Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation: 2023
     
COC Occupation Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
  MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS 22,292 25,430 1,035 1,249 4.1% 4.9%
10 Chief executives 1,237 1,325 31 38 2.4% 2.9%
20 General and operations managers 1,126 1,262 33 42 2.6% 3.4%
40 Advertising and promotions managers 42 48 3 3 5.8% 5.8%
51 Marketing managers 427 532 3 5 0.6% 0.9%
52 Sales managers 487 575 4 11 0.7% 2.0%
60 Public relations and fundraising managers 123 113 5 5 4.5% 4.5%
101 Administrative services managers 67 82 5 6 6.5% 7.9%
102 Facilities managers 134 151 6 6 3.8% 3.9%
110 Computer and information systems managers 645 790 20 21 2.5% 2.7%
120 Financial managers 1,241 1,396 41 47 2.9% 3.4%
135 Compensation and benefits managers 16 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
136 Human resources managers 290 335 7 9 2.1% 2.6%
137 Training and development managers 58 58 4 4 6.3% 6.3%
140 Industrial production managers 249 261 5 6 1.8% 2.3%
150 Purchasing managers 203 237 14 14 5.7% 5.9%
160 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 297 364 20 24 5.6% 6.7%
205 Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers 155 133 3 4 1.9% 3.4%
220 Construction managers 632 721 44 45 6.1% 6.3%
230 Education and childcare administrators 929 1,029 158 175 15.4% 17.0%
300 Architectural and engineering managers 157 175 7 8 4.1% 4.4%
310 Food service managers 693 822 9 11 1.1% 1.3%
335 Entertainment and recreation managers 66 68 4 4 5.2% 5.2%
340 Lodging managers 108 119 0 0 0.3% 0.3%
350 Medical and health services managers 746 810 39 54 4.9% 6.7%
360 Natural sciences managers 32 38 3 3 6.9% 6.9%
410 Property, real estate, and community association managers 452 545 14 17 2.6% 3.1%
420 Social and community service managers 462 455 17 17 3.7% 3.7%
425 Emergency management directors 11 13 1 1 7.9% 7.9%
440 Managers, all other 3,697 4,143 183 237 4.4% 5.7%
500 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 28 33 0 0 0.0% 1.2%
510 Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products 9 10 0 0 4.5% 4.5%
520 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 147 184 9 9 4.8% 4.8%
530 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 257 296 6 12 2.0% 4.2%
540 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 305 375 18 19 4.8% 5.1%
565 Compliance officers 294 329 39 45 11.8% 13.8%
600 Cost estimators 129 146 5 5 3.4% 3.4%
630 Human resources workers 784 952 41 52 4.3% 5.5%
640 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 56 69 3 6 4.6% 9.3%
650 Training and development specialists 136 149 8 12 5.2% 7.8%
700 Logisticians 153 190 11 11 6.0% 6.0%
705 Project management specialists 780 906 26 33 2.9% 3.6%
710 Management analysts 687 772 15 22 2.0% 2.9%
725 Meeting, convention, and event planners 105 136 4 7 3.1% 4.8%
726 Fundraisers 99 103 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
735 Market research analysts and marketing specialists 384 463 7 8 1.6% 1.8%
750 Business operations specialists, all other 448 514 22 27 4.2% 5.2%
800 Accountants and auditors 1,281 1,518 65 77 4.3% 5.1%
810 Property appraisers and assessors 54 60 6 6 9.9% 9.9%
820 Budget analysts 37 37 5 9 13.0% 23.4%
830 Credit analysts 44 49 0 0 0.4% 0.4%
845 Financial and investment analysts 269 361 8 12 2.2% 3.4%
850 Personal financial advisors 379 436 6 6 1.3% 1.3%
860 Insurance underwriters 85 101 3 3 3.5% 3.5%
900 Financial examiners 17 19 4 4 19.8% 19.8%
910 Credit counselors and loan officers 291 317 2 2 0.6% 0.6%
930 Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents 68 78 31 32 39.4% 41.0%
940 Tax preparers 77 85 2 2 2.0% 2.0%
960 Other financial specialists 107 125 6 8 5.1% 6.5%
  PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 36,526 41,771 5,770 6,533 13.8% 15.6%
1005 Computer and information research scientists 31 41 1 1 3.2% 3.2%
1006 Computer systems analysts 411 498 24 28 4.7% 5.7%
1007 Information security analysts 169 213 0 1 0.1% 0.4%
1010 Computer programmers 308 390 11 17 2.8% 4.4%
1021 Software developers 1,669 2,160 46 58 2.1% 2.7%
1022 Software quality assurance analysts and testers 64 74 3 3 3.8% 3.8%
1031 Web developers 59 71 1 1 1.0% 1.7%
1032 Web and digital interface designers 48 63 3 4 4.3% 6.8%
1050 Computer support specialists 534 651 25 28 3.9% 4.4%
1065 Database administrators and architects 101 112 6 6 5.7% 5.7%
1105 Network and computer systems administrators 172 205 11 12 5.3% 5.9%
1106 Computer network architects 84 100 4 4 4.2% 4.3%
