Table 6. Employed persons by detailed occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 6. Employed persons by detailed occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
Occupation	Total (In thousands)	Percent of total employed
Occupation	Total (In thousands)	White	Black or African American	Asian	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over	145,362	82.0	11.0	4.8	14.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	52,761	83.6	8.3	6.3	7.1
Management, business, and financial operations	22,059	85.9	7.2	5.2	7.5
Management occupations	15,852	87.3	6.4	4.6	7.3
Chief executives	1,655	90.8	3.9	4.0	4.8
General and operations managers	985	89.2	5.4	4.3	6.2
Legislators	23	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Advertising and promotions managers	77	84.4	7.6	5.8	9.7
Marketing and sales managers	922	89.4	4.9	4.1	6.2
Public relations managers	64	90.6	3.5	(2)	5.4
Administrative services managers	100	86.0	8.9	2.3	5.7
Computer and information systems managers	475	80.0	7.7	10.2	5.3
Financial managers	1,168	85.1	7.9	5.7	8.6
Human resources managers	293	86.3	8.2	4.0	7.3
Industrial production managers	243	89.7	4.9	3.8	9.6
Purchasing managers	193	83.9	12.9	2.5	3.7
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	239	88.7	7.7	1.7	12.7
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers	217	95.9	0.9	1.7	4.6
Farmers and ranchers	751	97.6	1.0	0.7	2.4
Construction managers	1,244	93.3	3.7	1.4	9.1
Education administrators	829	83.7	12.2	2.6	7.6
Engineering managers	109	87.2	1.1	8.0	4.9
Food service managers	1,039	79.0	7.3	11.8	12.9
Funeral directors	45	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Gaming managers	18	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Lodging managers	177	80.8	5.5	12.2	9.1
Medical and health services managers	561	83.8	10.1	4.2	7.3
Natural sciences managers	15	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Postmasters and mail superintendents	41	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Property, real estate, and community association managers	558	87.8	7.7	3.1	8.2
Social and community service managers	338	84.3	10.1	2.2	7.7
Managers, all other	3,473	86.0	6.8	5.3	7.6
Business and financial operations occupations	6,207	82.1	9.4	6.5	7.9
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes	50	88.0	5.8	4.8	6.5
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	6	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	191	82.7	7.6	6.1	12.2
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	264	87.1	6.7	4.8	11.2
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators	312	80.4	14.6	3.6	7.6
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	179	88.3	7.9	3.1	6.4
Cost estimators	100	98.0	0.7	1.2	5.3
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists	803	79.2	14.0	3.5	7.9
Logisticians	50	82.0	12.3	5.5	12.2
Management analysts	731	86.6	6.2	5.8	4.6
Meeting and convention planners	55	78.2	14.0	4.1	6.2
Other business operations specialists	254	76.0	12.2	9.2	10.0
Accountants and auditors	1,762	79.9	8.3	10.2	7.6
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	102	90.2	5.2	2.0	7.2
Budget analysts	64	71.9	17.5	8.3	5.0
Credit analysts	20	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Financial analysts	110	80.0	6.0	12.9	9.8
Personal financial advisors	430	86.5	5.9	5.9	6.1
Insurance underwriters	82	79.3	13.3	5.5	7.1
Financial examiners	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Loan counselors and officers	392	82.9	10.6	4.4	11.5
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	58	72.4	19.7	4.2	4.4
Tax preparers	105	84.8	9.1	5.7	12.6
Financial specialists, all other	78	71.8	20.6	5.3	14.9
Professional and related occupations	30,702	81.9	9.0	7.1	6.7
Computer and mathematical occupations	3,676	74.3	7.2	16.7	5.1
Computer scientists and systems analysts	837	75.0	9.7	13.7	5.3
Computer programmers	534	77.9	5.7	14.1	4.0
Computer software engineers	1,034	64.8	4.7	29.0	3.7
Computer support specialists	382	78.0	11.1	8.2	7.9
Database administrators	93	80.6	6.3	13.5	3.8
Network and computer systems administrators	227	79.7	8.0	9.8	7.4
Network systems and data communications analysts	422	82.0	7.1	9.2	6.4
Actuaries	26	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Mathematicians	3	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Operations research analysts	75	86.7	8.6	4.1	8.3
Statisticians	41	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations	3	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Architecture and engineering occupations	2,931	83.5	5.1	9.6	6.7
Architects, except naval	233	88.8	3.3	6.1	8.2
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists	49	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Aerospace engineers	137	81.0	6.1	11.1	5.0
Agricultural engineers	3	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Biomedical engineers	9	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chemical engineers	64	81.2	9.5	8.6	0.5
Civil engineers	346	83.5	3.2	11.2	9.2
Computer hardware engineers	69	65.2	3.0	30.7	4.1
Electrical and electronics engineers	350	81.7	3.0	13.4	5.3
Environmental engineers	37	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Industrial engineers, including health and safety	177	84.7	5.9	7.6	5.2
Marine engineers and naval architects	17	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Materials engineers	40	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Mechanical engineers	318	84.0	4.5	10.6	4.1
Mining and geological engineers, including miningsafety engineers	10	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Nuclear engineers	9	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Petroleum engineers	18	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Engineers, all other	363	82.4	4.7	11.7	4.5
