Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2020
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 22,579 22,119 961 1,193 4.3% 5.4%
10 Chief executives 1,314 1,228 22 28 1.8% 2.3%
20 General and operations managers 1,047 1,021 27 40 2.6% 3.9%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 43 46 0 1 0.0% 1.7%
51 Marketing managers 489 505 10 13 1.9% 2.7%
52 Sales managers 498 516 7 7 1.4% 1.4%
60 Public relations and fundraising managers 104 83 2 2 2.3% 2.3%
101 Administrative services managers 70 69 3 3 3.8% 3.8%
102 Facilities managers 137 126 5 6 4.0% 4.6%
110 Computer and information systems managers 692 710 11 14 1.5% 2.0%
120 Financial managers 1,310 1,280 27 45 2.1% 3.5%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 16 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
136 Human resources managers 282 273 2 6 0.8% 2.2%
137 Training and development managers 47 47 3 3 7.4% 7.4%
140 Industrial production managers 254 249 6 6 2.4% 2.6%
150 Purchasing managers 221 228 16 20 7.0% 8.9%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 257 270 9 13 3.4% 4.9%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 158 122 2 2 1.8% 1.8%
220 Construction managers 627 623 48 55 7.7% 8.8%
230 Education and childcare administrators 986 924 173 197 18.8% 21.4%
300 Architectural and engineering managers 157 157 6 8 4.0% 4.8%
310 Food service managers 783 806 8 13 1.0% 1.6%
335 Entertainment and recreation managers 45 39 4 4 10.6% 10.6%
340 Lodging managers 99 82 0 2 0.2% 1.9%
350 Medical and health services managers 723 670 24 31 3.6% 4.7%
360 Natural sciences managers 10 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 506 492 15 18 3.1% 3.6%
420 Social and community service managers 457 387 19 23 5.0% 6.1%
425 Emergency management directors 14 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
440 Managers, all other 3,536 3,348 158 199 4.7% 5.9%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 27 29 3 4 9.1% 13.8%
510 Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products 13 9 1 1 14.1% 14.1%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 173 163 3 5 1.7% 3.0%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 236 227 14 17 6.0% 7.3%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 318 336 17 18 5.1% 5.5%
565 Compliance officers 323 295 37 42 12.4% 14.3%
600 Cost estimators 115 119 11 11 9.3% 9.3%
630 Human resources workers 756 783 47 51 6.0% 6.5%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 66 69 10 11 14.1% 16.2%
650 Training and development specialists 125 119 8 9 7.0% 7.3%
700 Logisticians 134 138 8 10 5.9% 7.5%
705 Project management specialists 654 661 19 22 2.8% 3.3%
710 Management analysts 690 702 13 19 1.8% 2.8%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 122 114 4 5 3.2% 4.3%
726 Fundraisers 110 101 0 2 0.2% 2.3%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 355 397 3 5 0.8% 1.2%
750 Business operations specialists, all other 305 292 19 22 6.7% 7.4%
800 Accountants and auditors 1,570 1,606 69 87 4.3% 5.4%
810 Property appraisers and assessors 64 55 8 8 14.0% 14.0%
820 Budget analysts 71 66 8 8 12.9% 12.9%
830 Credit analysts 25 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
845 Financial and investment analysts 289 316 8 11 2.5% 3.4%
850 Personal financial advisors 410 431 5 11 1.2% 2.6%
860 Insurance underwriters 102 101 6 6 5.5% 5.5%
900 Financial examiners 20 23 1 5 4.3% 21.7%
910 Credit counselors and loan officers 414 405 8 13 2.1% 3.1%
930 Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents 66 61 16 23 26.8% 37.9%
940 Tax preparers 65 58 3 3 4.9% 6.0%
960 Other financial specialists 79 83 3 4 3.8% 5.2%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 39,122 38,369 5,722 6,506 14.9% 17.0%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 39 42 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1006 Computer systems analysts 526 555 20 27 3.6% 4.8%
1007 Information security analysts 123 127 1 2 0.6% 1.4%
1010 Computer programmers 382 409 12 16 3.0% 4.0%
1021 Software developers 1,545 1,773 44 52 2.5% 3.0%
1022 Software quality assurance analysts and testers 86 102 0 2 0.3% 1.9%
1031 Web developers 83 92 2 3 2.7% 3.5%
1032 Web and digital interface designers 62 57 3 4 4.7% 7.3%
1050 Computer support specialists 627 627 40 54 6.3% 8.6%
1065 Database administrators and architects 107 110 2 4 1.7% 3.6%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 241 243 14 17 5.9% 7.0%