1108 Computer occupations, all other 927 1,159 58 76 5.0% 6.5%
1200 Actuaries 34 45 1 1 3.2% 3.2%
1220 Operations research analysts 143 144 21 27 14.3% 19.1%
1240 Other mathematical science occupations 372 439 27 30 6.1% 6.8%
1305 Architects, except landscape and naval 143 170 0 2 0.2% 1.0%
1306 Landscape architects 21 24 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
1310 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists 45 39 3 3 6.5% 6.5%
1320 Aerospace engineers 149 184 20 22 10.7% 12.1%
1340 Bioengineers and biomedical engineers 30 35 1 4 2.6% 11.0%
1350 Chemical engineers 71 87 1 3 1.5% 3.1%
1360 Civil engineers 436 496 36 44 7.3% 8.8%
1400 Computer hardware engineers 52 68 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1410 Electrical and electronics engineers 212 253 11 14 4.3% 5.5%
1420 Environmental engineers 27 31 4 4 13.3% 13.3%
1430 Industrial engineers, including health and safety 237 286 6 8 2.0% 2.7%
1440 Marine engineers and naval architects 10 12 2 2 17.6% 17.6%
1450 Materials engineers 45 56 2 2 2.9% 2.9%
1460 Mechanical engineers 346 431 9 14 2.2% 3.3%
1520 Petroleum engineers 22 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1530 Engineers, all other 555 645 37 50 5.8% 7.8%
1541 Architectural and civil drafters 23 26 0 0 0.6% 0.6%
1545 Other drafters 85 82 2 2 2.3% 2.8%
1551 Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians 88 103 24 26 23.1% 24.9%
1555 Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters 328 377 40 48 10.7% 12.6%
1560 Surveying and mapping technicians 78 88 10 10 11.4% 11.4%
1600 Agricultural and food scientists 25 24 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
1610 Biological scientists 123 111 12 14 10.5% 13.0%
1640 Conservation scientists and foresters 38 31 2 3 7.3% 8.7%
1650 Medical scientists 125 151 10 12 6.8% 7.9%
1700 Astronomers and physicists 27 27 2 2 6.1% 6.1%
1710 Atmospheric and space scientists 13 15 3 3 17.1% 17.1%
1720 Chemists and materials scientists 85 95 6 6 6.0% 6.0%
1745 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 44 51 11 13 22.3% 26.3%
1750 Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers 36 33 1 1 3.8% 3.8%
1760 Physical scientists, all other 364 437 27 32 6.1% 7.2%
1800 Economists 47 25 3 3 10.6% 13.7%
1821 Clinical and counseling psychologists 11 10 2 2 17.1% 17.1%
1822 School psychologists 46 55 28 30 51.5% 55.4%
1825 Other psychologists 79 90 16 17 18.1% 18.4%
1840 Urban and regional planners 37 37 1 1 3.7% 3.7%
1860 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers 71 59 5 5 8.5% 8.5%
1900 Agricultural and food science technicians 36 36 4 4 11.9% 11.9%
1910 Biological technicians 29 30 5 6 17.5% 20.2%
1920 Chemical technicians 53 63 10 12 16.8% 20.0%
1935 Environmental science and geoscience technicians 25 27 4 5 13.6% 20.0%
1970 Other life, physical, and social science technicians 268 301 20 24 6.5% 8.0%
1980 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 65 65 16 16 24.0% 24.7%
2001 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 119 125 5 7 4.3% 5.9%
2002 Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors 340 389 100 118 25.8% 30.5%
2003 Marriage and family therapists 20 21 3 3 16.5% 16.5%
2004 Mental health counselors 134 167 8 9 4.8% 5.6%
2005 Rehabilitation counselors 17 18 4 4 22.6% 22.6%
2006 Counselors, all other 188 225 22 22 9.8% 9.8%
2011 Child, family, and school social workers 59 65 22 22 33.2% 33.2%
2012 Healthcare social workers 67 73 11 12 14.7% 16.4%
2013 Mental health and substance abuse social workers 14 13 2 2 11.5% 11.5%
2014 Social workers, all other 620 713 153 166 21.5% 23.3%
2015 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 71 79 29 32 36.3% 40.7%
2016 Social and human service assistants 231 241 19 27 8.0% 11.1%
2025 Other community and social service specialists 95 96 7 8 7.3% 8.1%
2040 Clergy 360 368 6 7 1.5% 2.0%
2050 Directors, religious activities and education 69 83 0 0 0.2% 0.2%
2060 Religious workers, all other 62 67 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2100 Lawyers 971 1,004 54 67 5.4% 6.7%
2105 Judicial law clerks 19 16 1 2 4.1% 12.7%
2145 Paralegals and legal assistants 334 410 21 28 5.2% 6.9%
2170 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 82 89 4 6 5.0% 7.1%
2180 Legal support workers, all other 77 74 1 2 1.2% 2.7%
2205 Postsecondary teachers 951 1,001 207 243 20.7% 24.3%
2300 Preschool and kindergarten teachers 561 647 86 97 13.4% 15.0%
2310 Elementary and middle school teachers 3,030 3,414 1,520 1,685 44.5% 49.4%
