Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2019
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 24,151 21,974 955 1,180 4.3% 5.4%
10 Chief executives 1,345 1,173 21 27 1.8% 2.3%
20 General and operations managers 1,126 1,015 30 33 3.0% 3.3%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 53 48 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
50 Marketing and sales managers 1,211 1,152 16 28 1.4% 2.5%
60 Public relations managers 96 77 4 4 5.4% 5.4%
100 Administrative services managers 191 164 15 18 9.4% 10.7%
110 Computer and information systems managers 667 643 14 16 2.2% 2.4%
120 Financial managers 1,297 1,178 20 27 1.7% 2.3%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 23 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
136 Human resources managers 345 312 10 13 3.3% 4.2%
137 Training and development managers 51 45 1 3 2.6% 5.8%
140 Industrial production managers 294 276 2 6 0.8% 2.0%
150 Purchasing managers 236 217 10 14 4.5% 6.6%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 302 275 12 12 4.2% 4.3%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 184 127 1 2 0.6% 1.7%
220 Construction managers 704 630 33 42 5.2% 6.6%
230 Education administrators 1,039 881 146 168 16.6% 19.0%
300 Engineering managers 164 150 4 4 2.5% 2.5%
310 Food service managers 932 893 15 18 1.7% 2.0%
330 Gaming managers 26 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
340 Lodging managers 149 130 2 2 1.2% 1.2%
350 Medical and health services managers 708 622 30 35 4.8% 5.6%
360 Natural sciences managers 13 13 1 2 6.5% 15.8%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 541 495 11 16 2.3% 3.1%
420 Social and community service managers 573 449 31 33 6.8% 7.4%
425 Emergency management directors 13 9 2 2 18.5% 18.5%
430 Managers, all other 4,110 3,723 181 223 4.9% 6.0%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 33 34 2 3 4.4% 7.7%
510 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 11 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 217 203 12 13 6.0% 6.6%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 296 259 26 30 9.8% 11.6%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 324 308 14 17 4.6% 5.6%
565 Compliance officers 323 279 19 24 6.9% 8.6%
600 Cost estimators 135 120 3 6 2.7% 5.0%
630 Human resource workers 796 740 56 62 7.6% 8.4%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 51 49 5 5 10.6% 10.6%
650 Training and development specialists 132 128 7 10 5.5% 7.5%
700 Logisticians 155 157 10 12 6.4% 7.6%
710 Management analysts 812 730 14 25 1.9% 3.5%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 150 139 6 7 4.1% 4.9%
726 Fundraisers 117 99 3 5 3.5% 5.3%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 313 310 6 6 2.1% 2.1%
740 Business operations specialists, all other 298 267 27 33 10.0% 12.4%
800 Accountants and auditors 1,885 1,807 72 94 4.0% 5.2%
810 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 65 52 4 5 7.1% 9.3%
820 Budget analysts 58 42 4 5 10.3% 10.8%
830 Credit analysts 31 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
840 Financial analysts 315 314 8 12 2.6% 3.9%
850 Personal financial advisors 478 468 6 8 1.2% 1.7%
860 Insurance underwriters 120 117 2 2 1.3% 1.3%
900 Financial examiners 21 20 3 4 17.2% 22.1%
910 Loan counselors and officers 432 383 9 12 2.3% 3.0%
930 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 59 52 17 24 32.8% 45.1%
940 Tax preparers 76 67 2 6 3.7% 8.7%
950 Financial specialists, all other 55 55 6 6 10.4% 10.4%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 42,188 38,095 5,582 6,323 14.7% 16.6%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 19 20 3 4 14.4% 21.2%
1006 Computer systems analysts 638 648 25 33 3.9% 5.1%
1007 Information security analysts 135 130 6 6 4.4% 4.5%
1010 Computer programmers 474 453 15 17 3.2% 3.8%
1020 Software developers, applications and systems software 1,671 1,751 34 54 1.9% 3.1%
1030 Web developers 164 158 5 8 3.4% 5.1%
1050 Computer support specialists 547 523 33 39 6.4% 7.5%
1060 Database administrators 114 100 3 3 2.6% 3.2%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 212 196 12 13 6.3% 6.8%
1106 Computer network architects 107 109 3 3 2.9% 2.9%
1107 Computer occupations, all other 787 753 37 49 4.9% 6.4%
1200 Actuaries 26 29 1 1 3.0% 3.0%
1220 Operations research analysts 211 155 14 18 8.9% 11.5%
1240 Mathematicians, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science occupations 123 122 5 5 4.4% 4.4%
1300 Architects, except naval 177 166 3 6 2.0% 3.9%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 56 45 6 7 12.6% 15.5%
1320 Aerospace engineers 127 143 12 13 8.5% 9.2%
1340 Agricultural and biomedical engineers 19 18 0 1 0.0% 6.4%
1350 Chemical engineers 89 87 3 3 3.2% 3.5%
1360 Civil engineers 487 440 33 42 7.6% 9.5%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 65 75 3 5 4.6% 6.4%