1106 Computer network architects 88 94 1 2 0.6% 1.9%
1108 Computer occupations, all other 738 771 36 53 4.6% 6.8%
1200 Actuaries 23 26 2 2 7.1% 7.1%
1220 Operations research analysts 179 157 17 21 10.9% 13.1%
1240 Other mathematical science occupations 136 132 9 11 6.7% 8.2%
1305 Architects, except landscape and naval 138 144 5 5 3.6% 3.6%
1306 Landscape architects 19 17 1 1 7.4% 7.4%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 44 44 4 5 9.9% 10.8%
1320 Aerospace engineers 111 122 11 12 9.0% 9.9%
1340 Bioengineers and biomedical engineers 22 28 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 70 72 4 5 5.1% 6.8%
1360 Civil engineers 402 389 39 44 9.9% 11.3%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 75 84 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1410 Electrical and electronics engineers 236 248 9 9 3.5% 3.5%
1420 Environmental engineers 35 26 1 1 2.6% 4.7%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 217 231 8 9 3.2% 3.8%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 19 18 2 3 12.2% 16.3%
1450 Materials engineers 51 53 1 1 1.8% 1.8%
1460 Mechanical engineers 328 352 11 21 3.1% 6.0%
1520 Petroleum engineers 38 33 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
1530 Engineers, all other 540 565 37 47 6.6% 8.3%
1541 Architectural and civil drafters 42 37 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
1545 Other drafters 92 79 5 5 6.8% 6.8%
1551 Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians 91 83 13 15 15.8% 17.6%
1555 Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters 373 365 32 37 8.8% 10.3%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 55 45 4 5 8.7% 11.6%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 35 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1610 Biological scientists 103 77 10 10 12.6% 13.0%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 27 11 0 1 1.5% 5.5%
1650 Medical scientists 131 129 6 10 4.3% 7.8%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 19 19 3 5 14.2% 26.7%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 17 10 1 1 6.1% 6.1%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 86 87 2 2 2.3% 2.3%
1745 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 39 39 6 9 15.2% 22.1%
1750 Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers 52 44 2 2 5.4% 5.4%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 333 347 20 24 5.8% 6.8%
1800 Economists 60 28 1 2 2.0% 8.6%
1821 Clinical and counseling psychologists 11 12 1 1 9.4% 9.4%
1822 School psychologists 41 40 17 21 42.3% 52.6%
1825 Other psychologists 87 79 7 12 9.5% 14.9%
1840 Urban and regional planners 44 47 13 13 28.0% 28.0%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 73 49 2 2 3.2% 3.4%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 40 41 3 3 6.6% 8.3%
1910 Biological technicians 27 26 3 5 12.3% 21.4%
1920 Chemical technicians 66 68 7 7 10.7% 10.7%
1935 Environmental science and geoscience technicians 31 25 7 7 26.6% 26.6%
1970 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 263 250 21 30 8.4% 12.0%
1980 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 84 83 17 18 20.0% 21.1%
2001 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 120 122 19 22 15.2% 17.8%
2002 Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors 328 331 97 108 29.2% 32.8%
2003 Marriage and family therapists 27 27 2 3 8.3% 12.0%
2004 Mental health counselors 119 105 10 12 9.4% 11.7%
2005 Rehabilitation counselors 25 24 2 4 8.9% 14.5%
2006 Counselors, all other 179 173 9 12 4.9% 6.8%
2011 Child, family, and school social workers 75 64 16 17 25.9% 26.1%
2012 Healthcare social workers 83 81 15 17 18.9% 21.4%
2013 Mental health and substance abuse social workers 22 24 1 3 5.8% 10.9%
2014 Social workers, all other 661 661 129 146 19.5% 22.0%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 109 111 50 53 45.0% 47.9%
2016 Social and human service assistants 244 216 31 32 14.6% 14.9%
2025 Other community and social service specialists 103 100 8 10 7.7% 10.0%
2040 Clergy 442 405 10 11 2.5% 2.7%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 76 62 1 1 2.3% 2.3%
2060 Religious workers, all other 67 66 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2100 Lawyers 1,075 939 68 78 7.2% 8.3%
2105 Judicial law clerks 23 15 1 1 9.6% 9.6%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 390 383 18 22 4.7% 5.6%