2320 Secondary school teachers 881 934 478 529 51.2% 56.7%
2330 Special education teachers 315 350 186 200 53.2% 57.4%
2350 Tutors 101 130 3 5 2.1% 4.0%
2360 Other teachers and instructors 721 795 79 94 9.9% 11.8%
2400 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 76 72 5 5 6.9% 6.9%
2435 Librarians and media collections specialists 154 147 39 45 27.0% 30.7%
2440 Library technicians 30 31 5 5 16.3% 16.3%
2545 Teaching assistants 1,315 1,496 358 402 23.9% 26.9%
2555 Other educational instruction and library workers 167 182 34 40 18.6% 22.1%
2600 Artists and related workers 90 110 10 10 8.7% 8.7%
2631 Commercial and industrial designers 11 13 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2632 Fashion designers 23 34 1 1 2.5% 2.5%
2633 Floral designers 47 50 6 6 11.7% 11.7%
2634 Graphic designers 220 272 9 9 3.4% 3.4%
2635 Interior designers 50 60 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2636 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 18 23 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2640 Other designers 243 304 13 15 4.4% 5.0%
2700 Actors 21 27 11 11 41.5% 41.5%
2710 Producers and directors 118 137 13 13 9.7% 9.7%
2721 Athletes and sports competitors 28 35 9 9 24.8% 24.8%
2722 Coaches and scouts 192 227 4 6 1.9% 2.6%
2723 Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 12 12 0 0 3.7% 3.7%
2740 Dancers and choreographers 5 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2751 Music directors and composers 24 28 0 0 0.0% 0.5%
2752 Musicians and singers 53 71 14 14 20.2% 20.2%
2755 Disc jockeys, except radio 9 14 5 5 39.6% 39.6%
2770 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 6 11 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
2805 Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys 22 23 0 0 0.5% 0.5%
2810 News analysts, reporters, and journalists 55 58 11 11 18.6% 18.6%
2825 Public relations specialists 135 132 14 14 10.7% 11.0%
2830 Editors 91 97 3 3 3.5% 3.5%
2840 Technical writers 39 48 1 1 2.6% 2.6%
2850 Writers and authors 112 118 9 13 7.7% 11.3%
2861 Interpreters and translators 57 75 12 16 16.1% 20.9%
2862 Court reporters and simultaneous captioners 15 14 3 3 25.1% 25.1%
2865 Media and communication workers, all other 17 24 3 3 12.5% 12.5%
2905 Broadcast, sound, and lighting technicians 82 101 13 15 12.8% 15.2%
2910 Photographers 64 84 15 15 17.6% 18.3%
2920 Television, video, and film camera operators and editors 81 107 9 11 8.8% 10.0%
3000 Chiropractors 20 20 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3010 Dentists 69 81 4 4 5.5% 5.5%
3030 Dietitians and nutritionists 95 112 17 19 15.5% 16.8%
3040 Optometrists 27 25 2 2 7.1% 7.1%
3050 Pharmacists 318 377 17 21 4.6% 5.6%
3090 Other physicians 735 832 52 66 6.3% 7.9%
3100 Surgeons 56 57 4 6 7.1% 10.0%
3110 Physician assistants 144 164 13 14 7.9% 8.8%
3120 Podiatrists 4 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3140 Audiologists 17 17 3 4 15.6% 24.3%
3150 Occupational therapists 143 151 25 28 16.6% 18.3%
3160 Physical therapists 268 292 20 21 6.9% 7.3%
3200 Radiation therapists 15 16 0 0 2.3% 2.3%
3210 Recreational therapists 17 14 0 2 1.9% 12.0%
3220 Respiratory therapists 82 90 14 14 15.7% 15.7%
3230 Speech-language pathologists 164 180 50 56 27.9% 31.3%
3245 Therapists, all other 207 241 19 21 8.0% 8.6%
3250 Veterinarians 62 67 0 2 0.0% 2.5%
3255 Registered nurses 3,020 3,383 534 596 15.8% 17.6%
3256 Nurse anesthetists 21 19 1 1 7.4% 7.4%
3258 Nurse practitioners 245 261 26 28 9.8% 10.6%
3261 Acupuncturists 7 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3270 Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other 5 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3300 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 260 286 32 38 11.1% 13.1%
3310 Dental hygienists 202 208 8 8 3.9% 3.9%
3321 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 41 42 2 2 4.7% 4.7%
3322 Diagnostic medical sonographers 93 101 9 14 9.0% 14.3%
3323 Radiologic technologists and technicians 224 239 26 26 10.7% 11.0%
3324 Magnetic resonance imaging technologists 43 47 5 7 11.6% 14.6%
3330 Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists 36 40 3 4 6.5% 9.4%
3401 Emergency medical technicians 121 152 27 29 17.9% 19.0%
3402 Paramedics 94 108 22 24 20.0% 22.6%
3421 Pharmacy technicians 271 319 29 33 9.1% 10.5%
3422 Psychiatric technicians 87 117 9 9 7.5% 8.0%
3423 Surgical technologists 94 102 8 8 8.0% 8.0%
3424 Veterinary technologists and technicians 112 129 6 6 4.3% 4.3%