1410 Electrical and electronic engineers 279 276 11 18 4.0% 6.4%
1420 Environmental engineers 31 25 5 5 18.4% 18.4%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 260 235 4 5 1.7% 2.2%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 17 13 3 3 20.3% 22.7%
1450 Materials engineers 54 48 0 0 0.8% 0.8%
1460 Mechanical engineers 330 330 16 19 5.0% 5.6%
1500 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 14 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1510 Nuclear engineers 10 8 1 1 14.1% 18.7%
1520 Petroleum engineers 32 24 4 4 15.3% 15.3%
1530 Engineers, all other 570 547 39 46 7.2% 8.3%
1540 Drafters 131 109 8 9 7.7% 7.9%
1550 Engineering technicians, except drafters 551 488 64 75 13.2% 15.4%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 63 50 3 3 6.8% 6.8%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 51 37 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
1610 Biological scientists 126 106 8 8 7.8% 7.8%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 40 21 2 5 10.0% 21.3%
1650 Medical scientists and life scientists, all other 172 158 10 11 6.0% 7.2%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 17 17 1 3 5.1% 20.0%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 18 13 3 3 19.5% 19.5%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 100 90 5 7 5.9% 7.4%
1740 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 127 112 9 9 7.7% 7.7%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 331 310 14 19 4.6% 6.1%
1800 Economists 72 35 1 2 3.1% 6.9%
1820 Psychologists 153 145 38 40 26.6% 27.8%
1840 Urban and regional planners 30 23 4 4 17.0% 17.4%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers and sociologists 61 38 1 1 1.6% 2.2%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 25 20 2 2 8.5% 10.5%
1910 Biological technicians 28 25 2 2 8.9% 8.9%
1920 Chemical technicians 67 61 4 4 5.8% 5.8%
1930 Geological and petroleum technicians 23 18 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
1965 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians 199 161 16 17 10.0% 10.6%
2000 Counselors 971 867 164 187 19.0% 21.5%
2010 Social workers 902 791 137 156 17.4% 19.8%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 112 95 44 44 46.1% 46.7%
2016 Social and human service assistants 289 241 30 30 12.4% 12.5%
2025 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community hea 101 78 19 21 24.4% 26.2%
2040 Clergy 486 405 11 12 2.7% 3.1%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 74 65 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2060 Religious workers, all other 87 73 3 4 3.9% 5.2%
2100 Lawyers, Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 1,192 998 50 72 5.1% 7.3%
2105 Judicial law clerks 19 13 0 2 0.0% 12.1%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 444 409 12 18 2.9% 4.5%
2160 Miscellaneous legal support workers 222 176 15 18 8.7% 10.0%
2200 Postsecondary teachers 1,573 1,378 253 290 18.4% 21.0%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 721 649 102 115 15.7% 17.7%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 4,086 3,571 1,610 1,759 45.1% 49.3%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,151 996 462 512 46.4% 51.4%
2330 Special education teachers 400 337 188 202 55.7% 60.0%
2340 Other teachers and instructors 868 816 65 77 7.9% 9.5%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 66 46 2 2 3.9% 4.1%
2430 Librarians 221 185 38 43 20.8% 23.1%
2440 Library technicians 39 36 5 5 13.4% 13.4%
2540 Teacher assistants 1,183 1,019 294 333 28.8% 32.7%
2550 Other education, training, and library workers 211 189 36 41 18.8% 21.6%
2600 Artists and related workers 105 105 6 6 5.8% 5.9%
2630 Designers 778 764 32 33 4.2% 4.3%
2700 Actors 21 20 6 6 30.7% 30.7%
2710 Producers and directors 117 115 10 12 9.0% 10.4%
2720 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 319 300 23 27 7.7% 9.1%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 17 20 3 3 14.9% 14.9%
2750 Musicians, singers, and related workers 101 83 11 12 13.2% 13.9%
2760 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 30 25 3 3 12.7% 12.7%
2800 Announcers 45 41 3 5 8.3% 11.7%
2810 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 112 88 19 20 22.0% 23.3%
2825 Public relations specialists 170 126 5 5 4.1% 4.1%
2830 Editors 133 116 9 10 7.8% 8.9%
2840 Technical writers 67 57 5 5 7.9% 7.9%
2850 Writers and authors 135 118 4 6 3.5% 4.8%
2860 Miscellaneous media and communication workers 90 78 10 11 12.5% 14.3%
2900 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, other media and communication equip 117 111 11 11 10.0% 10.2%
2910 Photographers 69 63 0 1 0.4% 2.3%
2920 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 37 35 3 3 9.7% 9.7%
3000 Chiropractors 27 22 0 0 0.7% 0.7%
