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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation 2013
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
Women Black or
African
American
Asian Hispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

143,929 47.0 11.2 5.7 15.6

Management, professional, and related occupations

54,712 51.4 8.5 7.4 8.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

22,794 43.4 7.4 6.1 8.4

Management occupations

16,037 38.2 6.5 5.4 8.5

Chief executives

1,520 26.8 2.9 4.8 4.3

General and operations managers

1,075 28.1 5.1 5.0 8.7

Legislators

13 - - - -

Advertising and promotions managers

51 67.8 0.1 3.5 16.1

Marketing and sales managers

907 43.1 5.0 4.7 6.6

Public relations and fundraising managers

55 61.1 3.6 6.5 13.8

Administrative services managers

113 36.8 9.4 2.6 8.2

Computer and information systems managers

602 28.6 5.0 14.1 4.3

Financial managers

1,218 55.3 8.8 6.8 10.5

Compensation and benefits managers

12 - - - -

Human resources managers

219 71.9 12.0 4.2 11.6

Training and development managers

34 - - - -

Industrial production managers

256 16.8 4.4 3.0 10.4

Purchasing managers

184 47.8 10.9 7.0 6.5

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

264 22.5 9.6 4.7 13.7

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

929 25.3 0.7 1.5 3.4

Construction managers

821 7.3 3.1 2.5 10.1

Education administrators

804 63.8 13.4 2.6 6.8

Architectural and engineering managers

121 10.7 3.2 6.2 5.5

Food service managers

1,077 45.3 8.6 11.5 14.6

Funeral service managers

12 - - - -

Gaming managers

17 - - - -

Lodging managers

143 52.5 9.7 16.9 6.8

Medical and health services managers

585 69.7 10.6 4.7 9.6

Natural sciences managers

14 - - - -

Postmasters and mail superintendents

31 - - - -

Property, real estate, and community association managers

654 47.6 8.1 4.5 11.0

Social and community service managers

332 65.6 13.2 3.3 6.9

Emergency management directors

7 - - - -

Managers, all other

3,969 33.7 6.2 4.8 9.1

Business and financial operations occupations

6,757 55.7 9.4 7.7 8.3

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes

59 51.3 2.6 7.8 10.5

Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products

14 - - - -

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products

215 55.1 6.0 6.4 9.8

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products

271 57.4 9.6 3.0 11.2

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators

329 63.3 13.9 4.3 7.7

Compliance officers

195 53.4 11.7 7.1 7.8

Cost estimators

123 10.8 2.2 3.8 10.1

Human resources workers

584 72.4 12.3 4.1 11.7

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

83 80.0 11.0 3.6 12.6

Training and development specialists

119 59.0 12.4 2.9 13.8

Logisticians

88 40.0 12.8 6.5 17.2

Management analysts

811 41.8 7.1 8.5 5.7

Meeting, convention, and event planners

130 74.7 10.2 6.1 6.1

Fundraisers

81 71.4 3.4 0.4 5.4

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

241 58.1 7.1 10.4 5.1

Business operations specialists, all other

195 62.7 11.3 6.2 8.2

Accountants and auditors

1,814 62.1 8.6 11.9 7.3

Appraisers and assessors of real estate

98 42.4 5.5 3.0 5.5

Budget analysts

62 49.3 14.2 2.8 11.0

Credit analysts

30 - - - -

Financial analysts

105 32.6 8.5 13.7 5.5

Personal financial advisors

383 25.7 6.5 8.0 5.2

Insurance underwriters

94 63.6 13.7 2.1 8.7

Financial examiners

14 - - - -

Credit counselors and loan officers

365 56.6 10.6 6.0 9.6

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

60 70.2 20.9 9.1 7.1

