Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2018
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 24,580 21,172 914 1,128 4.3% 5.3%
10 Chief executives 1,340 1,151 25 36 2.2% 3.1%
20 General and operations managers 1,175 977 29 36 2.9% 3.6%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 46 40 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,123 1,008 12 18 1.2% 1.8%
60 Public relations managers 88 64 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
100 Administrative services managers 181 156 5 6 3.4% 4.0%
110 Computer and information systems managers 687 610 12 15 1.9% 2.5%
120 Financial managers 1,388 1,188 23 26 1.9% 2.2%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 22 22 1 1 6.1% 6.1%
136 Human resources managers 335 301 9 10 3.1% 3.4%
137 Training and development managers 63 54 1 2 1.7% 3.6%
140 Industrial production managers 304 248 8 10 3.3% 4.0%
150 Purchasing managers 262 230 8 11 3.4% 4.8%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 314 277 15 15 5.3% 5.4%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 216 138 3 3 2.1% 2.1%
220 Construction managers 732 644 59 67 9.2% 10.4%
230 Education administrators 1,115 938 143 172 15.2% 18.3%
300 Engineering managers 167 151 7 8 4.8% 5.5%
310 Food service managers 1,084 955 14 19 1.4% 2.0%
330 Gaming managers 32 25 2 2 9.4% 9.4%
340 Lodging managers 151 124 1 4 0.9% 3.2%
350 Medical and health services managers 724 609 30 38 4.9% 6.3%
360 Natural sciences managers 14 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 498 443 16 19 3.6% 4.2%
420 Social and community service managers 558 415 18 21 4.4% 5.0%
425 Emergency management directors 11 9 0 2 0.0% 19.7%
430 Managers, all other 4,092 3,496 164 207 4.7% 5.9%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 42 42 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 15 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 194 178 5 5 3.0% 3.0%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 281 238 16 21 6.7% 8.7%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 353 343 13 15 3.7% 4.2%
565 Compliance officers 353 298 25 33 8.5% 11.1%
600 Cost estimators 143 114 4 4 3.3% 3.3%
630 Human resource workers 779 668 52 56 7.8% 8.3%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 57 49 5 5 10.4% 10.4%
650 Training and development specialists 138 122 9 11 7.5% 8.6%
700 Logisticians 142 136 8 12 5.7% 9.1%
710 Management analysts 813 694 21 28 3.0% 4.1%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 127 110 3 5 2.5% 4.4%
726 Fundraisers 130 90 2 2 1.7% 2.0%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 353 327 4 8 1.2% 2.3%
740 Business operations specialists, all other 291 243 12 15 5.1% 6.2%
800 Accountants and auditors 1,933 1,737 77 94 4.4% 5.4%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 73 53 3 4 6.4% 7.5%
820 Budget analysts 70 53 7 8 13.5% 16.0%
830 Credit analysts 32 26 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
840 Financial analysts 304 283 9 10 3.1% 3.5%
850 Personal financial advisors 473 435 3 7 0.7% 1.6%
860 Insurance underwriters 137 127 1 1 0.9% 0.9%
900 Financial examiners 16 11 2 2 16.1% 16.1%
910 Loan counselors and officers 414 341 6 8 1.8% 2.4%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 62 46 12 15 25.6% 32.9%
940 Tax preparers 83 79 5 6 6.4% 7.7%
950 Financial specialists, all other 50 38 3 3 9.1% 9.1%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 43,165 37,563 5,550 6,251 14.8% 16.6%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 19 20 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1006 Computer systems analysts 631 606 19 25 3.1% 4.2%
1007 Information security analysts 103 94 6 6 6.7% 6.7%
1010 Computer programmers 498 449 16 19 3.7% 4.3%
1020 Software developers, applications and systems software 1,672 1,638 24 38 1.5% 2.3%
1030 Web developers 194 176 4 4 2.1% 2.1%
1050 Computer support specialists 600 554 34 43 6.2% 7.7%
1060 Database administrators 120 111 5 6 4.9% 5.6%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 229 201 12 12 6.2% 6.2%
1106 Computer network architects 123 114 6 6 4.9% 5.0%
1107 Computer occupations, all other 767 712 36 45 5.1% 6.3%
1200 Actuaries 36 36 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
1220 Operations research analysts 176 133 12 15 8.7% 11.3%
1240 Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 103 95 6 7 6.6% 6.9%
1300 Architects, except naval 194 175 8 8 4.8% 4.8%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 55 38 4 5 11.7% 14.4%
1320 Aerospace engineers 140 151 20 20 13.3% 13.3%
1340 Agricultural and biomedical engineers 15 14 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
1350 Chemical engineers 72 65 3 5 4.9% 7.4%