2170 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 113 107 11 13 10.5% 11.7%
2180 Legal support workers, all other 76 81 7 7 8.1% 8.1%
2205 Postsecondary teachers 1,259 1,162 237 274 20.4% 23.6%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 555 521 105 114 20.2% 21.9%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,494 3,345 1,591 1,755 47.5% 52.5%
2320 Secondary school teachers 1,068 984 523 575 53.2% 58.5%
2330 Special education teachers 359 330 190 207 57.5% 62.7%
2350 Tutors 149 158 13 17 8.3% 10.8%
2360 Other teachers and instructors 577 559 47 59 8.3% 10.6%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 64 51 4 4 7.3% 7.3%
2435 Librarians and media collections specialists 193 164 42 47 25.7% 28.8%
2440 Library technicians 34 31 9 11 29.2% 34.9%
2545 Teaching assistants 1,252 1,187 313 342 26.4% 28.8%
2555 Other educational instruction and library workers 185 148 29 35 19.4% 24.0%
2600 Artists and related workers 101 109 7 7 6.2% 6.2%
2631 Commercial and industrial designers 8 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2632 Fashion designers 23 30 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2633 Floral designers 57 53 2 2 4.5% 4.5%
2634 Graphic designers 226 250 7 10 2.9% 4.0%
2635 Interior designers 85 90 6 7 6.8% 7.9%
2636 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 27 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2640 Other designers 257 289 14 15 4.8% 5.3%
2700 Actors 15 16 4 4 24.4% 24.4%
2710 Producers and directors 133 139 16 18 11.9% 12.9%
2721 Athletes and sports competitors 20 23 3 5 11.1% 20.1%
2722 Coaches and scouts 172 174 8 11 4.6% 6.5%
2723 Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 26 26 1 1 4.0% 4.0%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 5 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2751 Music directors and composers 28 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2752 Musicians and singers 47 47 3 4 5.4% 8.8%
2755 Disc jockeys, except radio 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2770 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 10 14 5 5 37.9% 37.9%
2805 Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys 28 23 2 2 6.6% 6.6%
2810 News analysts, reporters, and journalists 94 69 11 11 15.5% 16.4%
2825 Public relations specialists 160 136 5 8 3.7% 5.5%
2830 Editors 89 77 1 1 1.8% 1.8%
2840 Technical writers 58 60 3 5 5.7% 8.0%
2850 Writers and authors 132 115 4 6 3.1% 5.3%
2861 Interpreters and translators 58 60 6 6 9.9% 9.9%
2862 Court reporters and simultaneous captioners 21 22 3 3 13.6% 13.6%
2865 Media and communication workers, all other 12 17 2 2 10.1% 10.1%
2905 Broadcast, sound, and lighting technicians 61 69 12 12 17.8% 17.8%
2910 Photographers 75 86 1 1 0.7% 0.7%
2920 Television, video, and film camera operators and editors 51 50 6 6 11.2% 11.2%
3000 Chiropractors 17 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 68 69 7 8 10.1% 12.1%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 107 97 10 10 10.4% 10.5%
3040 Optometrists 31 26 6 6 22.4% 22.4%
3050 Pharmacists 323 307 17 18 5.6% 6.0%
3090 Other physicians 864 857 46 71 5.3% 8.3%
3100 Surgeons 54 49 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
3110 Physician assistants 133 130 5 8 3.7% 6.3%
3120 Podiatrists 6 5 1 1 25.5% 25.5%
3140 Audiologists 19 15 4 4 23.2% 23.2%
3150 Occupational therapists 129 120 20 22 16.9% 18.6%
3160 Physical therapists 271 264 15 19 5.6% 7.1%
3200 Radiation therapists 15 13 1 1 4.1% 4.1%
3210 Recreational therapists 17 18 3 3 16.4% 18.5%
3220 Respiratory therapists 121 113 18 19 16.0% 16.9%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 182 191 47 53 24.4% 27.6%
3245 Therapists, all other 209 209 11 12 5.1% 5.5%
3250 Veterinarians 63 60 4 5 6.3% 8.3%
3255 Registered nurses 3,412 3,243 552 614 17.0% 18.9%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 40 37 5 7 12.7% 18.9%
3258 Nurse practitioners 237 223 16 25 7.3% 11.3%
3261 Acupuncturists 6 8 1 1 18.3% 18.3%
3270 Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other 4 3 1 1 43.6% 43.6%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 338 328 31 33 9.4% 10.0%
3310 Dental hygienists 180 162 4 6 2.7% 3.9%
3321 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 44 42 2 5 5.5% 11.4%
3322 Diagnostic medical sonographers 95 84 5 6 5.9% 7.4%
3323 Radiologic technologists and technicians 271 258 30 32 11.8% 12.3%
3324 Magnetic resonance imaging technologists 54 59 4 6 7.5% 9.8%
