9 17.7% 17.7%
6260 Construction laborers 1,632 1,463 183 195 12.5% 13.3%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 16 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6320 Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 515 355 101 103 28.4% 29.0%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 168 150 14 14 9.6% 9.6%
6355 Electricians 920 689 212 223 30.7% 32.4%
6360 Glaziers 60 50 8 9 16.6% 18.7%
6400 Insulation workers 59 43 12 13 27.9% 28.9%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers 453 438 34 39 7.8% 8.8%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 594 489 149 153 30.4% 31.4%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 29 29 1 1 4.2% 4.2%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 12 12 4 4 30.5% 30.5%
6515 Roofers 204 183 9 12 5.2% 6.6%
6520 Sheet metal workers 141 120 35 36 29.3% 29.8%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 67 63 29 30 45.8% 47.7%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 66 54 4 6 7.1% 11.5%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 91 69 12 14 17.9% 20.6%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 47 41 24 24 58.3% 58.3%
6710 Fence erectors 43 40 1 1 3.2% 3.2%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 41 33 3 3 8.5% 8.5%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 123 87 28 30 32.6% 34.2%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 10 8 6 6 73.8% 73.8%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 11 9 2 2 28.0% 28.0%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers 41 32 3 3 8.4% 8.4%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 47 30 1 1 2.6% 2.6%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 38 24 2 2 9.3% 9.3%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 13 10 1 1 9.2% 9.2%
6840 Mining machine operators 123 49 6 7 12.1% 13.9%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 10 4 0 0 6.4% 6.4%
6940 Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers 67 36 2 2 6.0% 6.0%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 5,480 4,439 589 649 13.3% 14.6%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 316 254 19 22 7.4% 8.6%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 221 188 10 10 5.1% 5.2%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 172 136 32 34 23.1% 25.2%
7030 Avionics technicians 8 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 26 27 2 2 8.0% 8.0%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility 19 18 3 3 15.3% 15.3%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 11 8 3 3 37.6% 37.6%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 38 35 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 82 75 7 7 9.1% 9.1%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 179 145 39 44 27.2% 30.3%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 145 124 3 4 2.8% 3.6%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 19 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 885 733 32 41 4.3% 5.6%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 394 305 50 54 16.5% 17.7%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 303 204 38 39 18.5% 18.9%
7240 Small engine mechanics 52 37 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 116 92 1 1 1.1% 1.6%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 41 33 9 10 27.7% 30.5%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 413 374 57 59 15.1% 15.9%
7320 Home appliance repairers 30 26 2 2 6.8% 6.8%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 513 393 61 69 15.5% 17.7%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 677 546 70 85 12.8% 15.5%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 33 20 5 6 23.6% 30.1%
7360 Millwrights 45 36 18 18 50.1% 50.1%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 167 129 49 52 38.0% 40.4%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 198 173 46 48 26.8% 27.5%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 70 60 4 4 6.6% 6.7%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 41 31 3 4 9.8% 11.6%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 19 14 0 0 0.0% 0.8%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 10 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 19 12 4 4 36.2% 36.2%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 20 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7630 Other installation, maintenance, repair workers, including wind turbine techs, divers, train switch 198 159 21 22 13.5% 13.6%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 9,749 8,147 959 1,048 11.8% 12.9%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 904 740 53 59 7.2% 8.0%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 7 7 4 5 58.5% 75.6%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 127 107 9 10 8.1% 8.9%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 7 7 0 1 4.2% 11.4%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 26 22 9 9 40.1% 40.1%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,198 1,068 150 156 14.0% 14.6%
7800 Bakers 252 201 12 13 5.8% 6.6%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 363 281 44 48 15.8% 17.1%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 22 21 4 4 17.6% 17.6%
7840 Food batchmakers 120 107 8 8 7.1% 7.1%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 10 9 1 1 10.0% 10.0%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 158 135 15 16 10.8% 11.7%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 105 88 9 9 10.3% 10.3%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15 13 0 1 0.0% 8.6%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators; tenders and forging machine setters, operators; tenders, metal a 21 17 8 8 45.4% 45.4%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 99 86 9 10 11.0% 11.8%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 53 47 9 9 20.1% 20.1%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12 13 1 3 8.7% 25.8%