3010 Dentists 103 91 6 6 6.4% 6.4%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 125 116 15 15 12.8% 12.8%
3040 Optometrists 33 33 3 4 9.5% 13.4%
3050 Pharmacists 352 309 20 25 6.3% 8.1%
3060 Physicians and surgeons 1,050 938 68 105 7.2% 11.2%
3110 Physician assistants 123 126 12 15 9.2% 11.7%
3140 Audiologists 19 15 2 2 15.6% 15.6%
3150 Occupational therapists 135 126 23 25 18.1% 19.4%
3160 Physical therapists 295 262 19 26 7.1% 10.0%
3200 Radiation therapists 17 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3210 Recreational therapists 12 12 1 1 11.8% 11.8%
3220 Respiratory therapists 113 105 14 15 13.5% 14.3%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 192 172 42 48 24.3% 27.9%
3245 Exercise physiologists and therapists, all other 221 201 16 20 7.8% 9.8%
3250 Veterinarians 92 80 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3255 Registered nurses 3,675 3,211 523 587 16.3% 18.3%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 33 25 0 2 0.8% 7.1%
3258 Nurse midwives and nurse practitioners 265 230 20 25 8.8% 10.9%
3260 Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 18 15 2 2 16.2% 16.2%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 362 321 21 24 6.5% 7.6%
3310 Dental hygienists 231 203 3 5 1.7% 2.6%
3320 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians 461 395 42 44 10.8% 11.1%
3400 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 221 209 53 57 25.5% 27.3%
3420 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians 763 717 62 73 8.6% 10.2%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 738 662 70 76 10.5% 11.5%
3510 Medical records and health information technicians 215 179 12 13 6.6% 7.2%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 57 44 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3535 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 155 155 12 12 7.5% 7.5%
3540 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, including podiatrists 141 130 15 18 11.6% 13.6%
3600 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,115 2,017 176 198 8.7% 9.8%
3610 Occupational therapist assistants and aides 29 26 3 3 9.6% 9.6%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 117 100 4 5 4.1% 5.5%
3630 Massage therapists 108 102 0 2 0.1% 1.9%
3640 Dental assistants 307 270 9 9 3.2% 3.2%
3645 Medical assistants 628 603 40 45 6.7% 7.5%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 46 43 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
3647 Pharmacy aides 54 57 2 2 3.5% 3.5%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 66 63 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3649 Phlebotomists 134 117 12 12 9.9% 9.9%
3655 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers 229 213 20 22 9.4% 10.4%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 22,333 20,968 2,027 2,239 9.7% 10.7%
3700 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 47 42 13 14 31.4% 34.4%
3710 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 100 81 33 35 40.6% 43.3%
3720 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 52 41 26 26 63.8% 63.8%
3730 Supervisors, protective service workers, all other 71 66 15 15 22.6% 22.6%
3740 Fire fighters 326 308 198 211 64.3% 68.4%
3750 Fire inspectors 27 20 6 6 31.1% 31.1%
3800 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers 397 376 151 158 40.2% 42.0%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 181 158 51 55 32.4% 34.9%
3840 Miscellaneous law enforcement workers 11 7 1 1 9.8% 9.8%
3850 Police officers 769 712 394 409 55.3% 57.5%
3900 Animal control workers 7 7 0 0 5.8% 5.8%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 88 80 4 5 5.2% 6.6%
3930 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 937 931 105 120 11.2% 12.9%
3940 Crossing guards 56 50 10 10 20.8% 20.8%
3945 Transportation security screeners 53 47 18 21 38.2% 45.5%
3955 Lifeguards and other recreational and all other protective service workers 160 148 10 10 6.6% 6.8%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 465 462 20 21 4.3% 4.6%
4010 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 594 554 28 36 5.0% 6.5%
4020 Cooks 2,193 2,022 88 111 4.3% 5.5%
4030 Food preparation workers 1,206 1,126 45 53 4.0% 4.7%
4040 Bartenders 516 485 12 13 2.5% 2.7%
4050 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 401 360 21 22 5.7% 6.1%
4060 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 212 194 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 2,048 2,018 38 45 1.9% 2.2%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 205 193 20 25 10.4% 13.0%
4130 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other, inc. dining/cafeteria attendants & bartende 334 322 18 19 5.5% 5.8%
4140 Dishwashers 288 259 5 5 1.9% 1.9%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 340 339 1 1 0.2% 0.4%