3330 Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists 36 42 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
3401 Emergency medical technicians 145 148 28 31 19.0% 21.2%
3402 Paramedics 81 75 24 25 31.6% 33.9%
3421 Pharmacy technicians 337 343 21 22 6.1% 6.5%
3422 Psychiatric technicians 64 67 10 11 15.4% 16.9%
3423 Surgical technologists 102 86 7 7 8.1% 8.1%
3424 Veterinary technologists and technicians 109 97 2 2 1.8% 1.8%
3430 Dietetic technicians and ophthalmic medical technicians 63 65 8 8 12.2% 12.2%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 596 600 72 80 12.0% 13.3%
3515 Medical records specialists 197 176 9 11 5.3% 6.1%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 36 36 2 3 5.0% 8.4%
3545 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 171 175 13 16 7.1% 9.2%
3550 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 75 77 5 9 6.9% 12.3%
3601 Home health aides 440 514 49 52 9.5% 10.1%
3602 Personal care aides 1,268 1,274 110 122 8.6% 9.6%
3603 Nursing assistants 1,383 1,350 128 145 9.5% 10.8%
3605 Orderlies and psychiatric aides 55 69 11 15 15.6% 21.5%
3610 Occupational therapy assistants and aides 38 37 1 2 1.4% 4.8%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 82 84 4 4 4.2% 4.4%
3630 Massage therapists 78 77 1 1 1.0% 1.0%
3640 Dental assistants 284 292 7 14 2.5% 4.7%
3645 Medical assistants 509 543 40 45 7.4% 8.2%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 39 46 3 5 7.1% 11.3%
3647 Pharmacy aides 46 42 1 1 2.6% 2.6%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 59 62 0 2 0.0% 2.8%
3649 Phlebotomists 102 104 6 7 6.1% 6.5%
3655 Other healthcare support workers 139 146 15 21 10.0% 14.1%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 15,690 15,888 1,798 1,970 11.3% 12.4%
3700 First-line supervisors of correctional officers 54 51 19 21 36.5% 41.0%
3710 First-line supervisors of police and detectives 97 91 45 50 49.0% 54.6%
3720 First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers 51 35 20 20 55.5% 57.2%
3725 First-line supervisors of security workers 73 76 9 10 11.5% 13.3%
3740 Firefighters 327 339 236 243 69.7% 71.8%
3750 Fire inspectors 22 24 5 5 19.6% 22.9%
3801 Bailiffs 16 13 1 3 11.6% 23.1%
3802 Correctional officers and jailers 317 343 144 152 41.9% 44.2%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 152 151 54 57 36.0% 37.6%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 19 15 3 3 18.4% 18.4%
3870 Police officers 738 764 424 441 55.5% 57.7%
3900 Animal control workers 9 9 4 4 40.6% 40.6%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 78 76 6 6 8.2% 8.2%
3930 Security guards and gambling surveillance officers 765 806 99 114 12.3% 14.2%
3940 Crossing guards and flaggers 51 47 10 12 21.7% 25.2%
3945 Transportation security screeners 43 44 13 14 29.3% 32.1%
3946 School bus monitors 13 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3960 Other protective service workers 109 108 10 11 9.3% 10.4%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 341 364 15 18 4.1% 4.9%
4010 First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers 426 418 10 15 2.4% 3.5%
4020 Cooks 1,696 1,697 65 80 3.8% 4.7%
4030 Food preparation workers 805 810 50 59 6.2% 7.3%
4040 Bartenders 319 309 8 10 2.7% 3.2%
4055 Fast food and counter workers 627 675 20 26 2.9% 3.8%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 1,323 1,385 15 21 1.1% 1.6%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 165 168 15 15 9.0% 9.0%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 231 239 14 15 6.0% 6.2%
4140 Dishwashers 170 174 5 5 3.0% 3.1%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 220 224 1 3 0.6% 1.4%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 6 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4200 First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers 192 182 19 19 10.2% 10.4%
4210 First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 111 111 4 4 3.9% 3.9%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 1,918 1,817 253 281 13.9% 15.5%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 986 978 61 67 6.2% 6.9%
4240 Pest control workers 84 94 2 4 2.4% 3.9%
4251 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 770 808 45 50 5.6% 6.2%
4252 Tree trimmers and pruners 76 93 9 9 9.9% 9.9%
4255 Other grounds maintenance workers 21 22 1 1 6.7% 6.7%