3430 Dietetic technicians and ophthalmic medical technicians 72 68 4 4 6.6% 6.6%
3500 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 503 584 62 67 10.6% 11.5%
3515 Medical records specialists 194 202 14 15 6.8% 7.5%
3520 Opticians, dispensing 52 50 1 1 1.7% 1.7%
3545 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians 125 141 13 13 9.5% 9.5%
3550 Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 79 94 16 19 16.5% 19.6%
3601 Home health aides 407 551 65 69 11.8% 12.6%
3602 Personal care aides 1,207 1,400 106 123 7.5% 8.8%
3603 Nursing assistants 1,049 1,189 102 123 8.6% 10.3%
3605 Orderlies and psychiatric aides 57 71 10 14 14.1% 19.7%
3610 Occupational therapy assistants and aides 26 31 2 2 5.1% 5.1%
3620 Physical therapist assistants and aides 93 106 4 5 3.5% 4.8%
3630 Massage therapists 66 71 0 0 0.5% 0.5%
3640 Dental assistants 254 286 8 8 2.8% 3.0%
3645 Medical assistants 484 574 23 25 4.1% 4.4%
3646 Medical transcriptionists 37 40 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
3647 Pharmacy aides 30 35 1 3 3.8% 8.7%
3648 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 68 82 1 1 1.6% 1.6%
3649 Phlebotomists 127 155 18 21 11.3% 13.6%
3655 Other healthcare support workers 210 235 28 32 12.1% 13.7%
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 15,776 18,788 1,794 1,982 9.5% 10.6%
3700 First-line supervisors of correctional officers 47 59 20 20 33.3% 33.3%
3710 First-line supervisors of police and detectives 84 95 34 34 36.1% 36.1%
3720 First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers 41 47 33 33 70.1% 70.1%
3725 First-line supervisors of security workers 67 74 6 8 8.6% 11.1%
3740 Firefighters 262 305 190 193 62.2% 63.3%
3750 Fire inspectors 24 21 4 5 20.5% 21.5%
3801 Bailiffs 16 16 8 9 47.0% 54.4%
3802 Correctional officers and jailers 261 304 139 150 45.7% 49.2%
3820 Detectives and criminal investigators 112 138 52 59 37.4% 42.5%
3840 Parking enforcement workers 16 13 4 4 32.6% 32.6%
3870 Police officers 593 725 359 390 49.5% 53.8%
3900 Animal control workers 10 12 4 4 29.4% 29.4%
3910 Private detectives and investigators 86 101 5 5 4.8% 4.8%
3930 Security guards and gambling surveillance officers 706 893 99 111 11.0% 12.5%
3940 Crossing guards and flaggers 51 54 10 10 18.5% 18.5%
3945 Transportation security screeners 47 49 8 10 16.9% 19.5%
3946 School bus monitors 22 29 6 7 21.2% 25.5%
3960 Other protective service workers 131 149 7 8 4.6% 5.6%
4000 Chefs and head cooks 378 446 14 15 3.1% 3.3%
4010 First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers 424 528 20 22 3.8% 4.3%
4020 Cooks 1,582 1,897 70 74 3.7% 3.9%
4030 Food preparation workers 808 946 44 53 4.6% 5.6%
4040 Bartenders 346 391 17 17 4.5% 4.5%
4055 Fast food and counter workers 733 919 22 23 2.3% 2.5%
4110 Waiters and waitresses 1,454 1,823 30 33 1.6% 1.8%
4120 Food servers, nonrestaurant 179 199 19 21 9.5% 10.6%
4130 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 263 329 19 22 5.7% 6.8%
4140 Dishwashers 236 276 3 3 1.0% 1.1%
4150 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 267 319 4 4 1.1% 1.2%
4160 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 7 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4200 First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers 176 195 23 28 11.9% 14.6%
4210 First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 91 99 3 6 3.2% 5.5%
4220 Janitors and building cleaners 1,790 2,022 237 277 11.7% 13.7%
4230 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,097 1,249 90 104 7.2% 8.3%
4240 Pest control workers 72 91 3 3 2.9% 2.9%
4251 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 733 861 50 56 5.8% 6.5%
4252 Tree trimmers and pruners 86 97 13 13 12.9% 12.9%
4255 Other grounds maintenance workers 18 21 2 2 8.1% 8.1%
4330 Supervisors of personal care and service workers 101 111 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4340 Animal trainers 32 46 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4350 Animal caretakers 203 247 5 10 1.9% 4.2%
4400 Gambling services workers 70 82 11 12 13.5% 14.6%
4420 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 22 32 3 3 9.4% 9.4%
4435 Other entertainment attendants and related workers 196 218 11 15 5.2% 6.6%
4461 Embalmers, crematory operators and funeral attendants 20 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4465 Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers 29 34 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4500 Barbers 62 83 2 2 2.0% 2.0%