4200 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 258 235 21 24 9.1% 10.2%
4210 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 126 126 8 8 6.5% 6.5%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 2,386 2,141 276 303 12.9% 14.2%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,480 1,386 72 83 5.2% 6.0%
4240 Pest control workers 80 78 1 3 1.2% 3.3%
4250 Grounds maintenance workers 1,037 994 54 61 5.5% 6.2%
4300 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers 156 135 3 4 2.5% 3.3%
4320 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 92 91 1 1 1.0% 1.0%
4340 Animal trainers 32 34 0 0 0.0% 0.8%
4350 Nonfarm animal caretakers 199 197 3 4 1.5% 2.2%
4400 Gaming services workers 114 86 8 9 9.3% 10.0%
4410 Motion picture projectionists 2 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 42 37 2 2 4.3% 4.3%
4430 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers 216 189 15 16 7.8% 8.2%
4460 Embalmers and funeral attendants 19 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors 31 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 62 72 1 4 1.9% 5.4%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 491 471 1 4 0.2% 0.8%
4520 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers 289 310 4 9 1.3% 2.9%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 82 85 31 32 35.8% 37.0%
4540 Tour and travel guides 68 57 2 2 4.0% 4.0%
4600 Child care workers 976 912 57 65 6.2% 7.1%
4610 Personal and home care aides 1,442 1,349 125 142 9.3% 10.6%
4620 Recreation and fitness workers 392 369 8 9 2.1% 2.4%
4640 Residential advisors 42 37 0 2 0.7% 4.1%
4650 Personal care and service workers, all other 135 128 3 3 2.3% 2.3%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 14,352 13,390 376 469 2.8% 3.5%
4700 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,798 2,494 107 127 4.3% 5.1%
4710 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 972 890 18 32 2.1% 3.6%
4720 Cashiers 3,266 3,157 121 143 3.8% 4.5%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 91 79 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
4750 Parts salespersons 171 147 5 6 3.7% 4.4%
4760 Retail salespersons 3,094 2,880 45 59 1.6% 2.0%
4800 Advertising sales agents 177 183 6 9 3.0% 4.7%
4810 Insurance sales agents 522 495 6 8 1.2% 1.6%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 210 205 2 4 1.0% 1.8%
4830 Travel agents 68 58 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4840 Sales representatives, services, all other 518 501 9 11 1.8% 2.2%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,281 1,175 23 28 2.0% 2.4%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 64 57 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 717 686 27 31 3.9% 4.5%
4930 Sales engineers 33 33 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 52 53 0 1 0.0% 1.5%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 61 57 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 257 241 5 9 2.2% 3.7%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 19,139 17,341 1,506 1,689 8.7% 9.7%
5000 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,456 1,300 89 103 6.8% 8.0%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 28 24 0 0 1.0% 1.0%
5020 Telephone operators 42 39 2 2 4.3% 4.3%
5030 Communications equipment operators, all other 11 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5100 Bill and account collectors 123 118 3 4 2.5% 3.5%
5110 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 488 446 18 21 4.1% 4.8%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,073 875 33 41 3.7% 4.7%
5130 Gaming cage workers 21 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 163 148 14 18 9.6% 11.9%
5150 Procurement clerks 30 29 4 4 13.5% 13.5%
5160 Tellers 343 298 5 8 1.7% 2.7%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 119 127 5 5 3.7% 3.8%
5200 Brokerage clerks 5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 109 88 15 20 17.2% 22.4%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 55 43 0 0 1.0% 1.0%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,631 2,540 113 125 4.5% 4.9%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 74 70 24 26 34.2% 36.4%
5260 File Clerks 202 174 16 17 9.0% 9.7%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 137 117 4 4 3.1% 3.8%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 154 125 7 9 6.0% 6.9%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 100 87 20 23 23.3% 26.6%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 123 118 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5340 New accounts clerks 31 26 0 0 1.6% 1.6%
5350 Correspondence clerks and order clerks 94 95 3 4 2.6% 4.1%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 62 60 9 9 14.3% 14.3%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,395 1,280 48 60 3.8% 4.7%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 125 114 22 23 19.6% 20.2%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 103 98 13 13 13.1% 13.1%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 24 23 4 4 15.9% 15.9%