4330 Supervisors of personal care and service workers 117 119 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4340 Animal trainers 36 44 1 1 2.7% 2.7%
4350 Animal caretakers 185 196 4 7 2.2% 3.5%
4400 Gambling services workers 76 67 7 7 10.1% 10.1%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 21 20 2 2 8.5% 8.5%
4435 Other entertainment attendants and related workers 141 143 5 5 3.4% 3.4%
4461 Embalmers, crematory operators and funeral attendants 17 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers 17 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 49 59 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 327 339 2 7 0.6% 2.1%
4521 Manicurists and pedicurists 129 147 1 1 0.8% 0.8%
4522 Skincare specialists 36 44 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4525 Other personal appearance workers 11 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 53 54 13 13 23.8% 24.5%
4540 Tour and travel guides 37 35 3 4 8.4% 12.5%
4600 Childcare workers 654 644 27 35 4.2% 5.4%
4621 Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors 115 118 9 10 7.3% 8.7%
4622 Recreation workers 135 132 4 5 3.0% 3.6%
4640 Residential advisors 38 37 4 4 10.7% 10.7%
4655 Personal care and service workers, all other 75 72 1 1 1.5% 1.5%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 12,109 12,135 389 444 3.2% 3.7%
4700 First-Line supervisors of retail sales workers 2,454 2,339 109 123 4.7% 5.3%
4710 First-Line supervisors of non-retail sales workers 849 826 17 19 2.0% 2.4%
4720 Cashiers 2,485 2,584 122 132 4.7% 5.1%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 76 73 3 3 3.5% 4.3%
4750 Parts salespersons 130 117 1 3 1.1% 2.6%
4760 Retail salespersons 2,552 2,589 52 57 2.0% 2.2%
4800 Advertising sales agents 129 126 2 2 1.4% 1.4%
4810 Insurance sales agents 513 518 8 13 1.6% 2.5%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 190 209 2 2 1.0% 1.0%
4830 Travel agents 41 40 2 2 4.1% 4.1%
4840 Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel 510 533 16 21 3.1% 3.9%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,172 1,145 22 26 2.0% 2.2%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 26 19 1 1 4.1% 4.1%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 567 588 26 33 4.4% 5.6%
4930 Sales engineers 28 37 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 35 37 1 1 3.8% 3.8%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 67 63 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 285 291 5 5 1.8% 1.8%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 15,374 14,989 1,344 1,494 9.0% 10.0%
5000 First-Line supervisors of office and administrative support workers 1,301 1,225 66 78 5.4% 6.3%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 16 11 2 2 20.7% 20.7%
5020 Telephone operators 27 24 3 3 12.2% 12.2%
5040 Communications equipment operators, all other 14 11 3 3 24.8% 24.8%
5100 Bill and account collectors 97 104 2 2 2.2% 2.2%
5110 Billing and posting clerks 439 430 12 20 2.9% 4.6%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,049 972 33 37 3.4% 3.8%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 149 147 9 11 6.2% 7.2%
5150 Procurement clerks 35 28 2 2 7.9% 7.9%
5160 Tellers 297 281 10 13 3.7% 4.5%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 120 111 4 4 3.8% 3.8%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 90 77 19 22 24.6% 28.0%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 45 43 0 1 0.0% 2.9%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,281 2,384 113 127 4.7% 5.3%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 75 76 34 38 44.3% 50.1%
5260 File clerks 161 159 13 13 8.2% 8.2%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 115 102 4 4 4.1% 4.4%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 219 208 26 27 12.5% 13.1%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 78 70 10 10 14.1% 14.1%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 150 143 7 7 4.8% 5.2%
5340 New accounts clerks 21 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5350 Order clerks 100 104 6 8 6.2% 7.6%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 48 51 9 10 17.6% 19.6%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,129 1,124 50 58 4.5% 5.2%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 94 99 15 18 15.5% 17.7%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 98 106 17 19 15.7% 18.0%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 24 20 4 4 19.5% 19.5%
5510 Couriers and messengers 451 486 61 68 12.6% 13.9%