1360 Civil engineers 483 430 42 44 9.6% 10.1%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 74 71 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 319 289 13 19 4.6% 6.7%
1420 Environmental engineers 37 37 8 8 20.6% 20.6%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 255 250 13 14 5.3% 5.7%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 19 15 5 5 36.1% 36.1%
1450 Materials engineers 49 43 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
1460 Mechanical engineers 334 320 14 15 4.3% 4.6%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 13 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 18 14 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
1520 Petroleum engineers 35 27 0 0 0.6% 1.3%
1530 Engineers, all other 614 548 28 37 5.1% 6.8%
1540 Drafters 151 126 5 5 3.6% 4.1%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 504 433 60 68 13.7% 15.6%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 75 69 6 6 8.1% 8.1%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 44 33 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
1610 Biological scientists 135 103 4 5 4.2% 4.6%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 33 20 2 3 9.3% 15.9%
1650 Medical scientists and life scientists, all other 199 169 12 14 7.3% 8.4%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 19 18 1 1 5.5% 5.5%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 14 8 2 3 28.0% 31.5%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 133 120 8 8 6.5% 6.5%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 118 84 7 7 8.5% 8.7%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 353 313 12 18 4.0% 5.7%
1800 Economists 84 37 3 4 7.2% 10.6%
1820 Psychologists 170 151 51 53 33.5% 34.8%
1840 Urban and regional planners 37 28 7 7 25.2% 25.2%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists 84 58 6 6 10.6% 10.6%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 39 32 5 5 15.5% 16.8%
1910 Biological technicians 20 18 1 1 4.3% 4.3%
1920 Chemical technicians 77 62 5 5 8.1% 8.1%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 18 11 1 1 5.6% 5.6%
1965 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians 209 171 13 19 7.8% 11.3%
2000 Counselors 984 825 144 156 17.4% 18.9%
2010 Social workers 954 841 141 153 16.7% 18.2%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 115 106 33 38 31.3% 35.6%
2016 Social and human service assistants 271 215 23 26 10.8% 12.0%
2025 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community hea 97 72 11 11 15.6% 15.6%
2040 Clergy 489 401 6 9 1.4% 2.1%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 86 75 2 2 2.6% 2.6%
2060 Religious workers, all other 101 77 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,226 978 71 84 7.2% 8.6%
2105 Judicial law clerks 26 15 0 0 3.2% 3.2%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 497 457 13 22 2.8% 4.9%
2160 Miscellaneous legal support workers 168 132 10 13 7.3% 9.9%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,654 1,397 266 316 19.0% 22.6%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 797 729 102 126 14.0% 17.2%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 4,083 3,417 1,546 1,698 45.3% 49.7%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,254 1,049 548 598 52.2% 57.0%
2330 Special education teachers 452 365 186 202 50.9% 55.2%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 806 706 62 75 8.8% 10.7%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 76 45 2 4 5.4% 8.0%
2430 Librarians 248 192 40 44 21.1% 23.0%
2440 Library technicians 34 29 0 1 0.4% 3.4%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,226 1,040 304 336 29.2% 32.3%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 197 170 32 35 18.8% 20.7%
2600 Artists and related workers 85 79 0 1 0.5% 1.1%
2630 Designers 844 790 35 38 4.4% 4.9%
2700 Actors 14 11 4 4 38.4% 38.4%
2710 Producers and directors 162 157 21 22 13.4% 13.9%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 353 319 11 22 3.5% 6.9%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 18 18 1 1 5.6% 5.6%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 120 96 12 14 12.7% 14.7%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 38 36 7 7 17.9% 17.9%
2800 Announcers 52 44 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 94 66 13 13 19.4% 19.8%
2825 Public relations specialists 179 133 7 7 5.5% 5.5%
2830 Editors 162 141 8 9 5.8% 6.7%
2840 Technical writers 71 61 2 2 2.6% 2.6%
2850 Writers and authors 159 140 9 12 6.6% 8.8%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 98 86 8 11 9.5% 12.3%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, other media and communication equip 109 102 13 13 12.7% 12.7%
2910 Photographers 95 90 3 4 2.8% 4.4%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 51 47 6 6 12.2% 12.2%
