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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
11b. Employed persons by detailed occupation and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation 2011
Total, 16
years and
over
16 to 19
years
20 to 24
years
25 to 34
years
35 to 44
years
45 to 54
years
55 to 64
years
65 years
and over
Median
age

Total employed

139,869 4,327 13,036 30,537 30,270 32,867 22,186 6,647 42.1

Management, professional, and related occupations

52,547 290 2,611 11,643 12,574 13,277 9,383 2,768 44.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

21,589 57 777 4,091 5,274 6,014 4,048 1,329 45.7

Management occupations

15,250 42 451 2,574 3,724 4,437 3,003 1,019 46.7

Chief executives

1,515 1 8 116 291 556 392 150 52.0

General and operations managers

978 1 19 175 253 324 182 25 45.4

Legislators

16 0 0 1 4 3 2 5 -

Advertising and promotions managers

87 0 5 28 23 15 11 3 39.2

Marketing and sales managers

1,009 4 36 258 301 262 125 24 42.1

Public relations and fundraising managers

63 0 1 16 16 20 9 2 42.1

Administrative services managers

128 2 3 17 25 45 28 8 48.9

Computer and information systems managers

553 0 10 103 199 162 74 6 43.1

Financial managers

1,107 1 43 242 308 300 176 39 43.6

Compensation and benefits managers

21 0 0 5 4 7 4 0 -

Human resources managers

243 0 7 39 78 71 44 4 45.1

Training and development managers

38 0 1 7 10 9 9 1 -

Industrial production managers

259 1 4 38 76 81 55 4 46.3

Purchasing managers

204 0 2 34 44 73 41 9 48.7

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

254 0 13 52 71 68 42 8 43.8

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

978 5 28 92 122 214 253 264 55.9

Construction managers

926 0 18 157 235 294 182 40 46.9

Education administrators

853 0 16 146 224 220 202 45 46.9

Architectural and engineering managers

106 0 1 10 30 39 20 5 47.6

Food service managers

1,051 15 118 274 232 255 126 31 39.7

Funeral service managers

13 0 0 1 2 5 2 2 -

Gaming managers

23 0 1 2 6 6 6 3 -

Lodging managers

148 1 7 28 32 31 32 16 46.7

Medical and health services managers

529 1 3 73 121 178 134 19 49.6

Natural sciences managers

16 0 0 2 8 4 2 1 -

Postmasters and mail superintendents

40 0 0 1 5 18 13 2 -

Property, real estate, and community association managers

587 1 13 95 121 146 126 86 49.5

Social and community service managers

329 1 11 54 72 97 71 24 48.2

Emergency management directors

5 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -

Managers, all other

3,173 8 84 509 812 931 638 191 46.6

Business and financial operations occupations

6,339 15 326 1,516 1,550 1,578 1,044 310 43.3

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes

48 0 3 14 10 14 6 0 -

Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products

12 0 0 2 2 2 4 3 -

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products

170 2 16 47 36 33 28 7 40.7

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products

259 2 11 54 64 70 51 6 43.5

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators

296 0 16 71 83 74 44 9 42.6

Compliance officers

198 0 3 31 57 59 42 7 45.9

Cost estimators

119 0 7 29 23 28 22 10 44.7

Human resources workers

595 0 30 144 169 146 89 16 42.4

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

65 0 2 15 16 13 16 2 44.4

Training and development specialists

130 1 4 25 36 35 25 4 45.0

Logisticians

88 1 10 21 15 26 13 1 41.6

Management analysts

707 2 19 148 151 192 138 57 46.6