5521 Public safety telecommunicators 111 107 25 27 23.8% 25.5%
5522 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 187 201 23 25 11.7% 12.3%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 21 18 5 5 28.4% 28.4%
5540 Postal service clerks 104 88 63 65 71.7% 74.1%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 341 316 206 225 65.1% 71.3%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 72 69 46 48 66.6% 69.2%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 266 261 28 32 10.8% 12.4%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks 529 567 41 43 7.2% 7.6%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 63 60 6 9 10.8% 14.4%
5710 Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants 200 188 7 8 3.7% 4.3%
5720 Legal secretaries and administrative assistants 66 61 5 5 8.4% 8.4%
5730 Medical secretaries and administrative assistants 77 72 10 13 14.0% 17.8%
5740 Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 2,195 2,007 155 172 7.7% 8.5%
5810 Data entry keyers 203 210 12 14 5.5% 6.8%
5820 Word processors and typists 48 40 1 3 3.6% 7.3%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 238 240 3 3 1.3% 1.3%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 53 52 4 4 7.8% 7.8%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,243 1,218 126 137 10.3% 11.3%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 28 22 2 2 10.3% 10.3%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 7 4 0 0 4.0% 4.0%
5920 Statistical assistants 66 66 2 3 3.7% 4.4%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, all other 533 505 37 42 7.4% 8.4%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 1,011 928 24 27 2.6% 2.9%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 45 46 5 5 11.2% 11.2%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 20 14 5 5 35.0% 37.6%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 42 43 3 5 7.3% 10.5%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 817 758 8 9 1.0% 1.1%
6115 Fishing and hunting workers 23 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 17 19 3 3 16.3% 16.3%
6130 Logging workers 47 34 0 0 1.1% 1.1%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 6,198 6,243 1,105 1,167 17.7% 18.7%
6200 First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers 640 609 120 127 19.7% 20.9%
6210 Boilermakers 16 15 5 5 32.9% 32.9%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 83 100 18 19 18.3% 19.2%
6230 Carpenters 819 804 117 122 14.5% 15.1%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 110 124 11 12 9.1% 9.6%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 48 57 5 5 9.3% 9.3%
6260 Construction laborers 1,382 1,505 177 192 11.8% 12.8%
6305 Construction equipment operators 399 343 76 77 22.1% 22.6%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 109 139 5 9 3.6% 6.6%
6355 Electricians 778 779 242 253 31.1% 32.4%
6360 Glaziers 43 43 8 9 17.4% 20.3%
6400 Insulation workers 54 51 7 7 13.4% 13.4%
6410 Painters and paperhangers 304 346 29 31 8.4% 9.0%
6441 Pipelayers 45 41 12 12 28.4% 29.8%
6442 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 462 459 124 127 26.9% 27.7%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 20 25 1 1 5.9% 5.9%
6515 Roofers 141 165 15 19 9.4% 11.5%
6520 Sheet metal workers 112 109 30 32 28.0% 29.4%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 39 42 14 14 33.2% 33.2%
6540 Solar photovoltaic installers 17 21 3 3 13.8% 13.8%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 43 51 5 5 8.9% 8.9%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 81 82 16 18 19.2% 21.3%
6700 Elevator and escalator installers and repairers 18 17 11 11 68.8% 68.8%
6710 Fence erectors 25 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 30 30 5 5 16.3% 18.3%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 116 94 22 24 23.2% 25.0%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 6 5 3 3 65.1% 65.1%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 27 28 8 8 27.8% 29.6%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil and gas 43 23 3 3 12.2% 12.2%
6825 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 31 25 3 3 11.0% 11.0%
6835 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 15 6 0 1 7.1% 9.3%
6850 Underground mining machine operators 70 35 4 4 11.6% 11.6%
6950 Other extraction workers 72 40 5 5 13.3% 13.6%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 4,426 4,263 619 675 14.5% 15.8%