3000 Chiropractors 24 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 96 79 5 5 6.2% 6.2%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 114 96 10 12 10.0% 12.1%
3040 Optometrists 48 42 0 0 1.2% 1.2%
3050 Pharmacists 380 328 21 24 6.5% 7.4%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 1,035 904 76 110 8.4% 12.2%
3110 Physician assistants 141 133 11 12 8.3% 8.9%
3140 Audiologists 14 11 0 1 1.0% 6.4%
3150 Occupational therapists 140 114 17 19 14.6% 16.9%
3160 Physical therapists 308 265 18 20 6.6% 7.4%
3200 Radiation therapists 19 16 1 1 6.9% 6.9%
3210 Recreational therapists 15 12 3 3 24.0% 24.0%
3220 Respiratory therapists 125 111 11 14 10.3% 12.3%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 165 135 34 41 25.5% 30.4%
3245 Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other 230 206 16 17 7.8% 8.5%
3250 Veterinarians 91 78 3 3 4.3% 4.3%
3255 Registered nurses 3,764 3,155 488 535 15.5% 17.0%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 36 25 2 3 6.2% 10.7%
3258 Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners 234 203 12 16 6.0% 7.8%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 13 11 1 1 11.2% 11.2%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 392 334 26 31 7.9% 9.1%
3310 Dental hygienists 221 172 1 3 0.8% 1.7%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 403 336 44 49 13.0% 14.6%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 226 214 54 57 25.2% 26.6%
3420 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 782 704 43 46 6.1% 6.5%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 710 626 70 83 11.2% 13.2%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 195 157 10 15 6.3% 9.5%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 66 56 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3535 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 139 134 14 16 10.5% 11.5%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists 143 125 16 16 12.4% 12.4%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,117 1,960 205 225 10.4% 11.5%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 33 35 1 1 4.1% 4.1%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 112 94 4 5 4.0% 5.1%
3630 Massage therapists 99 91 1 2 1.6% 1.8%
3640 Dental assistants 323 291 7 9 2.3% 3.2%
3645 Medical assistants 622 580 39 42 6.7% 7.2%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 45 40 2 2 3.9% 4.2%
3647 Pharmacy aides 43 36 4 4 11.9% 11.9%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 69 63 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3649 Phlebotomists 132 117 6 8 5.5% 6.8%
3655 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers 243 205 15 16 7.5% 8.0%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 23,235 20,851 2,104 2,298 10.1% 11.0%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 66 48 15 16 30.3% 32.9%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 112 88 37 37 42.2% 42.3%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 64 52 33 33 63.2% 63.2%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 86 75 9 9 12.3% 12.5%
3740 Fire fighters 336 308 190 198 61.7% 64.4%
3750 Fire inspectors 28 19 6 6 29.4% 29.4%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 458 404 153 167 37.7% 41.4%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 192 160 52 54 32.4% 33.7%
3840 Miscellaneous law enforcement workers 17 11 4 4 35.4% 35.4%
3850 Police officers 828 748 418 431 55.9% 57.6%
3900 Animal control workers 19 16 3 3 17.7% 17.7%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 102 93 7 9 7.9% 9.4%
3930 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,009 955 122 132 12.7% 13.8%
3940 Crossing guards 70 65 20 20 30.8% 30.8%
3945 Transportation security screeners 48 40 7 10 17.5% 23.8%
3955 Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers 139 115 8 8 6.8% 6.8%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 423 406 17 20 4.2% 4.8%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 587 516 17 18 3.3% 3.5%
4020 Cooks 2,217 1,958 75 87 3.8% 4.5%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,158 1,001 55 67 5.5% 6.7%
4040 Bartenders 520 462 13 15 2.9% 3.2%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 369 330 30 33 9.1% 10.0%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 208 188 2 4 0.9% 2.2%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,192 2,024 49 53 2.4% 2.6%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 272 233 26 32 11.1% 13.9%
4130 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other, inc. dining/cafeteria attendants & bartende 343 321 10 17 3.2% 5.3%