5510 Couriers and messengers 376 358 58 64 16.3% 17.9%
5520 Dispatchers 300 258 47 51 18.1% 19.7%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 19 16 7 7 43.6% 43.6%
5540 Postal service clerks 106 79 49 52 62.2% 65.3%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 367 326 215 234 65.8% 71.8%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 73 71 48 52 68.0% 73.4%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 341 294 25 25 8.3% 8.3%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 577 561 57 63 10.1% 11.2%
5620 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,576 1,483 115 128 7.7% 8.6%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 71 59 5 7 8.9% 12.7%
5700 Secretaries and administrative assistants 3,015 2,590 177 199 6.8% 7.7%
5800 Computer operators 83 80 16 19 20.6% 23.8%
5810 Data entry keyers 253 239 20 20 8.4% 8.5%
5820 Word processors and typists 58 57 6 6 10.3% 10.3%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 289 268 9 11 3.4% 3.9%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 68 64 6 7 10.1% 10.8%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,461 1,350 109 129 8.1% 9.5%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 38 36 8 8 20.9% 20.9%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 9 6 0 0 2.2% 2.2%
5920 Statistical assistants 65 62 6 6 9.0% 10.1%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, including desktop publishers 673 596 53 60 9.0% 10.1%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,264 1,064 22 36 2.0% 3.3%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 47 42 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 19 16 3 4 16.7% 28.1%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 90 84 4 5 4.3% 6.4%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 996 838 12 20 1.4% 2.3%
6100 Fishing and hunting workers 30 18 0 1 0.0% 6.3%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 19 17 2 4 12.0% 20.1%
6130 Logging workers 63 48 1 1 3.0% 3.0%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 7,450 6,859 1,192 1,269 17.4% 18.5%
6200 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 684 597 104 109 17.5% 18.2%
6210 Boilermakers 25 26 13 13 49.9% 50.7%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 129 123 27 28 22.1% 23.1%
6230 Carpenters 1,022 957 129 139 13.5% 14.6%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 117 124 8 9 6.3% 7.2%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 60 61 7 7 11.2% 11.2%
6260 Construction laborers 1,610 1,572 167 178 10.6% 11.3%
6300 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 20 20 4 4 20.3% 20.3%
6320 Construction equipment operators, except Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 447 364 82 90 22.6% 24.8%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 132 137 17 18 12.3% 13.5%
6355 Electricians 918 835 256 272 30.7% 32.5%
6360 Glaziers 41 36 7 8 19.5% 22.8%
6400 Insulation workers 67 58 7 10 11.8% 16.4%
6420 Painters, construction and maintenance and paperhangers 419 436 34 36 7.8% 8.2%
6440 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 618 579 152 158 26.2% 27.2%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 17 16 1 1 8.9% 8.9%
6500 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 6 3 0 0 7.8% 7.8%
6515 Roofers 176 166 11 12 6.7% 7.3%
6520 Sheet metal workers 138 128 38 40 29.6% 31.3%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 71 71 31 33 44.4% 47.4%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 47 51 5 7 9.3% 13.3%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 96 83 23 24 27.4% 28.8%
6700 Elevator installers and repairers 21 20 11 11 56.1% 56.1%
6710 Fence erectors 32 30 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 45 39 8 10 20.9% 25.3%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 138 103 27 29 26.6% 27.8%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 8 4 3 3 76.9% 76.9%
6750 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 8 7 1 1 17.3% 17.3%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers, including photovoltaic installers 46 50 3 3 5.9% 5.9%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 34 24 1 1 5.6% 5.6%
6820 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 25 16 3 3 19.2% 19.2%
6830 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 16 8 2 2 29.6% 29.6%
6840 Mining machine operators 117 51 6 7 12.2% 14.1%
6920 Roustabouts, oil and gas 18 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6940 Other extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers 82 55 1 1 2.2% 2.5%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 5,056 4,506 640 686 14.2% 15.2%
