Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2017
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 24,800 20,612 903 1,096 4.4% 5.3%
10 Chief executives 1,428 1,189 29 38 2.5% 3.2%
20 General and operations managers 1,149 943 24 28 2.5% 2.9%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 59 57 2 2 4.1% 4.1%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,191 1,038 12 17 1.1% 1.7%
60 Public relations managers 101 75 2 4 3.1% 5.8%
100 Administrative services managers 189 155 12 14 7.6% 9.2%
110 Computer and information systems managers 701 608 11 14 1.8% 2.3%
120 Financial managers 1,390 1,143 23 27 2.0% 2.4%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 17 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
136 Human resources managers 371 320 13 18 4.2% 5.8%
137 Training and development managers 75 64 0 2 0.0% 3.9%
140 Industrial production managers 308 265 10 11 3.6% 4.3%
150 Purchasing managers 237 200 9 10 4.6% 5.1%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 326 285 8 12 2.9% 4.2%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 198 131 2 3 1.6% 2.5%
220 Construction managers 706 598 44 48 7.3% 8.0%
230 Education administrators 1,116 883 139 168 15.7% 19.1%
300 Engineering managers 148 129 7 8 5.8% 6.1%
310 Food service managers 1,039 901 14 21 1.6% 2.4%
330 Gaming managers 37 23 2 2 7.5% 7.5%
340 Lodging managers 166 124 1 2 1.0% 1.6%
350 Medical and health services managers 775 640 33 44 5.1% 6.8%
360 Natural sciences managers 19 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 544 470 23 25 4.9% 5.4%
420 Social and community service managers 546 385 17 20 4.4% 5.3%
425 Emergency management directors 14 10 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
430 Managers, all other 3,928 3,218 159 184 4.9% 5.7%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 31 26 1 1 4.4% 4.4%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 15 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 219 176 2 2 0.9% 1.1%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 329 268 15 16 5.6% 5.8%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 393 356 16 20 4.6% 5.7%
565 Compliance officers 314 251 19 25 7.5% 9.9%
600 Cost estimators 140 119 5 5 3.8% 3.8%
630 Human resource workers 830 700 43 50 6.2% 7.2%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 78 62 10 11 15.8% 17.8%
650 Training and development specialists 163 131 7 10 5.3% 8.0%
700 Logisticians 109 104 5 6 4.5% 5.6%
710 Management analysts 812 659 25 29 3.8% 4.4%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 149 122 3 3 2.5% 2.5%
726 Fundraisers 119 84 1 1 1.0% 1.0%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 324 280 3 4 1.1% 1.6%
740 Business operations specialists, all other 340 271 20 22 7.4% 8.2%
800 Accountants and auditors 1,913 1,637 74 85 4.5% 5.2%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 79 61 5 6 7.9% 9.9%
820 Budget analysts 79 56 9 11 16.8% 19.2%
830 Credit analysts 36 28 0 0 1.0% 1.0%
840 Financial analysts 297 279 3 7 0.9% 2.4%
850 Personal financial advisors 467 415 14 19 3.3% 4.6%
860 Insurance underwriters 113 97 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
900 Financial examiners 21 14 1 1 9.7% 9.7%
910 Loan counselors and officers 429 340 4 6 1.0% 1.8%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 82 64 16 21 24.1% 33.0%
940 Tax preparers 85 70 2 2 2.4% 2.4%
950 Financial specialists, all other 56 41 4 5 10.3% 12.9%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 43,759 36,222 5,533 6,183 15.3% 17.1%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 25 23 2 2 7.0% 7.0%
1006 Computer systems analysts 605 535 15 21 2.8% 4.0%
1007 Information security analysts 105 95 3 5 3.3% 5.3%
1010 Computer programmers 499 441 11 20 2.5% 4.5%
1020 Software developers, applications and systems software 1,556 1,472 28 34 1.9% 2.3%
1030 Web developers 197 169 7 9 4.0% 5.1%
1050 Computer support specialists 551 478 27 31 5.6% 6.5%
1060 Database administrators 116 95 6 6 6.3% 6.3%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 235 202 13 16 6.3% 8.0%
1106 Computer network architects 124 105 0 0 0.1% 0.1%
1107 Computer occupations, all other 743 659 47 59 7.2% 8.9%
1200 Actuaries 24 24 2 2 8.4% 8.4%
1220 Operations research analysts 198 156 12 14 7.9% 8.7%
1240 Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 114 89 5 6 5.2% 6.7%
1300 Architects, except naval 238 205 6 7 3.1% 3.7%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 44 32 3 4 10.1% 13.9%
1320 Aerospace engineers 152 144 20 20 14.2% 14.2%
1340 Agricultural and biomedical engineers 15 15 1 1 6.3% 6.3%
1350 Chemical engineers 100 78 4 5 4.8% 6.7%