7000 First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers 255 213 15 15 7.0% 7.2%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 139 151 3 8 2.1% 5.5%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 135 132 45 49 34.2% 37.3%
7030 Avionics technicians 6 8 4 4 45.6% 45.6%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 21 15 2 2 13.3% 13.3%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 21 16 7 7 45.5% 45.5%
7120 Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers 19 24 1 1 5.2% 5.2%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 46 52 5 5 9.7% 9.7%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 156 151 53 56 35.0% 37.2%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 117 109 3 4 2.5% 3.5%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 12 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 600 617 20 28 3.2% 4.5%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 345 319 53 53 16.5% 16.7%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 241 183 28 32 15.3% 17.3%
7240 Small engine mechanics 44 41 1 1 2.4% 2.4%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 82 79 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 24 25 7 7 28.4% 29.7%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 378 402 45 49 11.2% 12.2%
7320 Home appliance repairers 23 24 1 1 5.6% 5.6%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 440 412 72 80 17.5% 19.5%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 619 588 75 83 12.7% 14.2%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 29 23 5 5 22.7% 22.7%
7360 Millwrights 62 62 26 27 41.7% 43.1%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 152 141 65 68 45.8% 47.8%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 150 158 49 50 31.3% 32.0%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 72 67 7 7 10.7% 10.7%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 32 28 6 7 19.8% 25.3%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 19 19 4 4 19.3% 19.3%
7560 Riggers 12 7 1 1 13.8% 13.8%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 17 17 1 1 3.1% 3.1%
7640 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 158 167 17 19 10.3% 11.3%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 7,401 7,319 868 941 11.9% 12.9%
7700 First-line supervisors of production and operating workers 753 729 64 71 8.7% 9.8%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 94 92 11 11 12.1% 12.1%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 3 3 1 1 18.3% 18.3%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 20 18 4 4 21.0% 21.0%
7750 Other assemblers and fabricators 869 881 106 108 12.1% 12.3%
7800 Bakers 199 198 13 14 6.5% 7.2%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 271 250 69 78 27.6% 31.1%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 8 8 1 1 15.9% 15.9%
7840 Food batchmakers 78 84 9 9 10.8% 10.8%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 10 11 2 2 20.0% 20.0%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 135 122 12 12 9.8% 9.8%
7905 Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers 98 97 16 16 16.0% 16.0%
7925 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 26 27 3 4 12.0% 13.2%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 66 70 6 9 8.3% 13.2%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 35 36 9 10 26.2% 26.8%
8025 Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 9 8 1 1 17.9% 17.9%
8030 Machinists 325 309 38 39 12.4% 12.7%
8040 Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters 19 20 5 5 23.2% 26.4%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 44 47 3 4 6.8% 9.6%
8130 Tool and die makers 37 38 3 3 7.8% 7.8%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 558 508 66 70 13.0% 13.7%
8225 Other metal workers and plastic workers 331 345 39 42 11.3% 12.1%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 14 18 1 1 7.3% 7.3%
8255 Printing press operators 133 130 12 12 9.5% 9.5%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 17 16 2 2 10.0% 10.0%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 124 120 8 11 6.4% 8.9%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 22 26 1 1 4.7% 4.7%
8320 Sewing machine operators 106 103 4 4 4.0% 4.3%