Meeting, convention, and event planners

109 1 17 37 19 18 13 3 37.4

Fundraisers

78 1 10 18 18 18 11 3 41.2

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

205 1 18 83 42 42 14 3 36.4

Business operations specialists, all other

281 1 18 58 71 65 52 15 43.6

Accountants and auditors

1,653 1 93 395 408 410 262 85 43.1

Appraisers and assessors of real estate

88 0 2 13 17 26 20 10 50.6

Budget analysts

53 0 2 9 11 17 12 2 45.2

Credit analysts

24 0 3 6 9 5 2 0 -

Financial analysts

84 0 3 28 29 11 8 3 39.3

Personal financial advisors

371 0 14 97 88 86 57 30 43.9

Insurance underwriters

117 0 0 31 29 33 19 4 44.0

Financial examiners

8 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 -

Credit counselors and loan officers

326 0 16 84 91 82 44 8 42.0

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

70 0 1 16 12 25 14 1 47.3

Tax preparers

110 0 4 22 17 23 25 18 50.2

Financial specialists, all other

77 0 3 16 26 20 11 1 43.0

Professional and related occupations

30,957 234 1,834 7,552 7,301 7,262 5,335 1,439 43.1

Computer and mathematical occupations

3,608 14 198 1,036 1,034 845 408 73 40.5

Computer and information research scientists

20 0 3 7 5 3 2 0 -

Computer systems analysts

447 1 12 109 113 133 64 16 43.1

Information security analysts

44 0 3 12 14 11 5 0 -

Computer programmers

459 4 30 110 131 105 66 14 41.8

Software developers, applications and systems software

1,044 1 44 331 340 230 87 11 39.4

Web developers

182 1 20 61 58 28 12 2 37.0

Computer support specialists

461 3 40 146 112 90 60 10 39.1

Database administrators

134 0 5 34 34 40 21 1 42.5

Network and computer systems administrators

233 0 9 69 77 52 22 4 40.6

Computer network architects

98 0 2 25 29 30 9 2 42.3

Computer occupations, all other

306 4 21 81 74 81 37 9 40.8

Actuaries

18 0 1 7 4 3 2 1 -

Mathematicians

2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -

Operations research analysts

116 0 6 33 30 28 15 3 41.3

Statisticians

37 0 2 9 14 8 5 0 -

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations

6 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 -

Architecture and engineering occupations

2,785 8 139 650 642 755 487 102 43.9

Architects, except naval

181 0 4 41 36 49 41 10 46.7

Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists

42 0 4 13 8 7 10 2 -

Aerospace engineers

144 0 6 36 33 37 27 5 43.9

Agricultural engineers

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -

Biomedical engineers

12 1 3 3 2 3 1 0 -

Chemical engineers

74 0 3 20 19 20 12 1 43.1

Civil engineers

383 0 20 100 87 97 62 17 42.5

Computer hardware engineers

77 1 4 22 20 20 8 3 41.7

Electrical and electronics engineers

309 0 14 73 68 96 47 12 45.0

Environmental engineers

45 0 1 7 11 15 8 1 -

Industrial engineers, including health and safety

174 0 7 39 46 53 24 5 43.4

Marine engineers and naval architects

9 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 -

Materials engineers

32 0 0 6 11 10 5 0 -

Mechanical engineers

322 0 12 83 78 92 43 14 42.5

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

11 0 2 1 3 2 4 0 -

Nuclear engineers

20 0 2 7 1 3 7 1 -

Petroleum engineers

25 0 3 6 3 6 7 0 -

Engineers, all other

337 0 14 92 74 83 59 15 43.3

Drafters

147 1 10 31 38 32 31 5 44.0

Engineering technicians, except drafters

376 4 28 55 83 113 83 10 46.5

Surveying and mapping technicians

62 0 3 14 16 18 8 2 43.1

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,303 5 85 366 294 261 229 63 42.3