1360 Civil engineers 509 414 41 44 10.0% 10.7%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 83 77 1 1 1.3% 1.5%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 330 280 18 22 6.3% 7.7%
1420 Environmental engineers 47 33 2 2 6.6% 6.6%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 245 221 12 13 5.4% 5.9%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 12 7 1 2 16.7% 21.9%
1450 Materials engineers 41 32 2 2 6.5% 6.5%
1460 Mechanical engineers 369 344 17 22 4.8% 6.4%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 21 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 11 7 0 0 2.4% 2.4%
1520 Petroleum engineers 40 23 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
1530 Engineers, all other 619 567 37 41 6.5% 7.3%
1540 Drafters 161 131 4 4 3.0% 3.0%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 443 362 44 51 12.1% 14.2%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 84 68 5 7 7.7% 9.7%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 38 27 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1610 Biological scientists 132 92 7 11 7.9% 11.6%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 43 29 3 3 11.7% 11.7%
1650 Medical scientists and life scientists, all other 193 175 6 10 3.7% 5.9%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 22 17 1 1 8.1% 8.1%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 12 6 2 2 26.6% 26.6%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 115 99 9 10 9.5% 9.9%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 119 83 11 12 13.3% 14.7%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 343 297 19 20 6.5% 6.9%
1800 Economists 74 31 5 7 17.0% 22.1%
1820 Psychologists 153 120 35 38 29.3% 31.4%
1840 Urban and regional planners 43 34 2 2 7.3% 7.3%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists 66 40 3 4 6.3% 10.2%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 46 34 3 3 9.0% 9.0%
1910 Biological technicians 29 26 3 3 11.4% 11.4%
1920 Chemical technicians 74 63 7 7 10.6% 11.2%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 19 13 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
1965 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians 228 174 20 20 11.4% 11.4%
2000 Counselors 983 789 145 161 18.4% 20.4%
2010 Social workers 946 780 171 180 21.9% 23.0%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 115 94 29 33 30.4% 34.8%
2016 Social and human service assistants 312 230 28 30 12.2% 13.1%
2025 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community hea 106 83 12 13 14.6% 15.4%
2040 Clergy 513 404 3 5 0.8% 1.3%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 98 88 1 2 1.6% 2.7%
2060 Religious workers, all other 104 83 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,199 896 84 95 9.4% 10.6%
2105 Judicial law clerks 18 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 512 418 17 21 4.1% 5.0%
2160 Miscellaneous legal support workers 234 172 17 18 9.7% 10.3%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,745 1,405 245 297 17.4% 21.1%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 839 684 130 143 19.0% 21.0%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 4,039 3,234 1,452 1,597 44.9% 49.4%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,290 1,038 521 564 50.2% 54.4%
2330 Special education teachers 545 429 219 237 51.0% 55.3%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 869 727 70 82 9.7% 11.3%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 71 55 6 6 11.1% 11.1%
2430 Librarians 240 186 49 56 26.2% 30.1%
2440 Library technicians 42 39 7 10 19.3% 26.5%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,242 993 271 301 27.3% 30.3%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 209 153 22 28 14.4% 18.4%
2600 Artists and related workers 99 88 8 8 9.2% 9.2%
2630 Designers 809 719 31 37 4.3% 5.1%
2700 Actors 26 26 8 8 29.5% 29.5%
2710 Producers and directors 164 141 18 18 12.7% 12.8%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 347 303 7 13 2.5% 4.2%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 17 17 2 2 10.3% 10.3%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 104 89 9 9 10.2% 10.2%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 37 40 4 4 9.9% 9.9%
2800 Announcers 49 36 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 119 86 9 10 9.8% 11.1%
2825 Public relations specialists 152 100 9 10 8.7% 9.9%
2830 Editors 185 145 10 10 6.8% 6.8%
2840 Technical writers 87 71 0 0 0.0% 0.1%
2850 Writers and authors 157 131 11 11 8.5% 8.5%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 92 77 1 3 1.7% 3.2%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, other media and communication equip 115 98 15 16 15.7% 16.1%
2910 Photographers 97 92 4 5 4.4% 5.6%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 55 57 10 10 17.0% 17.0%