Drafters	162	85.8	3.0	7.2	9.0
Engineering technicians, except drafters	416	81.0	10.9	5.4	10.3
Surveying and mapping technicians	105	94.3	1.5	1.2	8.0
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,307	78.8	7.1	12.0	4.7
Agricultural and food scientists	38	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Biological scientists	101	79.2	4.2	13.3	3.9
Conservation scientists and foresters	24	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Medical scientists	132	64.4	8.1	24.8	2.7
Astronomers and physicists	19	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Atmospheric and space scientists	10	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chemists and materials scientists	118	71.2	4.7	22.3	6.9
Environmental scientists and geoscientists	85	91.8	4.0	2.7	4.1
Physical scientists, all other	136	65.4	6.1	27.8	1.7
Economists	19	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Market and survey researchers	134	88.8	5.7	3.3	5.8
Psychologists	176	88.6	7.2	3.1	6.6
Sociologists	2	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Urban and regional planners	32	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers	41	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Agricultural and food science technicians	24	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Biological technicians	24	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chemical technicians	53	75.5	18.0	6.9	7.0
Geological and petroleum technicians	9	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Nuclear technicians	3	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Other life, physical, and social science technicians	129	76.0	12.5	8.5	5.7
Community and social services occupations	2,293	75.9	19.0	2.5	8.9
Counselors	674	73.4	20.5	2.2	8.9
Social workers	729	70.5	24.5	2.9	10.0
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists	303	72.9	20.9	2.6	14.5
Clergy	441	86.4	10.2	2.7	3.6
Directors, religious activities and education	50	96.0	1.7	0.8	4.5
Religious workers, all other	95	87.4	10.1	0.8	11.0
Legal occupations	1,671	88.6	7.0	2.8	6.6
Lawyers	1,014	91.4	4.6	2.9	3.8
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers	54	92.6	6.8	0.3	3.2
Paralegals and legal assistants	346	83.5	11.6	2.2	10.3
Miscellaneous legal support workers	257	84.0	10.0	3.9	13.3
Education, training, and library occupations	8,605	85.3	9.2	3.8	7.5
Postsecondary teachers	1,218	81.1	5.2	11.9	4.0
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	685	83.1	11.7	3.5	9.8
Elementary and middle school teachers	2,958	86.4	9.9	2.2	6.8
Secondary school teachers	1,210	89.5	7.2	1.8	6.5
Special education teachers	387	89.4	8.0	1.3	3.7
Other teachers and instructors	751	83.6	9.3	3.8	8.2
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians	35	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Librarians	197	89.3	6.7	3.5	3.7
Library technicians	44	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Teacher assistants	1,020	81.3	13.9	2.8	15.0
Other education, training, and library workers	101	89.1	6.1	3.6	5.5
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,820	87.4	6.1	4.1	8.3
Artists and related workers	213	92.0	2.0	3.7	5.4
Designers	834	87.1	5.6	6.1	8.2
Actors	30	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Producers and directors	154	84.4	8.9	4.0	7.3
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	252	84.5	10.3	2.3	8.3
Dancers and choreographers	25	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Musicians, singers, and related workers	186	85.5	9.7	1.6	10.8
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other	39	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Announcers	41	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
News analysts, reporters and correspondents	94	92.6	2.1	3.9	2.9
Public relations specialists	135	90.4	5.1	1.7	7.3
Editors	171	92.4	3.5	2.5	2.2
Technical writers	47	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Writers and authors	186	93.0	4.1	1.1	3.3
Miscellaneous media and communication workers	83	77.1	6.1	12.1	27.4
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators	98	79.6	11.0	5.9	12.9
Photographers	181	89.5	4.3	3.9	10.1
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors	50	94.0	5.2	0.1	12.8
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	1	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	7,399	80.0	10.2	8.0	5.9
Chiropractors	60	96.7	1.8	0.3	4.7
Dentists	152	82.9	3.3	12.0	5.2
Dietitians and nutritionists	100	75.0	20.3	3.7	7.1
Optometrists	37	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Pharmacists	243	76.1	8.7	12.6	2.5
Physicians and surgeons	877	75.8	6.2	16.6	5.8
Physician assistants	99	87.9	6.6	5.2	9.3
Podiatrists	12	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Registered nurses	2,778	80.5	10.0	7.8	4.7
Audiologists	12	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Occupational therapists	87	93.1	1.2	6.3	5.5
Physical therapists	197	82.2	3.9	13.0	3.5
Radiation therapists	20	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Recreational therapists	17	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Respiratory therapists	109	81.7	10.4	4.6	7.4
Speech-language pathologists	133	91.7	2.3	4.8	6.2
Therapists, all other	107	82.2	14.7	2.6	3.7
Veterinarians	56	92.9	4.0	3.7	4.1
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	20	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	351	74.4	14.6	8.8	9.0
Dental hygienists	143	91.6	4.1	2.0	5.3
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians	298	84.2	8.8	5.3	5.0
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	138	90.6	4.7	0.1	6.6
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians	447	81.2	10.8	5.2	10.8
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	566	71.9	22.1	3.6	7.1