Agricultural and food scientists

39 0 4 11 4 9 8 2 -

Biological scientists

114 0 5 37 23 23 24 2 42.6

Conservation scientists and foresters

28 0 1 7 2 6 11 1 -

Medical scientists

156 0 9 49 46 29 18 5 39.5

Life scientists, all other

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Astronomers and physicists

20 0 0 8 2 5 3 3 -

Atmospheric and space scientists

7 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 -

Chemists and materials scientists

88 0 4 25 22 20 13 4 42.1

Environmental scientists and geoscientists

98 0 3 24 20 28 19 3 45.0

Physical scientists, all other

152 0 6 52 41 29 19 5 40.4

Economists

23 0 1 3 6 4 9 0 -

Survey researchers

3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 -

Psychologists

197 0 2 40 46 35 46 27 48.3

Sociologists

4 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -

Urban and regional planners

26 0 0 5 6 8 7 1 -

Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers

60 0 4 20 10 10 14 2 42.7

Agricultural and food science technicians

24 0 3 6 6 5 2 1 -

Biological technicians

21 1 2 7 4 4 1 1 -

Chemical technicians

77 0 8 19 19 20 10 1 40.5

Geological and petroleum technicians

10 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 -

Nuclear technicians

3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -

Social science research assistants

3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -

Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians

151 3 32 45 32 18 18 4 35.3

Community and social service occupations

2,352 15 123 536 516 527 489 146 44.8

Counselors

732 8 45 200 149 141 152 37 43.0

Social workers

769 1 28 205 206 174 132 24 42.6

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists

94 0 4 30 29 20 9 2 40.2

Social and human service assistants

131 3 14 29 22 32 27 5 44.1

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

83 2 10 19 15 20 12 5 42.3

Clergy

414 1 10 39 73 106 128 58 52.5

Directors, religious activities and education

44 0 4 8 8 14 9 2 -

Religious workers, all other

85 0 8 7 14 21 21 13 51.5

Legal occupations

1,770 3 41 387 406 425 378 131 46.1

Lawyers

1,085 0 2 224 263 255 238 102 47.2

Judicial law clerks

5 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers

67 0 1 10 10 17 21 8 51.1

Paralegals and legal assistants

404 3 26 112 79 99 73 13 42.8

Miscellaneous legal support workers

209 0 12 39 53 52 45 7 44.8

Education, training, and library occupations

8,619 92 579 1,957 1,946 2,013 1,585 446 43.6

Postsecondary teachers

1,355 5 86 299 270 281 279 135 45.7

Preschool and kindergarten teachers

707 6 92 184 182 142 85 16 39.2

Elementary and middle school teachers

2,848 7 124 701 741 676 507 92 43.0

Secondary school teachers

1,136 5 44 289 279 271 205 42 43.2

Special education teachers

388 1 11 102 93 104 65 12 43.3

Other teachers and instructors

812 37 95 157 133 169 146 75 43.7

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians

48 1 3 5 7 13 16 3 -

Librarians

198 1 10 27 29 46 64 22 52.0

Library technicians

37 6 7 6 5 5 6 2 -

Teacher assistants

950 23 99 163 175 276 178 36 44.9

Other education, training, and library workers

140 2 9 23 32 30 34 11 46.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

2,779 68 273 711 586 563 419 160 40.9

Artists and related workers

180 1 10 34 49 35 36 16 45.3

Designers

766 5 51 207 170 187 109 36 41.8

Actors

28 3 4 7 5 6 2 2 -

Producers and directors

149 2 15 46 30 31 20 6 40.3

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers

272 39 59 59 41 40 29 5 30.8

Dancers and choreographers

20 1 8 7 1 2 0 1 -

Musicians, singers, and related workers

191 3 22 40 39 31 38 18 43.2

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other

44 3 7 14 5 3 9 3 -

Announcers

53 0 7 15 12 12 5 2 38.8

News analysts, reporters and correspondents

70 0 5 24 15 13 12 2 39.7

Public relations specialists

158 1 14 47 36 29 21 10 39.2

Editors

166 1 16 49 31 31 27 11 41.4

Technical writers

60 0 1 8 13 21 12 5 48.5

Writers and authors

218 1 14 49 40 52 40 23 46.1

Miscellaneous media and communication workers

89 2 9 22 17 18 12 9 40.6

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators

106 2 13 29 28 18 14 2 39.7

Photographers

148 2 12 41 37 25 25 6 40.6

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors

57 1 6 16 14 8 9 3 38.4

Media and communication equipment workers, all other

3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

7,740 29 395 1,908 1,877 1,873 1,341 318 43.3

Chiropractors

56 0 0 9 13 18 10 4 48.0

Dentists

181 0 0 24 44 44 46 22 51.0

Dietitians and nutritionists

102 2 5 20 18 32 20 5 47.7

Optometrists

28 0 0 1 5 7 8 5 -

Pharmacists

274 1 13 80 77 49 38 15 41.1

Physicians and surgeons

822 1 4 168 209 206 157 78 46.3

Physician assistants

82 0 4 31 22 13 10 1 37.6

Podiatrists

6 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -

Audiologists