4140 Dishwashers 322 268 10 14 3.9% 5.4%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 378 371 9 11 2.5% 3.0%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 245 205 24 26 11.6% 12.5%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 116 102 5 7 5.2% 6.9%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,559 2,271 302 336 13.3% 14.8%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,547 1,347 73 85 5.4% 6.3%
4240 Pest control workers 89 77 4 4 4.8% 4.8%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,065 988 44 51 4.4% 5.2%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 182 149 4 4 2.9% 2.9%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 94 94 0 1 0.0% 1.5%
4340 Animal trainers 25 24 1 1 5.4% 5.4%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 215 190 3 3 1.6% 1.6%
4400 Gaming services workers 118 97 13 15 13.6% 14.9%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 38 33 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 231 212 10 13 4.6% 6.3%
4460 Embalmers and funeral attendants 20 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 31 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 66 65 1 1 1.8% 1.8%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 525 488 3 3 0.6% 0.6%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 328 357 2 3 0.6% 0.9%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 83 86 17 18 19.5% 21.3%
4540 Tour and travel guides 67 53 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4600 Child care workers 961 873 42 46 4.8% 5.3%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,447 1,267 137 147 10.8% 11.6%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 431 382 16 17 4.2% 4.5%
4640 Residential advisors 52 43 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 136 127 5 5 4.1% 4.1%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 15,351 13,712 455 539 3.3% 3.9%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,062 2,618 125 143 4.8% 5.5%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,041 922 26 32 2.8% 3.5%
4720 Cashiers 3,439 3,160 135 154 4.3% 4.9%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 127 108 3 3 3.1% 3.1%
4750 Parts salespersons 153 125 3 3 2.3% 2.6%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,333 2,991 61 73 2.0% 2.4%
4800 Advertising sales agents 215 196 9 10 4.7% 5.0%
4810 Insurance sales agents 575 505 6 8 1.2% 1.6%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 206 201 1 3 0.5% 1.6%
4830 Travel agents 66 66 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 500 475 10 14 2.1% 2.9%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,380 1,187 36 46 3.0% 3.9%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 59 53 2 2 3.3% 3.3%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 693 651 29 37 4.5% 5.7%
4930 Sales engineers 40 39 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 66 61 1 1 1.6% 1.6%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 88 80 3 5 4.3% 6.1%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 308 274 4 5 1.4% 1.9%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 19,735 17,080 1,536 1,683 9.0% 9.9%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,670 1,406 89 98 6.3% 6.9%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 34 27 1 1 3.2% 3.2%
5020 Telephone operators 40 34 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 10 9 2 2 21.7% 21.7%
5100 Bill and account collectors 135 124 4 4 3.2% 3.3%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 532 465 22 23 4.6% 5.0%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,119 890 33 39 3.7% 4.4%
5130 Gaming cage workers 15 8 1 1 11.5% 11.5%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 137 123 13 14 10.4% 11.1%
5150 Procurement clerks 35 33 6 6 17.9% 17.9%
5160 Tellers 364 310 4 7 1.2% 2.3%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 97 84 6 6 7.3% 7.5%
5200 Brokerage clerks 9 7 1 1 18.7% 18.7%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 107 84 18 21 21.9% 24.6%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 63 50 4 4 7.9% 7.9%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,734 2,510 142 155 5.6% 6.2%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 81 73 29 33 39.6% 44.5%
5260 File Clerks 188 151 17 20 11.5% 13.0%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 148 115 3 4 2.5% 3.5%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 174 146 14 15 9.8% 10.4%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 129 103 19 21 18.0% 20.3%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 137 118 4 4 3.3% 3.3%
5340 New accounts clerks 20 21 1 1 6.3% 6.3%