Tax preparers

97 62.1 21.4 9.6 17.9

Financial specialists, all other

94 56.5 12.5 6.4 10.8

Professional and related occupations

31,917 57.1 9.3 8.3 8.2

Computer and mathematical occupations

3,980 26.1 8.3 18.5 6.3

Computer and information research scientists

18 - - - -

Computer systems analysts

534 34.9 9.5 20.5 5.9

Information security analysts

48 - - - -

Computer programmers

489 23.0 8.1 18.8 5.6

Software developers, applications and systems software

1,103 19.7 4.1 28.8 5.3

Web developers

192 39.5 8.0 8.7 6.5

Computer support specialists

517 29.0 13.2 7.6 7.6

Database administrators

98 37.4 14.2 10.8 6.8

Network and computer systems administrators

205 17.3 9.3 11.3 7.4

Computer network architects

135 7.5 9.4 14.5 5.1

Computer occupations, all other

410 22.8 9.9 16.5 8.1

Actuaries

28 - - - -

Mathematicians

1 - - - -

Operations research analysts

128 52.0 7.8 8.3 11.2

Statisticians

72 38.3 11.4 25.4 3.0

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations

3 - - - -

Architecture and engineering occupations

2,806 14.1 5.5 11.3 7.5

Architects, except naval

193 25.0 1.6 5.8 7.9

Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists

39 - - - -

Aerospace engineers

144 12.2 4.9 10.9 4.7

Agricultural engineers

3 - - - -

Biomedical engineers

11 - - - -

Chemical engineers

61 15.6 5.9 7.5 6.0

Civil engineers

360 12.1 6.4 10.4 4.9

Computer hardware engineers

90 9.2 6.3 25.6 10.4

Electrical and electronics engineers

300 8.3 4.2 18.5 7.6

Environmental engineers

33 - - - -

Industrial engineers, including health and safety

190 17.2 5.9 10.5 8.8

Marine engineers and naval architects

11 - - - -

Materials engineers

46 - - - -

Mechanical engineers

327 7.2 3.3 12.6 6.8

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

18 - - - -

Nuclear engineers

4 - - - -

Petroleum engineers

33 - - - -

Engineers, all other

398 14.4 5.8 12.6 6.7

Drafters

125 21.2 2.1 8.7 7.1

Engineering technicians, except drafters

365 17.6 8.3 6.7 13.0

Surveying and mapping technicians

54 10.8 4.1 4.3 3.4

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,307 46.1 5.6 11.8 7.9

Agricultural and food scientists

44 - - - -

Biological scientists

112 52.7 2.6 17.0 4.8

Conservation scientists and foresters

32 - - - -

Medical scientists

144 52.4 6.5 26.3 6.9

Life scientists, all other

0 - - - -

Astronomers and physicists

14 - - - -

Atmospheric and space scientists

14 - - - -

Chemists and materials scientists

121 39.0 7.3 10.4 12.3

Environmental scientists and geoscientists

94 27.9 4.0 6.3 3.8

Physical scientists, all other

158 34.5 6.8 22.5 3.9

Economists

34 - - - -

Survey researchers

3 - - - -

Psychologists

186 73.8 3.6 2.5 8.6

Sociologists

5 - - - -

Urban and regional planners

20 - - - -

Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers

57 52.7 11.3 3.8 7.0

Agricultural and food science technicians

28 - - - -

Biological technicians

21 - - - -

Chemical technicians

61 41.3 16.3 6.3 9.7

Geological and petroleum technicians

22 - - - -

Nuclear technicians

1 - - - -

Social science research assistants

2 - - - -

Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians

133 49.3 4.0 11.1 10.0

Community and social service occupations

2,332 62.3 18.6 2.9 10.0

Counselors

727 69.3 20.4 1.9 9.1

Social workers

727 80.3 21.9 3.1 13.3

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists

105 45.7 21.8 1.3 12.3

Social and human service assistants

127 73.2 27.7 0.8 14.2

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including
health educators and community health workers