19 0 0 4 3 8 3 1 -

Occupational therapists

112 0 1 30 38 27 12 4 41.7

Physical therapists

222 0 11 60 71 57 19 4 40.5

Radiation therapists

14 0 1 4 2 5 1 0 -

Recreational therapists

14 0 1 2 4 4 2 1 -

Respiratory therapists

134 0 6 27 37 37 24 2 44.5

Speech-language pathologists

125 0 6 41 38 18 20 2 40.5

Exercise physiologists

2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -

Therapists, all other

138 0 7 46 31 28 20 5 40.7

Veterinarians

71 1 2 23 16 14 8 8 42.6

Registered nurses

2,706 3 110 628 641 679 552 94 44.7

Nurse anesthetists

33 0 0 2 8 14 9 0 -

Nurse midwives

5 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -

Nurse practitioners

100 0 1 13 31 33 21 1 46.9

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other

26 0 0 4 4 9 7 3 -

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

321 1 25 80 66 87 56 6 43.2

Dental hygienists

148 0 5 41 41 33 25 2 42.2

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians

342 0 21 87 84 97 48 5 42.1

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

185 2 30 81 34 27 8 2 31.8

Health practitioner support technologists and technicians

511 13 86 167 93 96 44 11 34.8

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

560 4 30 132 144 135 95 21 43.2

Medical records and health information technicians

116 1 8 32 26 22 23 5 42.7

Opticians, dispensing

51 1 3 10 12 12 11 3 45.9

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians

167 0 10 43 41 43 27 3 42.4

Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

70 0 4 17 19 14 11 4 41.9

Service occupations

24,787 1,829 3,788 5,515 4,722 4,794 3,072 1,066 37.6

Healthcare support occupations

3,359 81 478 865 675 698 448 114 38.8

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides

1,981 47 275 445 401 441 284 89 40.3

Occupational therapy assistants and aides

17 0 1 10 4 1 2 0 -

Physical therapist assistants and aides

75 1 15 28 16 11 5 0 34.1

Massage therapists

146 1 14 44 30 29 24 3 40.5

Dental assistants

307 3 46 92 73 54 33 5 36.3

Medical assistants

395 5 56 152 73 67 36 6 34.6

Medical transcriptionists

74 0 3 9 12 25 20 4 50.7

Pharmacy aides

48 4 15 6 10 11 3 0 -

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

38 2 11 15 4 1 4 0 -

Phlebotomists

119 2 16 31 29 25 14 2 38.3

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers

158 16 27 33 22 32 23 4 35.7

Protective service occupations

3,210 90 267 821 806 675 407 143 40.4

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

42 0 1 8 10 16 6 2 -

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

107 0 0 9 37 37 20 4 46.0

First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers

44 0 0 4 14 19 7 0 -

First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

111 0 4 21 22 34 25 7 47.2

Firefighters

305 2 21 118 97 55 11 2 37.3

Fire inspectors

20 0 0 5 5 8 2 0 -

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers

446 3 29 129 127 99 49 9 39.7

Detectives and criminal investigators

151 0 3 32 52 41 17 6 42.3

Fish and game wardens

6 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -

Parking enforcement workers

7 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 -

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

668 2 20 218 234 126 59 9 39.3

Transit and railroad police

8 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 -

Animal control workers

6 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -

Private detectives and investigators

92 1 7 18 26 20 15 5 41.3

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers

963 17 137 229 152 181 165 83 41.9

Crossing guards

59 1 3 6 7 17 14 11 53.6

Transportation security screeners

27 0 1 9 7 7 3 1 -

Lifeguards and other recreational, and all other protective service workers

146 64 39 12 7 10 12 4 21.8

Food preparation and serving related occupations

7,747 1,189 1,846 1,808 1,119 1,028 557 201 29.3

Chefs and head cooks

347 11 33 100 100 60 35 8 38.8

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

505 16 90 131 106 93 56 13 36.8

Cooks

1,990 207 355 480 356 359 174 57 33.8

Food preparation workers

784 153 187 154 99 110 57 24 28.0

Bartenders

392 4 71 157 72 50 28 10 31.8

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food

326 58 85 65 38 47 24 9 28.1

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop

255 122 72 23 13 13 9 4 21.4

Waiters and waitresses

2,059 309 681 547 222 180 88 31 26.1

Food servers, nonrestaurant

181 28 39 29 18 30 23 14 32.3

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

347 87 84 49 42 42 28 15 25.4

Dishwashers

273 64 55 50 39 33 23 9 28.3

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

286 128 92 23 15 12 9 7 21.4

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other

4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 -

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,492 174 473 1,022 1,128 1,412 967 317 43.8