Medical records and health information technicians	98	80.6	13.9	4.0	9.9
Opticians, dispensing	50	92.0	7.5	0.3	8.4
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians	139	66.2	23.3	8.4	5.5
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	52	82.7	5.6	6.5	8.0
Service occupations	24,451	76.4	15.9	4.6	20.2
Healthcare support occupations	3,212	67.1	25.8	4.2	13.6
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	1,889	58.4	34.5	4.3	13.1
Occupational therapist assistants and aides	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Physical therapist assistants and aides	75	86.7	8.4	4.0	8.0
Massage therapists	147	81.0	7.0	8.0	7.4
Dental assistants	263	88.6	6.9	2.0	17.3
Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations	831	75.6	16.9	4.2	15.3
Protective service occupations	3,047	76.5	19.1	1.8	10.9
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	42	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	117	83.8	12.5	2.9	6.1
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	54	88.9	5.8	1.3	9.5
Supervisors, protective service workers, all other	102	79.4	14.5	2.2	12.2
Fire fighters	293	88.4	8.2	0.3	9.4
Fire inspectors	27	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers	403	74.4	22.0	0.6	10.4
Detectives and criminal investigators	139	84.9	10.6	2.3	9.5
Fish and game wardens	4	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Parking enforcement workers	6	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers	674	82.2	13.6	1.8	11.6
Transit and railroad police	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Animal control workers	9	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Private detectives and investigators	89	82.0	13.8	0.8	6.5
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers	867	63.1	31.0	3.0	12.4
Crossing guards	68	64.7	29.9	0.4	16.4
Lifeguards and other protective service workers	148	93.2	5.7	0.8	9.6
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7,824	79.2	12.1	5.4	21.0
Chefs and head cooks	351	73.2	10.3	14.1	22.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	635	79.7	14.4	3.8	14.1
Cooks	1,997	73.5	18.1	5.0	30.2
Food preparation workers	724	80.2	9.8	6.6	24.6
Bartenders	365	91.2	3.5	2.3	9.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	323	77.7	15.6	2.0	17.2
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	323	78.9	12.2	4.5	15.4
Waiters and waitresses\	2,010	83.2	7.3	6.2	14.6
Food servers, nonrestaurant	187	71.1	20.5	6.5	18.0
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	349	77.9	13.1	5.6	26.9
Dishwashers	289	80.6	12.0	3.4	35.7
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	263	88.6	6.2	3.0	11.6
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	5,445	78.9	15.0	2.8	33.4
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping janitorial workers	296	79.1	18.6	1.1	23.7
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	258	93.4	4.5	0.6	16.8
Janitors and building cleaners	2,125	74.3	18.4	3.4	28.2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,434	75.2	18.1	3.7	40.5
Pest control workers	71	85.9	6.1	2.8	15.3
Grounds maintenance workers	1,262	87.3	7.7	1.6	41.0
Personal care and service occupations	4,923	75.2	14.7	7.4	14.2
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers	155	87.7	7.2	3.2	10.3
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	174	74.7	11.1	13.8	7.5
Animal trainers	40	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Nonfarm animal caretakers	157	91.7	2.9	1.9	12.3
Gaming services workers	111	60.4	13.1	21.8	3.5
Motion picture projectionists	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	42	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers	166	85.5	7.1	2.7	11.3
Funeral service workers	13	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Barbers	87	59.8	33.3	4.1	20.2
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	773	80.1	11.3	6.5	11.0
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers	229	37.6	4.4	55.0	6.3
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges	72	63.9	23.9	8.1	19.9
Tour and travel guides	35	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Transportation attendants	139	76.3	16.8	3.3	13.1
Child care workers	1,314	77.8	17.4	2.7	20.0
Personal and home care aides	871	67.6	21.8	6.7	17.4
Recreation and fitness workers	353	84.4	9.6	3.3	9.5
Residential advisors	70	70.0	28.1	0.1	4.7
Personal care and service workers, all other	114	81.6	11.3	3.7	12.3
Sales and office occupations	35,544	82.0	11.5	4.2	12.3
Sales and related occupations	16,295	83.4	9.7	4.7	11.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	3,471	85.9	7.3	5.2	10.4
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,287	86.2	6.9	4.9	11.0
Cashiers	3,031	73.8	16.3	6.4	16.6
Counter and rental clerks	161	73.3	14.8	7.9	13.7
Parts salespersons	119	88.2	7.5	1.7	14.7
Retail salespersons	3,416	83.1	10.7	4.1	12.3
Advertising sales agents	216	85.6	10.3	2.2	8.4
Insurance sales agents	573	88.1	7.6	2.7	9.4
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	388	86.3	7.2	5.1	9.2
Travel agents	98	78.6	9.8	10.3	6.4
Sales representatives, services, all other	521	84.5	8.9	4.5	8.8
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	1,343	91.0	3.9	3.8	8.6
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters	74	83.8	8.0	6.7	6.6
Real estate brokers and sales agents	962	87.8	7.2	3.5	8.6
Sales engineers	40	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Telemarketers	139	71.2	23.6	0.7	16.6
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	243	84.0	9.5	3.7	14.4
Sales and related workers, all other	212	92.5	4.8	1.2	7.4
Office and administrative support occupations	19,249	80.9	13.0	3.7	12.8
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,641	84.2	10.4	3.4	10.5