5350 Correspondence clerks and order clerks 95 80 4 4 4.4% 5.1%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 58 55 3 5 5.9% 8.9%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,515 1,284 34 42 2.6% 3.3%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 144 136 33 36 24.3% 26.3%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 140 122 15 15 12.2% 12.7%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 24 24 3 5 13.4% 19.1%
5510 Couriers and messengers 279 258 51 53 19.8% 20.5%
5520 Dispatchers 346 293 61 61 20.7% 21.0%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 34 27 5 5 19.9% 19.9%
5540 Postal service clerks 132 119 76 82 63.7% 68.4%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 361 309 226 233 72.9% 75.2%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 61 57 36 38 63.4% 65.8%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 327 268 24 26 9.1% 9.7%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 602 582 29 36 4.9% 6.1%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,667 1,524 113 123 7.4% 8.1%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 68 51 6 8 11.7% 15.4%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 2,995 2,459 173 196 7.0% 8.0%
5800 Computer operators 90 78 10 11 12.3% 14.0%
5810 Data entry keyers 296 271 17 21 6.2% 7.7%
5820 Word processors and typists 71 60 10 10 16.2% 16.2%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 260 227 6 6 2.5% 2.5%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 67 60 4 4 6.4% 6.4%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,439 1,257 124 133 9.8% 10.5%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 20 16 2 2 13.2% 13.2%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 11 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 48 44 5 5 11.6% 11.6%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers 607 518 34 43 6.6% 8.4%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,285 1,024 24 31 2.4% 3.0%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 56 46 2 2 3.9% 3.9%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 26 18 3 3 14.9% 14.9%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 106 90 5 6 5.4% 6.5%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 973 789 11 16 1.5% 2.0%
6100 Fishing and hunting workers 35 21 0 0 1.7% 1.7%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 26 19 0 0 0.7% 0.7%
6130 Logging workers 63 41 3 4 7.3% 9.8%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,702 6,776 1,159 1,219 17.1% 18.0%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 685 547 91 96 16.7% 17.5%
6210 Boilermakers 24 16 12 12 71.3% 71.3%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 129 105 18 21 17.6% 20.2%
6230 Carpenters 1,111 1,024 131 135 12.8% 13.2%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 122 119 7 7 5.9% 5.9%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 58 49 9 9 18.4% 18.4%
6260 Construction laborers 1,665 1,604 172 179 10.7% 11.2%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 23 19 1 1 6.3% 6.3%
6320 Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 445 334 83 84 24.7% 25.1%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 138 128 14 16 10.9% 12.2%
6355 Electricians 935 801 242 256 30.2% 31.9%
6360 Glaziers 48 43 5 5 11.8% 11.8%
6400 Insulation workers 62 52 14 15 27.4% 30.0%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers 411 417 39 42 9.3% 10.2%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 630 553 133 138 24.1% 24.9%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 17 17 3 3 17.4% 17.4%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 5 3 2 2 66.2% 66.2%
6515 Roofers 178 167 11 13 6.3% 7.9%
6520 Sheet metal workers 149 132 39 41 29.1% 31.1%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 55 54 24 25 44.1% 46.6%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 76 79 8 10 10.3% 13.3%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 105 89 14 18 16.2% 19.9%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 27 25 15 17 58.7% 66.8%
6710 Fence erectors 27 23 5 5 19.8% 19.8%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 35 33 8 8 25.5% 25.5%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 143 112 34 36 30.8% 31.9%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 13 12 7 7 61.9% 61.9%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 6 6 2 2 36.0% 36.0%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers 40 39 4 4 9.5% 9.5%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 49 29 1 1 4.7% 4.7%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 36 23 2 2 6.5% 7.1%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 18 14 2 2 15.7% 15.7%
6840 Mining machine operators 120 59 5 5 8.6% 9.1%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 25 10 0 0 1.4% 1.4%