3000 Chiropractors 22 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 74 62 2 3 3.4% 4.9%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 138 111 15 18 13.2% 15.9%
3040 Optometrists 40 30 0 0 1.6% 1.6%
3050 Pharmacists 400 324 20 23 6.2% 7.0%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 1,065 900 91 108 10.2% 11.9%
3110 Physician assistants 129 109 8 9 7.3% 8.1%
3140 Audiologists 18 16 3 3 20.2% 20.2%
3150 Occupational therapists 155 123 15 16 12.0% 12.8%
3160 Physical therapists 283 231 13 15 5.5% 6.6%
3200 Radiation therapists 14 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3210 Recreational therapists 9 6 1 1 22.1% 22.1%
3220 Respiratory therapists 133 102 7 8 7.2% 7.7%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 186 137 39 45 28.9% 33.0%
3245 Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other 215 189 12 16 6.4% 8.7%
3250 Veterinarians 80 71 2 2 2.5% 2.5%
3255 Registered nurses 3,848 3,103 528 584 17.0% 18.8%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 41 32 4 4 11.8% 11.8%
3258 Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners 216 177 17 19 9.8% 10.7%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 22 22 5 5 22.4% 22.4%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 429 357 27 33 7.7% 9.4%
3310 Dental hygienists 202 158 3 4 1.7% 2.5%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 401 321 38 44 11.7% 13.7%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 259 228 54 61 23.7% 26.5%
3420 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 745 619 27 30 4.3% 4.8%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 728 610 70 78 11.5% 12.8%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 211 159 9 10 5.6% 6.3%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 73 49 3 3 5.2% 5.2%
3535 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 191 167 25 27 14.8% 16.0%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists 142 104 15 17 14.0% 16.4%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,200 1,928 213 232 11.0% 12.0%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 20 18 0 0 1.6% 1.6%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 103 84 3 4 3.0% 5.1%
3630 Massage therapists 116 110 1 1 0.7% 0.9%
3640 Dental assistants 339 299 5 5 1.7% 1.8%
3645 Medical assistants 590 524 35 40 6.7% 7.5%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 39 32 0 2 0.0% 6.3%
3647 Pharmacy aides 46 38 5 5 12.1% 12.1%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 72 58 2 2 3.1% 3.4%
3649 Phlebotomists 144 120 6 6 4.7% 4.8%
3655 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers 234 202 18 18 9.0% 9.0%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 24,153 20,821 2,107 2,308 10.1% 11.1%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 69 50 19 20 38.2% 39.4%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 123 95 42 45 43.8% 46.8%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 58 45 17 18 37.5% 39.8%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 92 71 9 9 12.2% 12.4%
3740 Fire fighters 352 285 177 181 62.2% 63.7%
3750 Fire inspectors 31 26 11 13 40.7% 47.2%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 460 405 164 176 40.6% 43.6%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 164 143 56 61 39.5% 43.0%
3840 Miscellaneous law enforcement workers 17 9 4 4 50.7% 50.7%
3850 Police officers 819 716 414 434 57.8% 60.6%
3900 Animal control workers 19 15 3 3 21.7% 21.7%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 110 92 13 18 14.6% 19.2%
3930 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 983 885 105 118 11.9% 13.4%
3940 Crossing guards 92 76 23 24 29.6% 31.7%
3945 Transportation security screeners 53 50 18 21 36.7% 42.7%
3955 Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers 180 154 7 7 4.5% 4.8%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 474 428 23 25 5.4% 5.8%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 609 507 22 28 4.3% 5.5%
4020 Cooks 2,427 2,060 94 103 4.6% 5.0%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,241 1,095 54 60 5.0% 5.5%
4040 Bartenders 500 409 15 15 3.6% 3.7%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 428 367 16 18 4.4% 4.9%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 242 225 4 4 1.6% 1.7%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,291 2,017 38 48 1.9% 2.4%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 217 186 19 23 10.4% 12.5%
4130 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other, inc. dining/cafeteria attendants & bartende 381 343 18 23 5.1% 6.6%