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

292 0 3 35 70 98 72 14 48.9

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

274 1 10 59 77 74 44 9 43.5

Janitors and building cleaners

2,186 78 189 318 393 586 459 164 46.4

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

1,419 29 94 253 311 408 245 79 45.2

Pest control workers

75 0 7 17 22 16 10 3 41.3

Grounds maintenance workers

1,247 65 171 341 256 231 136 48 37.1

Personal care and service occupations

4,979 296 724 999 995 981 694 291 39.5

First-line supervisors of gaming workers

120 2 14 28 31 25 14 6 40.6

First-line supervisors of personal service workers

192 0 16 31 61 49 30 5 43.1

Animal trainers

49 1 7 9 9 15 7 1 -

Nonfarm animal caretakers

179 15 39 27 34 40 20 5 37.2

Gaming services workers

113 3 8 31 24 26 15 6 40.5

Motion picture projectionists

8 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 -

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

46 12 11 11 4 2 4 2 -

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers

182 41 46 30 19 17 17 12 26.4

Embalmers and funeral attendants

8 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 -

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors

23 0 0 4 6 3 6 4 -

Barbers

89 0 7 21 15 13 17 15 45.1

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

758 7 94 196 174 144 104 40 39.8

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers

251 5 13 62 80 50 32 8 40.8

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges

81 2 12 20 15 16 12 4 39.5

Tour and travel guides

38 5 10 4 4 5 5 5 -

Childcare workers

1,231 126 219 215 219 229 156 66 37.2

Personal care aides

1,057 21 129 194 189 252 189 82 43.9

Recreation and fitness workers

390 38 62 82 74 65 49 20 36.6

Residential advisors

59 3 11 13 12 11 9 1 38.6

Personal care and service workers, all other

105 14 21 20 22 14 9 5 33.2

Sales and office occupations

33,066 1,482 3,972 6,802 6,342 7,436 5,305 1,727 41.5

Sales and related occupations

15,330 993 2,124 3,152 2,797 3,166 2,206 893 39.9

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

3,217 17 271 784 676 817 489 163 42.6

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

1,088 2 34 187 276 319 201 69 46.3

Cashiers

3,158 635 843 565 381 363 265 106 27.2

Counter and rental clerks

139 11 29 24 19 26 20 10 38.2

Parts salespersons

131 2 16 31 25 28 23 6 40.9

Retail salespersons

3,224 273 663 639 471 535 457 188 35.9

Advertising sales agents

254 0 22 82 56 61 24 9 39.6

Insurance sales agents

531 4 26 108 112 137 99 45 45.8

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

267 0 13 81 63 54 41 15 41.7

Travel agents

69 0 5 7 13 19 14 10 51.1

Sales representatives, services, all other

503 5 41 129 122 109 75 22 40.7

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

1,297 13 60 266 314 361 212 71 44.6

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters

78 9 11 13 13 11 11 9 38.9

Real estate brokers and sales agents

811 1 24 122 153 203 192 116 50.3

Sales engineers

30 0 2 2 7 12 5 2 -

Telemarketers

108 9 28 32 9 14 11 5 30.5

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

201 8 19 39 34 47 33 20 43.8

Sales and related workers, all other

226 4 16 41 53 51 36 25 44.2

Office and administrative support occupations

17,736 489 1,848 3,650 3,546 4,270 3,099 835 42.7

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

1,423 4 49 269 361 391 296 53 45.7

Switchboard operators, including answering service

39 0 3 12 4 5 12 4 -

Telephone operators

40 0 9 10 7 8 6 0 -

Communications equipment operators, all other

7 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -

Bill and account collectors

211 1 27 65 44 42 25 8 38.9

Billing and posting clerks

471 3 35 117 100 134 69 13 42.2

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

1,300 4 64 192 278 362 283 117 48.5

Gaming cage workers

5 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 -

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

168 1 4 20 46 58 32 6 46.1

Procurement clerks

26 0 0 1 7 8 8 1 -

Tellers

413 17 106 111 57 59 50 14 31.8

Financial clerks, all other

64 1 5 16 16 15 10 2 41.7

Brokerage clerks

11 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 -

Correspondence clerks

12 0 4 5 2 0 0 0 -

Court, municipal, and license clerks

86 0 1 13 20 25 24 3 48.9

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