Switchboard operators, including answering service	49	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Telephone operators	48	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Communications equipment operators, all other	11	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bill and account collectors	232	74.6	20.0	2.2	18.2
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	516	80.8	13.5	3.6	12.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,434	86.9	6.9	4.4	8.0
Gaming cage workers	16	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	158	82.9	11.8	4.1	10.8
Procurement clerks	26	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tellers	466	79.0	12.3	6.1	15.8
Brokerage clerks	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Correspondence clerks	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Court, municipal, and license clerks	100	81.0	11.1	3.7	10.5
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	64	81.2	12.7	1.4	12.1
Customer service representatives	1,908	75.5	18.3	3.7	14.5
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	63	68.3	22.1	6.5	23.7
File clerks	364	78.0	15.5	4.4	12.0
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	120	70.0	19.1	3.9	9.6
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	146	77.4	18.4	1.9	17.7
Library assistants, clerical	107	84.1	8.9	4.5	5.7
Loan interviewers and clerks	122	88.5	7.1	2.4	18.3
New accounts clerks	23	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Order clerks	112	85.7	11.8	1.5	18.0
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	52	78.8	15.3	5.7	10.0
Receptionists and information clerks	1,413	84.3	9.8	3.8	15.2
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	136	75.0	14.3	6.5	14.8
Information and record clerks, all other	107	78.5	15.5	4.1	11.7
Cargo and freight agents	19	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Couriers and messengers	261	82.4	13.9	1.7	21.1
Dispatchers	286	79.0	15.9	1.9	11.8
Meter readers, utilities	45	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Postal service clerks	167	60.5	27.0	8.5	10.5
Postal service mail carriers	373	77.5	14.5	6.4	9.8
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	90	53.3	34.1	10.9	11.4
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	269	84.4	8.9	3.7	7.3
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	543	81.8	11.6	2.8	20.2
Stock clerks and order fillers	1,481	76.0	16.8	3.6	18.6
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	63	81.0	13.6	5.2	17.8
Secretaries and administrative assistants	3,296	87.5	8.1	2.3	9.6
Computer operators	134	73.1	19.9	4.3	5.1
Data entry keyers	415	75.9	17.6	5.2	12.9
Word processors and typists	149	77.2	17.3	3.6	13.1
Desktop publishers	4	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	275	75.3	19.4	2.8	12.2
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	123	69.1	20.8	7.1	12.9
Office clerks, general	1,176	77.9	15.4	4.7	14.1
Office machine operators, except computer	43	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Proofreaders and copy markers	13	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Statistical assistants	19	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Office and administrative support workers, all other	558	79.9	13.1	4.8	9.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,806	88.3	6.9	1.9	25.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	988	88.9	4.5	1.7	39.3
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	48	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Agricultural inspectors	24	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Animal breeders	12	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	63	74.6	13.6	4.0	59.3
Miscellaneous agricultural workers	723	90.2	3.5	1.5	45.1
Fishers and related fishing workers	36	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hunters and trappers	1	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Forest and conservation workers	8	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Logging workers	73	87.7	5.9	(2)	12.3
Construction and extraction occupations	8,667	89.4	6.3	1.4	29.6
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	844	94.2	3.0	1.2	16.1
Boilermakers	22	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons	230	87.8	7.4	1.2	39.9
Carpenters	1,562	89.5	6.0	1.3	25.7
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	224	96.0	1.9	1.0	42.7
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers	90	84.4	7.4	0.1	57.7
Construction laborers	1,651	87.5	7.7	1.9	44.1
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	24	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Pile-driver operators	3	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	398	91.7	5.1	0.5	17.4
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	209	92.8	3.6	0.4	56.9
Electricians	874	89.2	5.9	2.7	16.2
Glaziers	49	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Insulation workers	38	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Painters, construction and maintenance	647	86.4	7.3	2.2	40.1
Paperhangers	8	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	606	90.1	6.4	0.6	19.5
Plasterers and stucco masons	46	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	15	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Roofers	234	85.5	8.4	0.4	42.9
Sheet metal workers	136	89.0	6.2	1.2	11.8
Structural iron and steel workers	77	93.5	2.2	0.3	14.4
Helpers, construction trades	113	80.5	18.1	0.3	41.3
Construction and building inspectors	93	87.1	9.2	1.6	5.4
Elevator installers and repairers	38	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Fence erectors	38	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hazardous materials removal workers	23	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Highway maintenance workers	103	80.6	17.2	(2)	10.2