106 73.5 19.8 1.1 6.8

Clergy

410 15.5 9.1 6.5 6.4

Directors, religious activities and education

57 64.8 3.7 1.0 1.1

Religious workers, all other

74 63.1 9.3 1.4 6.7

Legal occupations

1,809 50.8 6.2 4.9 8.2

Lawyers

1,092 33.1 4.2 5.1 5.1

Judicial law clerks

13 - - - -

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers

55 35.6 7.8 0.1 6.3

Paralegals and legal assistants

404 86.1 9.5 4.5 15.2

Miscellaneous legal support workers

244 74.6 9.5 5.6 11.4

Education, training, and library occupations

8,623 73.8 9.4 4.5 9.6

Postsecondary teachers

1,313 50.2 6.8 13.0 5.9

Preschool and kindergarten teachers

695 97.8 12.1 4.5 12.9

Elementary and middle school teachers

3,038 81.0 9.4 2.0 9.8

Secondary school teachers

1,063 56.7 6.6 2.8 7.1

Special education teachers

377 80.4 9.9 2.8 8.9

Other teachers and instructors

753 63.8 8.6 5.5 9.1

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians

41 - - - -

Librarians

194 84.1 7.7 2.1 5.1

Library technicians

39 - - - -

Teacher assistants

918 89.2 14.5 3.7 16.6

Other education, training, and library workers

192 72.4 14.3 2.8 8.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

2,879 47.2 6.5 5.0 8.4

Artists and related workers

194 56.4 1.8 5.6 5.1

Designers

784 53.5 5.4 6.9 9.9

Actors

46 - - - -

Producers and directors

150 37.3 6.3 1.9 7.3

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers

288 34.8 7.4 2.1 5.5

Dancers and choreographers

19 - - - -

Musicians, singers, and related workers

202 29.6 12.2 3.3 5.9

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other

35 - - - -

Announcers

48 - - - -

News analysts, reporters and correspondents

88 38.5 7.8 1.0 6.3

Public relations specialists

149 63.3 7.1 4.2 5.7

Editors

150 54.6 2.8 4.3 4.9

Technical writers

70 55.5 9.6 3.7 3.4

Writers and authors

209 57.8 4.8 3.9 4.9

Miscellaneous media and communication workers

90 76.6 6.4 12.0 31.5

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators

99 9.4 8.2 5.1 15.3

Photographers

180 50.0 6.4 4.6 8.3

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors

76 15.9 8.7 6.5 10.7

Media and communication equipment workers, all other

1 - - - -

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

8,182 74.4 10.5 9.3 7.4

Chiropractors

58 18.6 0.0 2.3 2.3

Dentists

183 30.8 4.7 13.1 7.2

Dietitians and nutritionists

110 89.7 14.6 5.3 8.1

Optometrists

41 - - - -

Pharmacists

277 56.0 5.4 22.0 4.4

Physicians and surgeons

934 35.5 6.4 21.6 3.8

Physician assistants

129 64.6 4.9 4.3 10.4

Podiatrists

12 - - - -

Audiologists

16 - - - -

Occupational therapists

112 88.4 2.5 5.4 4.8

Physical therapists

224 60.6 6.5 8.7 6.5

Radiation therapists

13 - - - -

Recreational therapists

9 - - - -

Respiratory therapists

110 60.0 11.6 8.2 6.3

Speech-language pathologists

137 93.4 3.2 3.5 6.7

Exercise physiologists

6 - - - -

Therapists, all other

147 79.0 10.5 3.4 12.7

Veterinarians

87 54.7 1.5 0.6 7.7

Registered nurses

2,892 90.1 10.5 8.0 6.5

Nurse anesthetists

24 - - - -

Nurse midwives

2 - - - -

Nurse practitioners

126 91.8 5.8 5.9 7.1

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other

25 - - - -

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

340 72.9 17.6 12.3 11.3

Dental hygienists

184 98.3 4.8 5.3 5.9

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians

362 72.0 8.3 3.7 8.5

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

176 39.2 5.5 2.2 9.2

Health practitioner support technologists and technicians

554 80.5 14.6 6.6 12.7

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

558 91.5 25.2 5.1 10.6

Medical records and health information technicians

88 92.4 22.4 4.4 14.6

Opticians, dispensing

47 - - - -

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians

122 70.1 21.2 12.1 11.2

Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

76 52.6 6.9 3.5 9.3

Service occupations

25,929 56.6 15.9 5.4 23.1

Healthcare support occupations

3,537 88.9 26.4 4.7 16.0

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides

2,134 89.0 36.4 4.7 14.9

Occupational therapy assistants and aides

19 - - - -

Physical therapist assistants and aides

68 70.1 6.2 5.7 9.1

Massage therapists

172 82.0 4.3 9.3 9.2

Dental assistants

279 95.7 5.7 5.4 22.9

Medical assistants

458 94.1 13.1 4.0 24.8

Medical transcriptionists

52 97.8 4.6 0.0 8.0

Pharmacy aides

