Absence rates of employed full-time wage and salary workers, by occupation,  2000

	
	
Occupation				      Percent
	
	
Farming, forestry, and fishing			2.6
Managerial and professional specialty		3.1
Precision production, craft, and repair		3.5
TOTAL, all occupations				3.8
Operators, fabricators, and laborers		4.2
Technical, sales, and administrative support	4.3
Service occupations				4.5