4510 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 290 357 3 3 0.9% 0.9%
4521 Manicurists and pedicurists 185 253 0 1 0.0% 0.6%
4522 Skincare specialists 64 81 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4525 Other personal appearance workers 13 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4530 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges 59 82 21 21 26.2% 26.2%
4540 Tour and travel guides 50 51 0 0 0.9% 0.9%
4600 Childcare workers 647 772 54 62 7.0% 8.0%
4621 Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors 142 175 4 4 2.1% 2.1%
4622 Recreation workers 152 183 7 7 3.6% 4.1%
4640 Residential advisors 29 34 3 3 9.4% 9.4%
4655 Personal care and service workers, all other 94 111 3 3 3.1% 3.1%
  SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 10,539 12,247 357 438 2.9% 3.6%
4700 First-Line supervisors of retail sales workers 2,149 2,439 74 83 3.0% 3.4%
4710 First-Line supervisors of non-retail sales workers 849 960 29 33 3.0% 3.4%
4720 Cashiers 2,224 2,629 115 127 4.4% 4.8%
4740 Counter and rental clerks 66 74 4 5 5.1% 6.1%
4750 Parts salespersons 99 98 3 3 2.9% 2.9%
4760 Retail salespersons 2,160 2,517 50 73 2.0% 2.9%
4800 Advertising sales agents 86 110 2 2 1.6% 1.6%
4810 Insurance sales agents 417 472 7 16 1.5% 3.4%
4820 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 154 195 1 4 0.6% 2.0%
4830 Travel agents 46 59 4 4 6.7% 6.7%
4840 Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel 508 620 10 12 1.5% 2.0%
4850 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 903 1,063 17 25 1.6% 2.3%
4900 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 29 27 2 2 7.0% 7.0%
4920 Real estate brokers and sales agents 473 539 23 33 4.4% 6.1%
4930 Sales engineers 41 51 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
4940 Telemarketers 24 38 3 5 9.0% 12.5%
4950 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 38 47 1 1 2.9% 2.9%
4965 Sales and related workers, all other 273 308 11 11 3.6% 3.6%
  OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 13,722 15,493 1,371 1,533 8.9% 9.9%
5000 First-Line supervisors of office and administrative support workers 1,023 1,130 64 73 5.7% 6.4%
5010 Switchboard operators, including answering service 18 20 0 0 1.7% 1.7%
5020 Telephone operators 13 15 0 2 2.7% 11.4%
5040 Communications equipment operators, all other 1 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5100 Bill and account collectors 71 86 2 2 2.1% 2.1%
5110 Billing and posting clerks 410 439 26 29 5.9% 6.5%
5120 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,061 1,074 39 50 3.6% 4.6%
5140 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 123 130 11 13 8.3% 9.7%
5150 Procurement clerks 31 43 1 1 3.4% 3.4%
5160 Tellers 190 196 1 5 0.7% 2.5%
5165 Financial clerks, all other 128 159 5 6 3.4% 3.9%
5220 Court, municipal, and license clerks 88 88 18 18 20.6% 20.6%
5230 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 34 28 0 0 1.1% 1.1%
5240 Customer service representatives 2,346 2,810 129 146 4.6% 5.2%
5250 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 79 98 39 44 40.2% 45.1%
5260 File clerks 106 121 9 9 7.3% 7.3%
5300 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 109 130 10 11 7.9% 8.5%
5310 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 181 209 16 17 7.6% 8.4%
5320 Library assistants, clerical 77 86 10 12 11.3% 13.4%
5330 Loan interviewers and clerks 114 136 2 2 1.4% 1.4%
5340 New accounts clerks 16 19 0 2 0.0% 10.2%
5350 Order clerks 74 86 3 3 3.5% 4.1%
5360 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 66 75 1 2 1.5% 2.9%
5400 Receptionists and information clerks 1,053 1,205 45 55 3.7% 4.6%
5410 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 109 132 32 36 23.8% 26.8%
5420 Information and record clerks, all other 85 100 12 12 12.3% 12.3%
5500 Cargo and freight agents 22 25 3 3 11.3% 11.3%
5510 Couriers and messengers 619 795 109 118 13.7% 14.8%
5521 Public safety telecommunicators 69 71 17 21 23.5% 29.5%
5522 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 145 165 17 18 10.3% 11.0%
5530 Meter readers, utilities 21 20 8 8 41.6% 41.6%
5540 Postal service clerks 93 110 60 68 54.6% 61.2%
5550 Postal service mail carriers 268 295 200 214 67.5% 72.6%
5560 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 57 67 38 40 56.4% 59.7%
5600 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 190 210 14 18 6.5% 8.6%
5610 Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks 506 622 46 53 7.4% 8.6%
5630 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 59 69 3 3 4.8% 4.8%