7000 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 328 269 24 26 8.9% 9.7%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 178 177 11 13 6.1% 7.1%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 141 130 40 46 30.6% 35.5%
7030 Avionics technicians 18 16 1 1 5.0% 7.0%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 17 13 1 1 8.9% 8.9%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment, industrial and utility 30 30 16 16 54.8% 54.8%
7110 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 7 7 0 0 3.8% 3.8%
7120 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 28 27 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 62 57 5 5 8.2% 8.2%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 178 159 40 46 24.8% 29.2%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 111 98 6 6 5.7% 5.7%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 18 16 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 807 762 24 27 3.2% 3.5%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 372 322 37 42 11.3% 13.0%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 278 219 42 44 19.2% 20.2%
7240 Small engine mechanics 47 29 0 0 1.4% 1.4%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 85 70 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 27 22 6 6 27.2% 27.2%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 438 423 62 68 14.6% 16.1%
7320 Home appliance repairers 35 35 5 5 13.3% 13.3%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 452 401 74 76 18.6% 18.8%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 660 556 87 91 15.5% 16.3%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 32 21 7 7 33.7% 33.7%
7360 Millwrights 62 51 15 18 29.1% 34.6%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 134 126 57 57 44.9% 45.3%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 187 180 54 54 30.1% 30.1%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 63 54 6 7 12.1% 13.8%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 30 24 0 0 0.7% 0.7%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 25 24 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
7550 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 4 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7560 Riggers 21 13 1 1 10.7% 10.7%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 26 22 2 2 7.7% 7.7%
7630 Other installation, maintenance, repair workers, including wind turbine techs, divers, train switch 155 148 14 17 9.8% 11.3%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 9,067 8,301 974 1,065 11.7% 12.8%
7700 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 929 816 76 80 9.4% 9.8%
7710 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 7 9 4 4 41.5% 41.5%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 117 109 9 9 8.6% 8.6%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 10 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 23 26 7 7 25.7% 25.7%
7750 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators 998 968 118 131 12.2% 13.5%
7800 Bakers 225 201 10 11 4.9% 5.5%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 339 292 54 54 18.4% 18.6%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 16 14 3 3 24.3% 24.3%
7840 Food batchmakers 95 83 13 14 15.4% 16.9%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 4 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 176 159 22 24 14.1% 15.2%
7900 Computer control programmers and operators 108 104 16 16 15.6% 15.6%
7920 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 18 16 3 3 19.0% 19.0%
7940 Rolling machine setters, operators; tenders and forging machine setters, operators; tenders, metal a 24 22 4 4 16.8% 16.8%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 77 71 13 15 17.7% 20.3%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pl 45 42 6 6 13.7% 15.4%
8010 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 7 6 0 0 3.2% 3.2%
8030 Machinists 410 366 46 48 12.6% 13.1%
8040 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 25 26 6 7 22.6% 25.4%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 38 36 5 5 14.5% 14.5%
8130 Tool and die makers 51 55 9 9 16.1% 16.1%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 670 564 86 91 15.3% 16.1%
8200 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13 11 1 2 10.6% 20.5%
8210 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8220 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 443 430 56 62 12.9% 14.4%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 29 30 2 2 5.7% 5.7%
8255 Printing press operators 135 122 8 9 6.8% 7.7%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 17 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 159 144 9 10 6.1% 7.3%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 25 25 0 1 1.3% 3.0%
8320 Sewing machine operators 148 157 2 5 1.6% 3.1%