6940 Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers 92 40 1 1 2.1% 2.4%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 5,242 4,520 682 730 15.1% 16.1%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 338 275 24 26 8.8% 9.4%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 192 171 10 10 5.9% 6.0%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 140 131 38 40 29.1% 30.2%
7030 Avionics technicians 14 11 3 3 28.4% 28.4%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 25 24 4 5 16.0% 22.1%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility 20 13 1 1 10.3% 10.3%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 7 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 34 31 5 7 17.9% 21.6%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 53 50 2 2 3.6% 3.6%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 189 158 52 59 33.2% 37.5%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 135 127 3 3 2.5% 2.7%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 23 22 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 816 753 33 37 4.4% 4.9%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 460 374 58 62 15.4% 16.7%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 284 200 30 34 14.9% 17.2%
7240 Small engine mechanics 47 33 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 100 84 2 2 1.8% 2.4%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 21 20 2 2 9.8% 9.8%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 413 396 66 72 16.8% 18.2%
7320 Home appliance repairers 35 32 1 1 3.9% 3.9%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 501 431 75 80 17.4% 18.6%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 596 491 76 80 15.6% 16.3%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 35 25 5 5 19.1% 19.1%
7360 Millwrights 60 43 17 19 39.9% 44.1%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 159 129 63 66 48.4% 50.9%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 221 204 69 71 33.7% 34.6%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 55 48 3 3 6.7% 6.7%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 36 30 4 4 15.0% 15.0%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 24 22 3 3 11.8% 11.8%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 15 13 5 5 33.5% 33.5%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 19 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7630 Other installation, maintenance, repair workers, including wind turbine techs, divers, train switch 167 151 27 27 17.7% 17.7%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 9,363 8,271 986 1,063 11.9% 12.8%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 939 805 64 69 7.9% 8.6%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 11 7 1 1 22.1% 22.1%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 137 122 5 6 4.4% 4.6%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 10 9 0 0 4.1% 4.1%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 33 29 5 8 18.5% 25.8%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 1,123 1,050 165 174 15.8% 16.6%
7800 Bakers 231 206 15 15 7.3% 7.3%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 319 250 56 58 22.2% 23.2%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 8 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7840 Food batchmakers 93 76 6 6 7.4% 7.4%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 14 11 1 1 4.4% 4.4%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 169 149 26 27 17.6% 18.3%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 122 111 10 10 8.8% 8.8%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 17 18 3 3 16.7% 16.7%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators; tenders and forging machine setters, operators; tenders, metal a 18 16 5 5 34.6% 34.6%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 73 61 11 11 17.5% 17.5%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 38 36 5 5 13.7% 13.7%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12 8 2 3 19.7% 33.0%
8030 Machinists 375 326 30 32 9.2% 9.8%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 26 19 4 4 21.4% 21.4%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 39 34 4 4 12.4% 12.4%
8130 Tool and die makers 52 49 9 10 17.6% 19.8%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 702 581 85 93 14.7% 16.0%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 19 18 3 3 14.0% 14.0%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 430 410 47 52 11.4% 12.8%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 17 15 2 2 13.9% 13.9%
8255 Printing press operators 173 158 8 10 4.8% 6.4%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 17 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 160 140 12 14 8.5% 9.8%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 36 35 3 3 8.6% 8.6%