5710 Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants 179 197 11 13 5.6% 6.6%
5720 Legal secretaries and administrative assistants 47 51 1 1 2.7% 2.7%
5730 Medical secretaries and administrative assistants 94 95 9 10 9.5% 10.6%
5740 Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 1,686 1,756 154 170 8.8% 9.7%
5810 Data entry keyers 200 232 9 12 3.7% 5.1%
5820 Word processors and typists 39 45 4 4 9.4% 9.4%
5840 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 246 278 7 12 2.5% 4.3%
5850 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 46 44 3 3 6.2% 6.2%
5860 Office clerks, general 1,097 1,257 141 152 11.2% 12.1%
5900 Office machine operators, except computer 24 26 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
5910 Proofreaders and copy markers 7 6 0 0 2.8% 2.8%
5920 Statistical assistants 13 14 1 1 9.3% 9.3%
5940 Office and administrative support workers, all other 389 427 39 40 9.1% 9.3%
  FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 880 877 39 42 4.5% 4.8%
6005 First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 59 64 4 4 5.9% 5.9%
6010 Agricultural inspectors 23 24 9 9 37.8% 37.8%
6040 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 39 46 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6050 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 690 670 19 22 2.9% 3.3%
6115 Fishing and hunting workers 13 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6120 Forest and conservation workers 19 21 4 4 20.9% 20.9%
6130 Logging workers 37 39 3 3 7.3% 7.3%
  CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 6,005 6,915 1,123 1,194 16.2% 17.3%
6200 First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers 518 556 100 106 18.0% 19.1%
6210 Boilermakers 17 16 6 6 33.8% 33.8%
6220 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 81 90 16 16 17.3% 17.5%
6230 Carpenters 822 1,001 138 146 13.8% 14.6%
6240 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 57 69 5 5 6.8% 6.8%
6250 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 47 51 11 11 21.1% 21.1%
6260 Construction laborers 1,419 1,722 178 193 10.4% 11.2%
6305 Construction equipment operators 376 359 64 70 17.8% 19.6%
6330 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 88 102 4 4 3.8% 3.8%
6355 Electricians 765 835 239 251 28.6% 30.1%
6360 Glaziers 27 30 7 7 25.0% 25.0%
6400 Insulation workers 51 64 11 14 18.1% 22.4%
6410 Painters and paperhangers 326 435 23 25 5.4% 5.8%
6441 Pipelayers 41 46 1 1 3.0% 3.0%
6442 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 470 565 126 131 22.3% 23.1%
6460 Plasterers and stucco masons 18 22 4 4 16.9% 16.9%
6515 Roofers 156 195 12 12 6.1% 6.3%
6520 Sheet metal workers 100 114 40 42 34.7% 37.1%
6530 Structural iron and steel workers 34 40 17 17 41.5% 41.5%
6540 Solar photovoltaic installers 14 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6600 Helpers, construction trades 45 59 2 2 3.2% 3.2%
6660 Construction and building inspectors 78 91 19 24 21.2% 26.9%
6700 Elevator and escalator installers and repairers 29 40 30 30 75.0% 75.0%
6710 Fence erectors 29 30 3 3 8.5% 8.5%
6720 Hazardous materials removal workers 18 21 4 4 21.1% 21.1%
6730 Highway maintenance workers 103 102 32 34 31.4% 33.0%
6740 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 16 22 11 13 48.5% 60.6%
6765 Miscellaneous construction and related workers 50 61 8 9 12.9% 14.2%
6800 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil and gas 31 29 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
6825 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 35 31 3 3 11.1% 11.1%
6835 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 12 7 1 2 20.8% 31.2%
6850 Underground mining machine operators 65 43 5 5 12.5% 12.5%
6950 Other extraction workers 67 51 2 2 3.2% 3.2%
  INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 3,936 4,338 575 626 13.3% 14.4%
7000 First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers 226 229 20 20 8.7% 8.9%
7010 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 98 115 10 13 8.6% 11.4%
7020 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 94 96 15 15 15.3% 15.3%
7030 Avionics technicians 10 10 2 2 21.4% 21.4%
7040 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 20 21 6 7 28.7% 31.8%
7100 Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility 12 10 2 2 18.5% 18.5%
7120 Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers 21 20 4 4 18.3% 18.3%
7130 Security and fire alarm systems installers 40 41 4 4 10.4% 10.4%