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators	15	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	11	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Miscellaneous construction and related workers	38	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	40	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	35	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters	11	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Mining machine operators	51	92.2	3.3	5.6	21.2
Roof bolters, mining	4	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Roustabouts, oil and gas	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Helpers—extraction workers	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Other extraction workers	55	90.9	3.5	1.0	33.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,152	86.4	8.5	2.8	14.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	300	89.3	6.7	1.0	8.7
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	335	80.3	10.8	7.5	13.0
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	200	79.5	13.7	4.4	11.8
Avionics technicians	18	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	24	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment	3	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility	18	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	27	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers	75	73.3	13.5	8.0	16.2
Security and fire alarm systems installers	62	87.1	8.2	2.2	16.8
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	153	85.0	5.5	6.4	13.8
Automotive body and related repairers	157	93.0	5.2	0.7	27.2
Automotive glass installers and repairers	28	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	852	88.5	6.5	2.9	19.7
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.	358	87.7	7.5	1.7	11.6
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	217	92.6	5.0	0.4	10.5
Small engine mechanics	64	90.6	6.0	(2)	10.9
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	86	86.0	7.6	0.4	22.0
Control and valve installers and repairers	21	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	397	86.6	8.6	2.2	13.2
Home appliance repairers	51	80.4	10.2	5.7	10.7
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics	439	86.1	8.8	3.0	13.0
Maintenance and repair workers, general	461	84.8	10.2	2.4	13.7
Maintenance workers, machinery	39	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Millwrights	60	91.7	4.4	1.6	5.9
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	109	89.9	8.7	0.3	8.9
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	204	81.4	16.2	1.1	15.0
Precision instrument and equipment repairers	58	91.4	4.8	3.5	12.4
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	41	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Commercial divers	3	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Locksmiths and safe repairers	31	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Manufactured building and mobile home installers	12	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Riggers	8	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Signal and track switch repairers	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Helpers—installation, maintenance, and repair workers	23	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers	213	86.9	7.9	2.4	18.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,800	79.3	14.5	3.8	20.4
Production occupations	8,973	80.4	12.2	5.2	21.1
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	874	84.2	9.5	5.0	14.9
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers	18	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers	203	66.5	12.2	17.5	19.4
Engine and other machine assemblers	13	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	36	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators	1,050	76.4	15.3	5.9	19.8
Bakers	194	81.4	12.1	5.0	28.9
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers	309	75.7	14.6	6.7	38.4
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	11	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Food batchmakers	73	79.5	11.7	6.2	29.0
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Computer control programmers and operators	68	91.2	3.9	1.6	6.8
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	9	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	9	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	105	84.8	9.1	4.0	22.0
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operator, and tenders, metal and plastic	4	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	50	86.0	6.6	5.8	19.6
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	20	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Milling and planning machine setters, operators, andtenders, metal and plastic	8	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Machinists	409	86.6	7.0	4.2	12.1
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders	24	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic	10	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	58	86.2	12.2	1.3	22.2
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	4	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tool and die makers	71	94.4	0.9	1.2	5.9
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	598	85.5	8.7	3.7	21.0
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	11	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	9	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other	349	83.1	10.0	5.5	24.4
Bookbinders and bindery workers	36	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Job printers	47	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Prepress technicians and workers	44	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Printing machine operators	213	86.9	9.1	2.9	20.5
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	239	66.9	22.4	7.7	29.3