8320 Sewing machine operators 152 150 3 4 2.0% 2.8%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 2 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 58 57 2 3 3.5% 4.6%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 5 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8410 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8420 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 24 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8460 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers 25 25 4 4 14.1% 14.1%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 66 49 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8510 Furniture finishers 13 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 39 35 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 30 25 3 3 13.5% 13.5%
8550 Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers 13 13 1 1 9.0% 9.0%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 53 33 13 13 38.2% 39.4%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 102 85 24 26 28.0% 31.3%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 124 102 40 43 39.0% 42.1%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 61 37 4 4 10.9% 10.9%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 78 68 6 6 9.4% 9.4%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 97 84 7 7 8.3% 8.7%
8710 Cutting workers 62 59 1 2 1.9% 3.2%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 27 19 3 4 15.1% 19.4%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 21 20 6 7 29.8% 38.0%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 912 815 88 98 10.8% 12.0%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 29 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 89 82 3 3 3.1% 3.1%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 308 271 29 31 10.7% 11.6%
8810 Painting workers 181 162 10 10 5.9% 6.2%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 19 18 3 3 13.7% 13.7%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 9 8 0 0 2.9% 2.9%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 8 10 1 1 9.8% 9.8%
8910 Etchers and engravers 13 10 1 1 10.3% 10.3%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 32 31 3 3 11.2% 11.2%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 25 20 9 9 44.0% 44.0%
8940 Tire builders 6 5 3 3 61.7% 61.7%
8950 Helpers--production workers 69 53 4 4 7.4% 7.4%
8965 Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators 1,186 1,079 130 141 12.0% 13.1%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 10,197 9,161 1,330 1,434 14.5% 15.7%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 241 205 29 31 14.0% 15.2%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 154 113 63 63 55.3% 56.1%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 52 39 16 17 40.6% 45.0%
9050 Flight attendants 111 107 62 70 58.4% 65.0%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 10 10 2 2 17.7% 17.7%
9120 Bus drivers 675 578 190 199 32.8% 34.5%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,646 3,148 354 388 11.3% 12.3%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 565 572 32 39 5.7% 6.8%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 62 55 3 5 6.1% 9.5%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 54 35 24 25 68.5% 70.3%
9240 Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters 79 60 43 43 71.3% 71.3%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 19 18 14 14 77.9% 81.4%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers 44 28 6 6 20.3% 20.3%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 40 30 10 10 33.6% 34.0%
9350 Parking lot attendants 89 87 8 10 9.8% 11.8%
9360 Service station attendants 104 98 6 6 6.4% 6.4%
9410 Transportation inspectors 45 40 16 17 39.8% 42.6%
9415 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants 35 37 7 7 19.9% 19.9%
9420 Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders 30 26 5 5 19.7% 19.7%
9510 Crane and tower operators 82 66 24 25 35.9% 36.9%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 32 19 1 1 6.6% 6.6%
9560 Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders 20 12 0 0 2.0% 2.0%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 621 619 77 85 12.4% 13.7%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 335 298 21 22 6.9% 7.4%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,200 2,034 247 265 12.2% 13.0%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 33 29 1 2 4.4% 7.6%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 639 646 32 39 5.0% 6.0%
9650 Pumping station operators 28 16 2 2 14.9% 14.9%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 89 77 19 19 24.2% 24.2%
9750 Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and ship loaders 63 57 15 15 26.1% 26.1%
               
     
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