7140 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 117 117 39 39 33.8% 33.8%
7150 Automotive body and related repairers 100 114 1 5 1.3% 4.2%
7160 Automotive glass installers and repairers 19 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7200 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 670 787 36 46 4.6% 5.8%
7210 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 276 297 47 50 15.8% 16.9%
7220 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 210 199 32 33 16.0% 16.7%
7240 Small engine mechanics 38 30 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
7260 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 74 84 2 2 2.2% 2.2%
7300 Control and valve installers and repairers 17 19 1 3 7.7% 16.0%
7315 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 389 477 74 80 15.6% 16.8%
7320 Home appliance repairers 25 29 1 1 2.1% 2.1%
7330 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics 377 406 59 69 14.5% 17.0%
7340 Maintenance and repair workers, general 556 616 95 101 15.4% 16.5%
7350 Maintenance workers, machinery 24 23 2 2 8.8% 8.8%
7360 Millwrights 31 35 16 16 46.0% 46.0%
7410 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 126 126 45 46 36.0% 36.9%
7420 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 126 145 37 38 25.9% 26.3%
7430 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 42 38 5 5 13.4% 13.4%
7510 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 26 29 1 1 3.3% 3.3%
7540 Locksmiths and safe repairers 23 25 4 4 15.2% 15.2%
7560 Riggers 12 15 6 6 42.8% 42.8%
7610 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 14 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7640 Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 123 152 7 10 4.5% 6.9%
  PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,901 7,883 916 1,036 11.6% 13.1%
7700 First-line supervisors of production and operating workers 694 728 73 78 10.1% 10.7%
7720 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers 105 119 8 8 6.4% 6.4%
7730 Engine and other machine assemblers 8 12 4 4 29.2% 29.2%
7740 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 14 17 8 8 46.9% 46.9%
7750 Other assemblers and fabricators 864 1,024 138 158 13.4% 15.4%
7800 Bakers 179 211 10 10 4.6% 4.6%
7810 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 238 256 54 56 21.0% 21.9%
7830 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 5 4 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7840 Food batchmakers 63 68 7 7 10.0% 10.0%
7850 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 9 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
7855 Food processing workers, all other 125 139 31 34 22.5% 24.3%
7905 Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers 91 108 10 12 9.6% 11.0%
7925 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 26 31 4 4 13.1% 13.1%
7950 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 62 73 14 15 19.1% 20.5%
8000 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 33 37 2 4 5.0% 10.4%
8025 Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 6 8 1 1 7.0% 7.0%
8030 Machinists 254 292 27 27 9.2% 9.2%
8040 Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters 12 15 4 4 28.0% 28.0%
8100 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 29 37 6 6 16.0% 16.0%
8130 Tool and die makers 27 32 7 7 22.2% 22.2%
8140 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 471 513 71 87 13.8% 17.0%
8225 Other metal workers and plastic workers 298 358 39 44 10.9% 12.3%
8250 Prepress technicians and workers 8 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8255 Printing press operators 110 133 3 6 2.4% 4.7%
8256 Print binding and finishing workers 11 12 1 1 10.9% 10.9%
8300 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 116 126 12 12 9.7% 9.7%
8310 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 19 22 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8320 Sewing machine operators 106 110 9 18 8.3% 16.7%
8335 Shoe and leather workers 6 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8350 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 37 36 1 1 3.7% 3.7%