8330 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 6 6 1 1 19.7% 19.7%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 71 69 0 0 0.1% 0.1%
8400 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 5 3 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 11 12 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
8450 Upholsterers 22 24 1 1 5.0% 5.0%
8460 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers 15 15 2 2 14.9% 14.9%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 57 52 1 1 2.3% 2.3%
8510 Furniture finishers 14 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 36 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 18 14 3 3 20.9% 20.9%
8550 Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and pattern makers 17 14 1 1 5.2% 8.8%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 55 40 18 19 44.7% 47.9%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 67 53 11 12 20.5% 23.0%
8620 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 121 108 27 28 25.3% 26.1%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 69 47 10 10 22.3% 22.3%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 80 76 13 15 17.6% 19.6%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 89 82 11 14 13.1% 17.6%
8710 Cutting workers 58 57 5 5 8.1% 8.1%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 33 29 4 5 14.9% 15.9%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 18 18 6 6 35.5% 35.5%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 850 777 73 85 9.4% 10.9%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 34 27 1 1 2.6% 2.6%
8760 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians 90 89 4 4 4.7% 4.7%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 304 264 33 40 12.4% 15.1%
8810 Painting workers 174 163 18 18 10.8% 11.2%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 15 12 1 1 9.2% 9.2%
8850 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 16 12 1 3 9.1% 21.9%
8860 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 2 1 0 0 17.3% 17.3%
8910 Etchers and engravers 8 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 24 28 3 3 9.1% 9.1%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 28 24 6 6 27.0% 27.0%
8940 Tire builders 9 12 1 1 7.9% 7.9%
8950 Helpers--production workers 49 45 3 5 6.9% 10.3%
8965 Production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators 1,214 1,143 126 141 11.0% 12.3%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 9,727 9,269 1,294 1,420 14.0% 15.3%
9000 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 212 199 27 31 13.3% 15.5%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 163 131 66 70 50.5% 53.0%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 44 41 28 30 68.9% 72.4%
9050 Flight attendants 104 103 60 60 58.4% 58.7%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 15 13 1 1 9.7% 9.7%
9120 Bus drivers 606 543 156 167 28.7% 30.7%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 3,403 3,099 323 356 10.4% 11.5%
9140 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 554 582 34 42 5.9% 7.3%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 65 61 5 6 8.3% 9.8%
9200 Locomotive engineers and operators 56 40 31 32 78.8% 80.3%
9240 Railroad brake, signal, switch operators, conductors and yardmasters 77 63 39 41 62.2% 64.7%
9260 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 9 10 8 8 78.9% 78.9%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers 32 26 3 3 11.5% 11.5%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 43 37 5 5 12.3% 12.3%
9350 Parking lot attendants 75 82 4 4 4.9% 5.1%
9360 Service station attendants 103 87 2 3 2.4% 3.4%
9410 Transportation inspectors 44 43 15 16 35.4% 38.1%
9415 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants 39 40 8 10 19.9% 26.0%
9420 Other transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders 37 33 13 13 38.8% 38.8%
9510 Crane and tower operators 80 65 25 26 39.0% 40.3%
9520 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 26 19 4 4 18.8% 18.8%
9560 Hoist and winch operators, and conveyor operators and tenders 10 11 0 0 2.3% 2.3%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 541 557 73 76 13.1% 13.7%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 325 332 20 25 6.1% 7.7%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,272 2,245 280 317 12.5% 14.1%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 27 24 4 4 15.4% 15.4%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 578 620 36 46 5.8% 7.5%
9650 Pumping station operators 31 11 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 96 98 13 13 13.6% 13.6%
9750 Material moving workers, including mine shuttle operators and tank car, truck, and ship loaders 60 54 9 10 17.5% 17.6%
               
     
Copyright 2025 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.