36 - - - -

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

40 - - - -

Phlebotomists

119 81.8 29.1 3.7 14.3

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers

160 77.8 17.6 4.8 7.6

Protective service occupations

3,130 21.1 18.6 2.4 15.1

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

36 - - - -

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

115 15.3 8.6 1.5 10.5

First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers

58 0.1 4.5 0.2 3.5

First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

100 21.7 29.4 1.5 11.6

Firefighters

306 3.5 11.4 0.7 8.5

Fire inspectors

19 - - - -

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers

413 27.2 23.6 1.1 20.9

Detectives and criminal investigators

158 20.1 13.8 1.0 14.9

Fish and game wardens

2 - - - -

Parking enforcement workers

9 - - - -

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

697 13.4 14.2 2.4 15.3

Transit and railroad police

1 - - - -

Animal control workers

11 - - - -

Private detectives and investigators

86 38.5 6.6 4.4 15.9

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers

858 20.4 26.5 4.0 17.1

Crossing guards

61 69.1 28.3 3.3 9.1

Transportation security screeners

28 - - - -

Lifeguards and other recreational, and all other protective service workers

175 56.4 10.4 2.2 9.2

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,209 54.7 12.2 5.7 24.4

Chefs and head cooks

425 20.0 13.7 13.6 19.1

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

581 58.0 13.1 4.6 18.5

Cooks

1,988 39.7 15.3 5.5 34.0

Food preparation workers

885 55.8 12.7 5.9 29.3

Bartenders

417 58.0 5.5 2.4 13.5

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food

377 65.3 16.4 3.2 16.1

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop

221 70.1 12.2 3.0 15.4

Waiters and waitresses

2,124 70.4 8.1 6.5 19.4

Food servers, nonrestaurant

229 67.2 18.5 6.3 17.4

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

358 45.6 11.0 4.3 31.4

Dishwashers

301 20.6 15.6 5.8 37.9

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

299 88.5 12.5 3.0 16.0

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other

4 - - - -

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,661 38.7 14.6 3.4 35.9

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

322 41.4 14.6 2.8 20.0

First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

259 7.4 7.2 2.0 19.3

Janitors and building cleaners

2,275 32.6 18.4 3.9 30.3

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

1,401 87.7 16.8 5.2 44.3

Pest control workers

77 3.5 11.8 1.5 19.3

Grounds maintenance workers

1,327 4.7 7.4 1.3 44.8

Personal care and service occupations

5,392 77.7 14.6 9.0 16.9

First-line supervisors of gaming workers

157 47.7 3.6 11.0 6.9

First-line supervisors of personal service workers

228 70.3 11.7 17.6 13.2

Animal trainers

36 - - - -

Nonfarm animal caretakers

175 73.6 4.1 1.3 12.0

Gaming services workers

102 47.7 10.3 26.1 15.1

Motion picture projectionists

5 - - - -

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

39 - - - -

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers

174 44.0 9.9 4.3 18.3

Embalmers and funeral attendants

16 - - - -

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors

39 - - - -

Barbers

127 19.2 34.5 3.4 30.0

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

786 94.8 12.8 5.2 14.6

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers

316 85.1 6.1 56.7 7.8

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges

87 15.9 22.7 7.6 25.7

Tour and travel guides

45 - - - -

Childcare workers

1,230 94.8 13.2 3.4 22.4

Personal care aides

1,242 84.2 22.1 6.5 19.7

Recreation and fitness workers

444 63.2 14.2 5.5 10.1

Residential advisors

40 - - - -

Personal care and service workers, all other

105 48.6 5.6 6.3 11.9

Sales and office occupations

33,246 61.9 11.8 4.9 14.4

Sales and related occupations

15,444 48.6 10.4 5.6 14.5

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

3,223 43.2 8.5 6.9 11.9

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

1,188 24.8 6.5 6.0 11.6

Cashiers

3,254 71.7 18.0 6.8 21.3

Counter and rental clerks

101 51.4 11.2 5.2 11.2

Parts salespersons

98 10.4 4.6 3.2 18.7

Retail salespersons

3,230 49.7 11.7 4.8 15.7

Advertising sales agents

238 47.2 8.2 5.0 13.4

Insurance sales agents

602 45.2 7.3 5.8 11.3