8365 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders 13 18 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8450 Upholsterers 14 17 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8465 Other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers 8 12 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8500 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 34 38 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8510 Furniture finishers 9 8 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8530 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 14 16 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8540 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 25 28 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8555 Other woodworkers 17 19 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8600 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers 52 43 13 14 28.9% 32.1%
8610 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 70 74 22 22 29.7% 29.7%
8620 Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators 91 91 16 19 17.7% 20.7%
8630 Miscellaneous plant and system operators 45 34 8 8 24.0% 24.0%
8640 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders 42 45 5 5 11.7% 11.7%
8650 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers 86 97 6 6 6.0% 6.0%
8710 Cutting workers 56 59 5 6 9.1% 10.0%
8720 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 15 14 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8730 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 10 9 4 4 47.2% 47.2%
8740 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 675 781 87 101 11.2% 12.9%
8750 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 30 36 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8760 Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians 57 71 0 2 0.0% 2.2%
8800 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 245 292 35 48 12.0% 16.5%
8810 Painting workers 110 133 14 16 10.4% 11.8%
8830 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators 19 21 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8850 Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders 6 10 4 4 37.8% 37.8%
8910 Etchers and engravers 4 5 2 2 32.4% 34.7%
8920 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 17 19 2 2 9.8% 9.8%
8930 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 11 15 2 2 12.3% 12.3%
8940 Tire builders 7 10 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
8950 Helpers--production workers 52 64 4 6 6.4% 9.0%
8990 Other production workers 1,041 1,260 144 159 11.4% 12.6%
  TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 9,178 10,826 1,435 1,552 13.3% 14.3%
9005 Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers 278 326 33 37 10.1% 11.2%
9030 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 194 209 102 107 49.0% 51.4%
9040 Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists 38 39 11 13 29.0% 33.2%
9050 Flight attendants 94 113 63 64 55.9% 56.9%
9110 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 12 13 1 2 10.0% 16.0%
9121 Bus drivers, school 222 228 63 68 27.5% 29.7%
9122 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 236 280 113 115 40.3% 41.0%
9130 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 2,685 3,049 293 320 9.6% 10.5%
9141 Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs 56 61 7 8 11.5% 12.6%
9142 Taxi drivers 217 287 30 35 10.5% 12.3%
9150 Motor vehicle operators, all other 139 164 13 15 8.2% 9.3%
9210 Locomotive engineers and operators 53 48 37 37 78.1% 78.1%
9240 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 50 52 37 40 71.3% 76.3%
9265 Other rail transportation workers 19 27 17 17 64.1% 64.1%
9300 Sailors and marine oilers 21 20 2 2 9.1% 11.4%
9310 Ship and boat captains and operators 34 29 5 5 15.5% 15.5%
9350 Parking attendants 45 61 7 11 11.9% 18.3%
9365 Transportation service attendants 77 83 3 6 4.2% 7.3%
9410 Transportation inspectors 30 37 8 8 22.8% 22.8%
9415 Passenger attendants 28 34 12 12 34.7% 36.3%
9430 Other transportation workers 30 32 15 15 47.6% 47.6%
9510 Crane and tower operators 55 56 28 29 49.6% 51.7%
9570 Conveyor, dredge, and hoist and winch operators 25 21 3 3 14.7% 14.7%
9600 Industrial truck and tractor operators 476 606 68 74 11.3% 12.1%
9610 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 289 394 18 22 4.5% 5.6%
9620 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 1,710 2,041 248 272 12.2% 13.3%
9630 Machine feeders and offbearers 25 31 1 1 3.8% 3.8%
9640 Packers and packagers, hand 503 684 69 77 10.0% 11.3%
9645 Stockers and order fillers 1,386 1,632 97 106 5.9% 6.5%
9650 Pumping station operators 22 18 3 3 14.2% 14.2%
9720 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 77 99 14 14 14.4% 14.4%
9760 Other material moving workers 52 51 13 13 24.7% 24.7%
               
     
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