4140 Dishwashers 337 277 6 7 2.2% 2.6%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 342 331 5 5 1.6% 1.6%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 257 204 14 18 6.8% 9.0%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 134 114 4 4 3.2% 3.3%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,587 2,180 287 315 13.2% 14.5%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,492 1,255 88 96 7.0% 7.7%
4240 Pest control workers 108 101 2 2 2.0% 2.0%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,154 1,012 47 56 4.6% 5.5%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 182 154 3 3 1.7% 1.7%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 94 86 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
4340 Animal trainers 33 27 0 1 0.0% 2.5%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 212 189 2 3 1.2% 1.7%
4400 Gaming services workers 124 91 16 16 17.1% 18.2%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 2 2 2 2 100.0% 100.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 42 37 2 2 5.8% 5.8%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 248 216 14 20 6.6% 9.2%
4460 Embalmers and funeral attendants 19 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 35 31 1 1 3.9% 3.9%
4500 Barbers 62 66 3 3 4.1% 4.1%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 548 486 8 8 1.6% 1.7%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 330 333 4 4 1.1% 1.1%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 98 95 20 20 21.4% 21.4%
4540 Tour and travel guides 70 56 2 2 3.7% 3.7%
4600 Child care workers 1,031 881 35 45 3.9% 5.1%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,559 1,280 122 134 9.5% 10.5%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 429 386 25 27 6.4% 7.1%
4640 Residential advisors 45 35 5 5 13.9% 13.9%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 147 122 4 6 3.0% 5.0%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 15,940 13,702 432 513 3.2% 3.7%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,055 2,547 100 108 3.9% 4.2%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,021 857 21 28 2.5% 3.3%
4720 Cashiers 3,679 3,224 152 171 4.7% 5.3%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 135 107 4 4 3.8% 3.8%
4750 Parts salespersons 176 129 3 3 2.1% 2.1%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,586 3,105 50 67 1.6% 2.1%
4800 Advertising sales agents 225 207 3 3 1.5% 1.5%
4810 Insurance sales agents 582 486 8 11 1.6% 2.4%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 253 239 3 4 1.4% 1.8%
4830 Travel agents 75 68 2 2 3.2% 3.2%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 528 494 13 15 2.6% 2.9%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,375 1,169 33 40 2.8% 3.4%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 57 44 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 716 618 32 47 5.2% 7.5%
4930 Sales engineers 44 41 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 70 58 0 1 0.0% 0.9%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 95 76 0 0 0.6% 0.6%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 268 233 6 9 2.7% 3.7%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 20,631 17,334 1,511 1,693 8.7% 9.8%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,642 1,354 87 99 6.4% 7.3%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 26 20 0 2 2.4% 8.7%
5020 Telephone operators 55 44 4 4 8.4% 8.4%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 8 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5100 Bill and account collectors 156 141 9 10 6.5% 6.9%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 566 463 13 15 2.8% 3.2%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,233 968 37 48 3.8% 5.0%
5130 Gaming cage workers 19 14 1 1 8.0% 8.0%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 140 116 12 13 10.2% 11.3%
5150 Procurement clerks 31 30 3 3 9.5% 9.9%
5160 Tellers 381 302 1 3 0.3% 0.9%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 87 74 3 3 4.1% 4.6%
5200 Brokerage clerks 7 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 105 84 17 20 20.7% 24.2%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 65 54 2 2 3.1% 3.1%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,779 2,478 141 162 5.7% 6.5%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 88 68 25 29 37.2% 42.3%
5260 File Clerks 225 196 17 19 8.7% 9.7%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 150 117 4 4 3.0% 3.0%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 162 140 7 7 5.1% 5.1%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 114 92 21 24 22.7% 25.7%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 142 117 1 1 1.0% 1.0%
5340 New accounts clerks 42 36 0 1 0.0% 2.7%