8335 Shoe and leather workers 8 7 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 40 38 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8365 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders 17 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 21 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8465 Other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers 11 12 2 2 19.4% 19.4%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 38 33 1 2 2.2% 4.9%
8510 Furniture finishers 9 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 26 21 2 2 11.5% 11.5%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 13 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8555 Other woodworkers 15 13 1 1 6.1% 6.1%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 54 38 12 13 31.2% 34.9%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 54 47 10 14 22.0% 29.1%
8620 Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators 122 118 32 32 27.3% 27.3%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 48 43 12 12 27.7% 27.7%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 56 50 6 6 12.1% 12.1%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 80 81 3 3 3.3% 3.3%
8710 Cutting workers 63 62 5 7 7.8% 10.8%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 20 23 6 6 23.8% 23.8%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 12 10 1 2 9.2% 22.5%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 716 727 72 77 9.9% 10.6%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 33 32 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8760 Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians 65 71 5 5 7.5% 7.5%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 244 239 33 35 13.7% 14.6%
8810 Painting workers 142 144 19 22 13.2% 15.4%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 5 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders 12 10 1 1 13.1% 13.1%
8910 Etchers and engravers 4 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 20 19 0 0 0.0% 0.9%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 24 23 5 6 21.1% 24.5%
8940 Tire builders 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8950 Helpers--production workers 36 39 1 1 2.8% 2.8%
8990 Other production workers 988 1,033 130 146 12.5% 14.1%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 9,761 9,951 1,420 1,519 14.3% 15.3%
9005 Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers 243 241 38 43 16.0% 18.0%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 158 152 87 90 57.1% 59.1%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 39 32 18 19 55.4% 58.9%
9050 Flight attendants 78 77 44 49 57.7% 63.0%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 12 9 1 2 7.7% 23.9%
9121 Bus drivers, school 236 213 53 57 24.7% 26.9%
9122 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 188 186 85 87 45.6% 46.9%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 2,981 2,917 334 363 11.5% 12.4%
9141 Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs 74 74 3 5 3.8% 6.3%
9142 Taxi drivers 181 217 16 19 7.4% 9.0%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 130 125 13 15 10.2% 11.9%
9210 Locomotive engineers and operators 70 50 35 35 69.0% 69.0%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 37 35 28 28 81.6% 81.6%
9265 Other rail transportation workers 13 11 8 8 73.6% 73.6%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 23 19 4 4 18.7% 18.7%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 36 32 5 5 14.6% 14.6%
9350 Parking attendants 48 60 7 7 11.5% 12.0%
9365 Transportation service attendants 107 101 15 15 14.7% 15.1%
9410 Transportation inspectors 31 28 10 11 34.6% 41.0%
9415 Passenger attendants 25 24 4 6 16.1% 23.4%
9430 Other transportation workers 28 25 6 6 24.9% 24.9%
9510 Crane and tower operators 57 48 21 21 43.6% 43.6%
9570 Conveyor, dredge, and hoist and winch operators 25 23 2 2 9.8% 9.8%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 487 530 75 78 14.1% 14.7%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 269 286 16 19 5.8% 6.6%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 1,946 2,026 275 292 13.6% 14.4%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 14 13 1 1 10.2% 10.2%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 537 639 50 54 7.9% 8.5%
9645 Stockers and order fillers 1,503 1,601 132 143 8.3% 8.9%
9650 Pumping station operators 30 18 1 1 7.4% 7.4%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 90 83 18 18 21.7% 21.7%
9760 Other material moving workers 65 55 15 15 26.5% 27.4%
               
     
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