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

278 32.9 5.3 5.7 8.1

Travel agents

77 73.1 7.5 8.8 8.0

Sales representatives, services, all other

432 34.1 6.4 3.4 11.5

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

1,319 26.3 4.2 3.1 10.5

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters

82 72.5 13.4 5.0 8.2

Real estate brokers and sales agents

769 57.6 4.2 4.6 11.2

Sales engineers

36 - - - -

Telemarketers

93 70.0 26.1 1.4 15.4

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers

191 59.6 6.6 3.9 18.8

Sales and related workers, all other

234 47.7 8.9 3.5 9.4

Office and administrative support occupations

17,802 73.3 13.1 4.3 14.4

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

1,363 69.5 10.4 3.7 12.6

Switchboard operators, including answering service

32 - - - -

Telephone operators

29 - - - -

Communications equipment operators, all other

3 - - - -

Bill and account collectors

177 66.1 20.3 2.0 12.0

Billing and posting clerks

497 91.7 13.2 4.0 11.2

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

1,241 88.7 6.4 5.7 8.5

Gaming cage workers

14 - - - -

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

156 92.4 14.4 3.9 12.2

Procurement clerks

27 - - - -

Tellers

369 84.3 11.3 4.9 21.1

Financial clerks, all other

55 66.4 19.7 7.9 10.0

Brokerage clerks

2 - - - -

Correspondence clerks

11 - - - -

Court, municipal, and license clerks

81 69.4 19.7 3.0 13.9

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

40 - - - -

Customer service representatives

2,069 65.8 17.0 4.7 16.6

Eligibility interviewers, government programs

75 80.5 20.2 4.3 21.6

File clerks

257 80.1 10.6 5.5 18.3

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

112 72.8 17.1 6.1 20.7

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

146 80.9 24.9 6.4 15.3

Library assistants, clerical

87 79.2 9.6 5.0 13.2

Loan interviewers and clerks

168 78.0 10.2 2.7 16.6

New accounts clerks

25 - - - -

Order clerks

94 61.2 11.9 6.9 23.9

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

133 82.0 15.6 4.2 11.2

Receptionists and information clerks

1,326 92.2 11.0 4.7 18.4

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

119 58.9 17.6 9.1 15.8

Information and record clerks, all other

103 74.9 14.1 3.3 11.4

Cargo and freight agents

28 - - - -

Couriers and messengers

198 15.3 14.2 3.2 18.5

Dispatchers

272 57.0 15.0 1.3 12.7

Meter readers, utilities

29 - - - -

Postal service clerks

100 54.8 21.6 7.2 13.6

Postal service mail carriers

316 39.1 14.6 6.7 12.9

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

74 54.6 31.0 12.6 6.4

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

282 54.8 11.9 4.4 10.8

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks

563 30.2 16.6 3.0 24.5

Stock clerks and order fillers

1,508 36.7 17.9 3.7 18.9

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

84 50.3 10.8 0.5 18.3

Secretaries and administrative assistants

2,922 94.4 9.3 3.3 10.5

Computer operators

95 52.4 11.0 6.3 13.1

Data entry keyers

307 80.3 15.1 5.7 11.6

Word processors and typists

101 94.1 16.3 2.1 10.8

Desktop publishers

1 - - - -

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

287 81.0 17.3 2.7 10.2

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

75 53.5 17.9 7.1 16.7

Office clerks, general

1,184 84.4 13.5 5.1 17.1

Office machine operators, except computer

41 - - - -

Proofreaders and copy markers

7 - - - -

Statistical assistants

24 - - - -

Office and administrative support workers, all other

494 77.4 10.8 3.5 10.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

13,058 4.6 7.0 2.2 26.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

964 21.7 5.6 1.8 42.8

First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

48 - - - -

Agricultural inspectors

12 - - - -

Animal breeders

4 - - - -

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

94 61.5 15.5 4.4 47.0

Miscellaneous agricultural workers

679 19.1 4.0 1.3 50.0

Fishers and related fishing workers

40 - - - -

Hunters and trappers

3 - - - -

Forest and conservation workers

18 - - - -

Logging workers

67 2.1 8.6 0.0 6.9

Construction and extraction occupations

7,130 2.6 6.2 1.6 31.0

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

631 2.1 3.5 1.2 15.7

Boilermakers

18 - - - -

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons

130 0.7 2.5 0.3 41.0

Carpenters

1,164 1.6 5.4 1.4 27.3

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers

142 3.5 4.3 1.5 46.3

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers

52 0.0 5.2 0.0 52.5

Construction laborers

1,536 3.6 6.8 1.9 44.3

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

22 - - - -

Pile-driver operators

1 - - - -

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

352 1.4 5.8 0.6 16.5

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers

126 0.6 2.7 0.0 55.1

Electricians

730 1.8 7.5 2.0 17.3

Glaziers

37 - - - -

Insulation workers

50 2.5 15.6 0.1 37.7

Painters, construction and maintenance

517 5.7 7.0 1.3 47.3

Paperhangers

2 - - - -

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

553 1.1 7.9 3.2 20.8

Plasterers and stucco masons

27 - - - -

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

9 - - - -

Roofers

203 0.7 4.2 1.1 51.2

Sheet metal workers

113 5.5 2.2 1.8 19.2

Structural iron and steel workers

49 - - - -

Solar photovoltaic installers

5 - - - -

Helpers, construction trades

63 2.9 14.0 0.1 43.9

Construction and building inspectors

101 7.1 6.2 4.3 5.2

Elevator installers and repairers

24 - - - -

Fence erectors

35 - - - -

Hazardous materials removal workers

32 - - - -

Highway maintenance workers

97 1.1 8.6 0.8 9.9

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

13 - - - -

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

10 - - - -

Miscellaneous construction and related workers

29 - - - -

Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining

43 - - - -

Earth drillers, except oil and gas

33 - - - -

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

8 - - - -

Mining machine operators

58 5.0 4.4 0.4 21.3

Roof bolters, mining

3 - - - -

Roustabouts, oil and gas

12 - - - -

Helpers--extraction workers

3 - - - -

Other extraction workers

95 2.5 4.3 1.4 39.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,964 4.2 8.5 3.2 17.0

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

266 10.2 7.8 2.5 10.4

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

285 13.3 13.0 8.6 10.1

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers

129 10.0 9.5 3.3 12.9

Avionics technicians

10 - - - -

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

30 - - - -

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

7 - - - -

Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility

13 - - - -

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

23 - - - -

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers

54 5.1 2.5 4.6 19.9

Security and fire alarm systems installers

72 3.5 10.0 1.9 20.3

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

162 2.2 7.9 9.0 9.0

Automotive body and related repairers

168 1.5 3.3 2.2 32.9

Automotive glass installers and repairers

27 - - - -

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

863 1.8 11.4 4.0 21.7

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

316 0.8 6.2 0.6 15.9

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics

218 0.6 7.5 1.4 15.7

Small engine mechanics

41 - - - -

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers

98 1.8 11.6 0.9 31.6

Control and valve installers and repairers

23 - - - -

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

384 1.2 7.4 2.5 16.9

Home appliance repairers

52 0.4 12.5 2.1 20.1

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics

437 4.6 4.6 3.3 12.8

Maintenance and repair workers, general

462 4.0 10.4 2.7 19.3

Maintenance workers, machinery

40 - - - -

Millwrights

66 1.2 3.6 0.8 8.7

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

117 1.1 5.7 1.7 12.6

Telecommunications line installers and repairers

183 2.8 13.5 3.0 15.5

Precision instrument and equipment repairers

76 11.8 6.9 8.2 6.1

Wind turbine service technicians

3 - - - -

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

40 - - - -

Commercial divers

2 - - - -

Locksmiths and safe repairers

29 - - - -

Manufactured building and mobile home installers

8 - - - -

Riggers

13 - - - -

Signal and track switch repairers

6 - - - -

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

22 - - - -

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers

215 5.9 7.3 1.0 22.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16,984 21.4 14.9 4.7 21.9