5350 Correspondence clerks and order clerks 122 112 12 12 11.0% 11.0%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 68 48 2 3 5.2% 6.9%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,519 1,266 44 51 3.5% 4.0%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 146 123 24 24 19.8% 19.8%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 143 116 13 16 11.6% 13.8%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 20 14 2 2 12.3% 12.3%
5510 Couriers and messengers 237 204 31 32 15.1% 15.7%
5520 Dispatchers 339 280 37 44 13.3% 15.7%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 22 16 5 5 32.1% 32.1%
5540 Postal service clerks 149 115 74 79 64.3% 69.0%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 358 296 203 209 68.6% 70.6%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 66 57 42 45 73.8% 78.1%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 316 256 6 7 2.2% 2.9%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 660 613 50 55 8.1% 9.0%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,710 1,528 118 134 7.7% 8.8%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 64 50 6 7 12.4% 13.3%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 3,352 2,683 215 239 8.0% 8.9%
5800 Computer operators 84 70 8 9 11.2% 13.1%
5810 Data entry keyers 300 273 25 29 9.0% 10.6%
5820 Word processors and typists 120 100 16 19 16.0% 18.9%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 281 240 9 12 3.6% 4.9%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 65 58 7 8 12.5% 14.5%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,509 1,272 117 131 9.2% 10.3%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 47 39 3 3 8.8% 8.8%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 12 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 23 18 0 1 0.6% 7.0%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers 676 558 35 47 6.4% 8.3%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,402 1,091 37 41 3.4% 3.8%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 68 53 5 5 8.6% 8.6%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 20 14 5 6 36.0% 45.7%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 122 107 5 5 4.4% 4.4%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 1,063 818 18 21 2.2% 2.6%
6100 Fishing and hunting workers 28 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 34 26 3 3 12.5% 13.1%
6130 Logging workers 67 51 1 1 2.7% 2.7%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,778 6,528 1,262 1,317 19.3% 20.2%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 689 531 94 96 17.7% 18.0%
6210 Boilermakers 25 15 6 6 40.9% 40.9%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 140 134 28 28 21.1% 21.3%
6230 Carpenters 1,066 933 169 183 18.1% 19.6%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 130 127 7 8 5.4% 6.4%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 59 52 13 15 25.3% 29.5%
6260 Construction laborers 1,684 1,573 180 190 11.4% 12.1%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 16 13 2 2 12.8% 12.8%
6320 Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 484 333 87 87 26.0% 26.3%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 139 122 24 24 19.6% 19.6%
6355 Electricians 940 743 260 269 35.0% 36.2%
6360 Glaziers 47 40 6 7 15.7% 18.5%
6400 Insulation workers 65 53 10 12 19.0% 21.8%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers 416 387 31 33 8.0% 8.5%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 600 516 141 145 27.4% 28.2%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 25 24 3 3 11.6% 11.6%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 12 13 8 8 59.7% 59.7%
6515 Roofers 215 191 12 13 6.5% 6.6%
6520 Sheet metal workers 170 138 38 39 27.8% 28.1%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 59 46 26 26 56.3% 56.3%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 76 66 7 7 10.3% 10.7%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 90 68 16 16 24.0% 24.2%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 42 40 25 27 63.1% 68.2%
6710 Fence erectors 37 27 0 0 1.8% 1.8%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 37 33 11 11 34.5% 34.5%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 131 95 29 32 30.5% 34.0%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 14 10 6 6 59.5% 59.5%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 8 6 2 2 27.3% 27.3%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers 37 23 1 1 5.7% 5.7%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 39 27 1 1 3.0% 3.0%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 30 18 1 1 7.0% 7.0%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 16 12 5 5 43.4% 43.4%
6840 Mining machine operators 118 51 9 9 17.1% 17.5%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 11 4 0 0 7.3% 7.3%