8030 Machinists 398 335 48 52 14.2% 15.5%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 36 32 9 10 28.1% 32.2%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 36 29 3 3 11.1% 11.1%
8130 Tool and die makers 51 45 4 4 8.1% 9.5%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 739 571 95 106 16.7% 18.6%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 29 21 2 2 8.7% 8.7%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 5 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 476 421 48 52 11.3% 12.5%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 20 18 0 0 2.4% 2.4%
8255 Printing press operators 210 182 16 17 8.6% 9.3%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 20 16 1 1 6.5% 6.5%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 213 173 11 15 6.2% 8.5%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 51 41 3 4 7.0% 9.7%
8320 Sewing machine operators 203 191 7 8 3.4% 4.4%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 5 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 54 45 1 2 2.5% 4.8%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 8 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 14 13 0 1 0.0% 7.9%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 7 7 0 0 6.6% 6.6%
8450 Upholsterers 26 23 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
8460 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers 24 19 3 3 16.9% 16.9%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 52 38 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8510 Furniture finishers 12 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 41 32 1 2 4.6% 4.9%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 27 24 0 1 0.0% 5.3%
8550 Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers 30 23 1 3 4.0% 11.8%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 57 39 13 14 34.2% 35.4%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 99 78 24 25 30.5% 32.1%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 105 76 27 27 35.2% 35.2%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 60 42 8 8 19.1% 19.1%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 73 52 8 9 15.3% 16.6%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 112 90 10 10 11.1% 11.1%
8710 Cutting workers 79 72 7 8 9.9% 11.6%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 29 24 5 5 21.6% 21.6%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 15 11 5 5 48.1% 48.1%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 886 741 71 81 9.6% 11.0%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 31 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 94 80 6 6 7.3% 7.3%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 313 252 26 31 10.3% 12.3%
8810 Painting workers 187 166 19 20 11.4% 12.3%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 33 29 7 7 25.6% 25.6%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 14 12 1 1 6.1% 7.1%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 4 2 1 1 50.7% 50.7%
8910 Etchers and engravers 5 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 24 18 1 1 5.8% 5.8%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 31 6 6 19.2% 19.2%
8940 Tire builders 14 11 2 2 18.3% 18.3%
8950 Helpers--production workers 46 40 2 2 5.9% 5.9%
8965 Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators 1,143 957 111 120 11.6% 12.5%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,378 8,710 1,355 1,475 15.6% 16.9%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 220 180 22 24 12.3% 13.2%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 185 145 82 86 56.6% 59.3%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 39 29 19 20 67.5% 68.7%
9050 Flight attendants 103 91 49 53 53.6% 58.3%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 24 19 1 1 5.5% 5.5%
9120 Bus drivers 707 551 180 200 32.7% 36.4%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,878 3,177 383 421 12.1% 13.3%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 404 368 30 33 8.1% 8.9%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 73 63 4 4 6.3% 6.3%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 74 48 30 33 62.2% 68.4%
9240 Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters 77 57 39 41 69.7% 72.6%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 22 15 11 13 70.3% 84.4%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers 29 20 1 2 6.5% 12.3%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 39 28 5 5 19.1% 19.1%
9350 Parking lot attendants 87 86 9 9 10.6% 10.6%
9360 Service station attendants 116 103 4 4 4.2% 4.2%
9410 Transportation inspectors 35 25 5 8 20.0% 32.1%
9415 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants 40 38 12 13 32.4% 34.1%
9420 Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders 44 39 9 10 24.2% 27.1%
9510 Crane and tower operators 92 67 27 27 39.4% 39.4%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 52 31 4 5 14.1% 14.4%
9560 Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders 16 15 3 3 19.5% 19.5%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 656 593 81 84 13.7% 14.2%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 361 332 13 14 3.9% 4.2%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,218 1,881 258 278 13.7% 14.8%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 31 30 2 2 7.7% 7.7%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 570 532 40 48 7.5% 9.0%
9650 Pumping station operators 30 14 0 1 2.8% 8.2%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 93 80 15 18 19.0% 22.0%
9750 Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and ship loaders 63 54 15 15 27.2% 27.2%
               
     
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