Production occupations

8,275 27.6 12.3 6.3 22.5

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

731 18.6 9.5 4.9 14.4

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

14 - - - -

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers

141 47.0 11.4 18.2 21.3

Engine and other machine assemblers

20 - - - -

Structural metal fabricators and fitters

23 - - - -

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

1,013 37.0 16.5 7.7 19.6

Bakers

207 59.8 9.0 7.1 25.9

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers

323 25.5 14.8 11.2 34.7

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders

10 - - - -

Food batchmakers

93 51.4 8.4 4.4 28.2

Food cooking machine operators and tenders

9 - - - -

Food processing workers, all other

123 31.4 11.5 7.7 33.8

Computer control programmers and operators

85 5.1 3.6 2.3 12.6

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

13 - - - -

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

8 - - - -

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

4 - - - -

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

76 16.4 8.9 2.8 24.7

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

1 - - - -

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic

57 14.2 9.1 5.1 25.8

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

11 - - - -

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

5 - - - -

Machinists

398 5.3 4.4 6.3 15.1

Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters

24 - - - -

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic

7 - - - -

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

50 25.6 3.6 1.1 23.5

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

4 - - - -

Tool and die makers

53 0.3 0.9 1.1 4.4

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers

575 4.6 8.1 3.3 22.9

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

9 - - - -

Layout workers, metal and plastic

5 - - - -

Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

18 - - - -

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners

5 - - - -

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other

338 22.0 17.2 6.1 25.3

Prepress technicians and workers

29 - - - -

Printing press operators

193 18.1 7.4 4.2 18.1

Print binding and finishing workers

26 - - - -

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

167 60.1 20.6 6.1 42.5

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

55 55.7 27.6 4.7 52.6

Sewing machine operators

158 76.1 12.1 17.3 41.4

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

15 - - - -

Shoe machine operators and tenders

2 - - - -

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers

84 72.0 9.7 21.8 24.6

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

2 - - - -

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

6 - - - -

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

6 - - - -

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders

16 - - - -

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers

1 - - - -

Fabric and apparel patternmakers

1 - - - -

Upholsterers

35 - - - -

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other

14 - - - -

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

47 - - - -

Furniture finishers

7 - - - -

Model makers and patternmakers, wood

0 - - - -

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

33 - - - -

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

19 - - - -

Woodworkers, all other

19 - - - -

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers

45 - - - -

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

91 5.8 11.2 4.7 26.1

Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

68 6.9 9.1 3.1 15.2

Miscellaneous plant and system operators

37 - - - -

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders

54 8.1 5.2 2.5 11.7

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers

87 12.8 13.3 5.3 22.1

Cutting workers

59 24.2 10.8 3.9 36.5

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders

26 - - - -

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders

15 - - - -

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

686 32.8 12.9 6.8 15.7

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

54 45.1 9.2 11.7 16.7

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians

85 48.9 4.9 6.3 15.7

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

304 51.5 19.7 9.6 37.4

Painting workers

147 12.8 8.8 3.1 31.8

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators

43 - - - -

Semiconductor processors

2 - - - -

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders

12 - - - -

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders

4 - - - -

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders

3 - - - -

Etchers and engravers

7 - - - -

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

41 - - - -

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

24 - - - -

Tire builders

21 - - - -

Helpers--production workers

39 - - - -

Production workers, all other

933 26.4 15.7 5.2 22.5

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,709 15.5 17.4 3.1 21.3

Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers

194 21.4 14.5 1.6 18.9

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

135 5.5 3.4 3.7 4.5

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists

40 - - - -

Flight attendants

89 80.9 12.4 4.9 10.1

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians

17 - - - -

Bus drivers

582 45.7 27.3 2.1 13.9

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

3,252 5.2 15.3 2.3 18.9

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs

338 14.9 24.7 11.7 14.3

Motor vehicle operators, all other

74 11.1 11.4 2.8 20.7

Locomotive engineers and operators

58 6.1 10.3 2.4 12.2

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators

10 - - - -

Railroad conductors and yardmasters

50 6.4 17.7 1.5 9.3

Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers

9 - - - -

Sailors and marine oilers

30 - - - -

Ship and boat captains and operators

40 - - - -

Ship engineers

4 - - - -

Bridge and lock tenders

5 - - - -

Parking lot attendants

88 12.9 22.0 4.3 37.9

Automotive and watercraft service attendants

92 11.9 11.4 7.7 19.7

Transportation inspectors

45 - - - -

Transportation attendants, except flight attendants

37 - - - -

Other transportation workers

21 - - - -

Conveyor operators and tenders

5 - - - -

Crane and tower operators

72 0.7 12.3 1.9 16.0

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators

40 - - - -

Hoist and winch operators

7 - - - -

Industrial truck and tractor operators

557 6.2 20.7 1.9 30.9

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

348 15.4 21.2 2.8 33.1

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

1,752 17.9 18.0 3.1 23.1

Machine feeders and offbearers

21 - - - -

Packers and packagers, hand

493 49.4 18.0 4.6 37.7

Pumping station operators

30 - - - -

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

108 4.8 15.3 1.8 24.7

Mine shuttle car operators

4 - - - -

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

7 - - - -

Material moving workers, all other

51 13.1 20.8 0.8 22.3

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: February 26, 2014