6940 Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers 111 65 3 3 5.3% 5.3%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 5,485 4,621 717 770 15.5% 16.7%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 302 249 18 26 7.2% 10.3%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 204 185 13 13 7.2% 7.2%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 146 130 32 35 24.9% 27.1%
7030 Avionics technicians 12 7 1 1 14.6% 16.8%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 32 31 4 4 13.1% 13.1%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility 20 15 7 8 50.2% 52.3%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 10 12 0 0 4.3% 4.3%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 50 40 7 9 17.8% 22.0%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 77 76 10 10 13.2% 13.2%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 180 153 48 50 31.4% 32.4%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 148 126 5 6 4.1% 5.1%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 22 21 1 1 5.3% 5.3%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 878 797 40 45 5.0% 5.7%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 448 383 72 77 18.8% 20.1%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 287 180 37 37 20.4% 20.4%
7240 Small engine mechanics 40 28 2 2 6.2% 6.2%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 95 76 4 4 4.7% 4.7%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 29 25 5 5 21.0% 21.0%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 433 388 56 59 14.5% 15.3%
7320 Home appliance repairers 34 28 1 1 3.5% 3.5%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 496 403 72 78 17.9% 19.5%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 663 551 91 101 16.5% 18.3%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 33 25 8 9 31.1% 35.6%
7360 Millwrights 52 41 22 23 52.9% 55.4%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 173 134 62 65 46.7% 48.4%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 214 190 64 66 33.6% 34.7%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 60 47 4 4 7.9% 7.9%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 36 29 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 24 22 2 2 7.7% 7.7%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 6 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 21 16 3 3 17.2% 17.2%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 22 20 2 3 9.6% 15.8%
7630 Other installation, maintenance, repair workers, including wind turbine techs, divers, train switch 238 191 24 24 12.6% 12.6%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 9,565 8,137 1,007 1,092 12.4% 13.4%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 911 742 57 64 7.7% 8.7%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 2 1 0 0 24.1% 24.1%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 147 126 13 13 10.1% 10.7%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 18 14 2 2 13.3% 13.3%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 32 25 5 5 19.8% 19.8%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,139 1,023 151 159 14.8% 15.6%
7800 Bakers 243 194 12 13 6.1% 6.9%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 359 283 56 63 19.7% 22.4%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 12 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7840 Food batchmakers 108 94 7 7 6.9% 7.4%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 12 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 209 184 26 29 14.1% 15.7%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 112 100 9 10 8.8% 10.1%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 24 18 1 1 6.8% 6.8%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators; tenders and forging machine setters, operators; tenders, metal a 20 18 3 3 16.5% 16.5%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 94 85 15 15 17.5% 17.5%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 50 40 8 10 19.7% 24.2%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 18 15 4 5 22.9% 33.3%
8030 Machinists 403 351 53 56 15.1% 16.0%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 30 23 7 8 31.1% 35.3%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 51 45 8 10 17.3% 22.8%
8130 Tool and die makers 66 59 11 11 17.9% 17.9%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 674 553 68 78 12.3% 14.0%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 22 19 3 3 13.9% 13.9%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 8 7 2 2 26.3% 26.3%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 475 427 48 55 11.4% 12.9%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 18 16 1 1 7.4% 7.4%
8255 Printing press operators 192 160 7 7 4.4% 4.4%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 14 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 171 137 8 8 6.0% 6.0%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 35 32 2 3 6.9% 9.8%