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	57	68.4	19.7	10.0	41.0
Sewing machine operators	226	73.9	9.4	14.1	36.8
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	8	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Shoe machine operators and tenders	6	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers	71	80.3	6.1	12.2	24.4
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	3	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	6	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	17	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Extruding and forming machine setters, operator, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers	2	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Fabric and apparel patternmakers	2	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Upholsterers	56	69.6	27.2	0.4	42.1
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	21	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	85	89.4	2.8	5.7	13.0
Furniture finishers	19	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Model makers and patternmakers, wood	0	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	44	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	22	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Woodworkers, all other	37	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers	55	92.7	2.0	(2)	10.5
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	101	82.2	13.1	2.4	7.2
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	71	84.5	12.3	(2)	7.0
Miscellaneous plant and system operators	34	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders	52	78.8	16.2	4.4	13.2
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers	108	80.6	14.5	1.4	20.6
Cutting workers	80	83.8	8.0	5.1	27.4
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	29	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	16	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	751	78.3	13.4	5.8	14.2
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	59	79.7	1.6	6.8	16.7
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians	95	86.3	6.2	6.9	13.8
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	261	76.6	15.0	5.0	42.5
Painting workers	183	80.9	13.2	1.1	26.2
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators	53	79.2	8.1	12.7	11.8
Semiconductor processors	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	11	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders	10	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders	2	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Etchers and engravers	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	38	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	42	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tire builders	14	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Helpers—production workers	34	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Production workers, all other	958	78.7	16.4	2.8	23.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,827	78.3	16.9	2.5	19.7
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers	208	78.8	14.4	5.5	12.0
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	141	94.3	1.8	2.4	2.5
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists	27	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	16	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bus drivers	651	65.4	30.4	1.8	12.2
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	3,388	82.2	14.3	1.5	17.8
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	373	61.4	26.3	10.5	18.9
Motor vehicle operators, all other .	66	71.2	24.0	2.1	15.2
Locomotive engineers and operators	58	84.5	14.5	(2)	6.0
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Railroad conductors and yardmasters	53	88.7	8.8	2.9	5.4
Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers.	18	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Sailors and marine oilers	18	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Ship and boat captains and operators	39	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Ship engineers	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bridge and lock tenders	7	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Parking lot attendants	83	72.3	15.7	8.7	27.3
Service station attendants	87	80.5	10.3	4.4	12.4
Transportation inspectors	51	68.6	21.5	6.5	9.2
Other transportation workers	19	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Conveyor operators and tenders	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Crane and tower operators	69	85.5	13.9	(2)	10.6
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators	60	88.3	4.5	(2)	15.7
Hoist and winch operators	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Industrial truck and tractor operators	568	72.7	23.4	1.5	26.7
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	317	79.2	17.4	0.9	28.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,889	78.8	15.9	2.4	21.2
Machine feeders and offbearers	34	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Packers and packagers, hand	391	76.5	15.3	4.6	43.7
Pumping station operators	25	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	98	75.5	16.4	2.4	31.1
Shuttle car operators	5	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	2	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Material moving workers, all other	48	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
Footnotes: (1) Percents are not shown where base is less than 50,000. (2) Indicates no data or data that did not meet publication criteria.
NOTE: Dashes indicate no data or data that do not meet publication criteria. 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. SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: December 4, 2009