8320 Sewing machine operators 184 176 7 9 4.2% 5.0%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 53 43 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
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 20 18 1 1 8.0% 8.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 11 12 0 0 4.1% 4.1%
8450 Upholsterers 26 24 0 2 0.0% 6.7%
8460 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers 31 30 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 61 42 3 5 7.6% 10.7%
8510 Furniture finishers 10 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 38 26 1 1 5.0% 5.0%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 20 17 1 1 6.3% 6.3%
8550 Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers 24 21 2 2 8.9% 8.9%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 68 48 17 18 34.7% 36.7%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 97 75 23 23 30.2% 30.8%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 130 107 34 36 32.3% 33.4%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 60 41 15 15 37.6% 37.6%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 75 60 14 14 23.9% 23.9%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 86 71 13 14 18.4% 19.2%
8710 Cutting workers 64 57 8 8 13.1% 13.1%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 23 16 0 0 2.2% 2.2%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 11 7 1 1 10.6% 10.6%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 888 765 82 86 10.7% 11.2%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 34 28 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 78 64 0 0 0.8% 0.8%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 353 295 38 44 13.0% 15.1%
8810 Painting workers 161 137 13 14 9.3% 10.2%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 38 37 1 1 3.8% 3.8%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 4 4 2 2 59.4% 59.4%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 9 10 1 1 10.6% 10.6%
8910 Etchers and engravers 8 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 33 26 2 2 9.6% 9.6%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 30 29 11 11 38.3% 38.3%
8940 Tire builders 13 11 2 2 20.9% 20.9%
8950 Helpers--production workers 50 46 3 3 7.3% 7.3%
8965 Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators 1,096 952 120 131 12.6% 13.7%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,268 8,845 1,304 1,422 14.7% 16.1%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 236 201 27 32 13.2% 15.8%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 165 128 65 69 50.8% 53.5%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 28 17 5 6 28.1% 33.4%
9050 Flight attendants 109 97 46 49 46.8% 50.9%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 14 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
9120 Bus drivers 704 585 143 161 24.5% 27.5%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,778 3,171 405 438 12.8% 13.8%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 515 484 35 41 7.1% 8.5%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 74 66 3 3 4.2% 5.1%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 67 44 32 32 72.3% 72.3%
9240 Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters 61 47 33 33 70.4% 70.4%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 14 11 5 5 42.4% 42.4%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers 32 24 3 4 13.1% 15.0%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 37 29 9 9 30.0% 30.0%
9350 Parking lot attendants 102 98 6 7 6.1% 7.4%
9360 Service station attendants 103 96 3 6 3.5% 6.8%
9410 Transportation inspectors 53 41 13 14 32.6% 34.9%
9415 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants 42 36 12 13 32.7% 35.6%
9420 Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders 38 27 7 9 24.6% 32.1%
9510 Crane and tower operators 65 53 15 17 28.8% 31.4%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 44 29 3 3 8.9% 11.6%
9560 Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders 12 7 2 2 25.6% 25.6%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 660 608 70 80 11.4% 13.2%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 332 316 22 22 6.8% 6.8%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,197 1,911 253 271 13.2% 14.2%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 40 34 5 5 13.7% 15.6%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 560 529 61 65 11.5% 12.3%
9650 Pumping station operators 35 19 3 3 14.9% 15.4%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 85 70 9 10 12.6% 13.6%
9750 Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and ship loaders 66 53 14 14 26.3% 26.3%
               
     
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