45 0 2 11 14 10 7 0 -

Customer service representatives

1,916 90 305 496 378 369 229 48 37.0

Eligibility interviewers, government programs

85 0 2 27 22 16 15 4 42.9

File clerks

334 23 48 55 63 77 49 18 40.8

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

135 5 38 40 20 13 12 7 30.1

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

153 6 15 39 24 36 26 8 40.8

Library assistants, clerical

113 7 26 11 15 15 29 10 44.8

Loan interviewers and clerks

117 1 6 34 37 26 12 2 40.4

New accounts clerks

33 0 4 11 6 7 5 0 -

Order clerks

113 4 15 21 20 25 23 5 41.7

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

40 1 3 9 11 10 6 1 -

Receptionists and information clerks

1,259 66 232 258 210 227 192 73 38.3

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

99 2 8 21 25 29 12 3 42.6

Information and record clerks, all other

118 3 7 27 19 30 25 7 45.7

Cargo and freight agents

8 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 -

Couriers and messengers

249 3 11 41 57 78 35 24 46.5

Dispatchers

239 5 13 66 56 54 38 6 41.5

Meter readers, utilities

28 0 6 7 6 6 1 1 -

Postal service clerks

146 0 1 8 24 46 60 6 53.1

Postal service mail carriers

348 0 9 36 71 151 71 11 49.9

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

60 0 2 10 12 18 15 3 48.1

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

236 0 13 48 61 63 45 6 44.1

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks

559 15 64 132 130 133 70 14 40.0

Stock clerks and order fillers

1,503 126 306 351 228 262 187 43 34.2

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

70 2 2 17 14 14 17 4 44.9

Secretaries and administrative assistants

2,871 32 150 467 565 803 670 184 47.9

Computer operators

126 2 9 22 15 41 34 3 48.9

Data entry keyers

334 6 31 91 75 80 40 10 40.0

Word processors and typists

136 2 9 22 28 37 29 9 46.5

Desktop publishers

2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

246 2 19 66 51 62 42 4 41.7

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

93 4 14 16 13 24 13 10 43.7

Office clerks, general

1,061 46 124 211 198 255 168 61 42.2

Office machine operators, except computer

45 1 6 11 6 14 6 2 -

Proofreaders and copy markers

7 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 -

Statistical assistants

18 0 2 5 3 5 2 2 -

Office and administrative support workers, all other

513 4 41 124 117 118 91 20 42.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

13,009 278 1,146 3,237 3,069 3,144 1,766 369 41.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,001 100 136 228 189 183 117 48 37.0

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

52 0 2 7 9 14 12 7 51.8

Agricultural inspectors

22 0 3 5 6 5 3 0 -

Animal breeders

10 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 -

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

95 3 9 18 23 19 18 4 43.1

Miscellaneous agricultural workers

708 91 112 173 126 112 66 29 33.8

Fishers and related fishing workers

37 0 4 9 8 7 4 4 -

Hunters and trappers

2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -

Forest and conservation workers

14 0 1 5 2 2 3 0 -

Logging workers

61 2 4 10 14 21 9 1 44.2

Construction and extraction occupations

7,125 118 598 1,929 1,756 1,679 883 161 40.4

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

634 1 15 130 159 195 117 16 45.2

Boilermakers

19 0 1 7 4 4 2 0 -

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons

146 2 12 39 35 37 19 2 41.8

Carpenters

1,330 16 94 332 358 338 170 22 41.4

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers

189 7 21 61 48 35 14 4 37.0

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers

70 0 6 22 16 18 6 1 39.9

Construction laborers

1,253 39 154 379 291 254 114 22 36.9

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

21 0 2 5 6 4 4 0 -

Pile-driver operators

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

369 4 22 88 85 93 62 15 43.0

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers

150 1 12 50 50 20 14 2 37.6

Electricians

682 6 50 184 162 177 86 18 41.5

Glaziers

48 0 3 13 10 13 6 2 -

Insulation workers

47 1 6 15 11 8 4 0 -

Painters, construction and maintenance

528 12 40 133 140 114 70 20 40.9

Paperhangers

8 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 -

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

519 5 30 139 138 134 66 7 41.4

Plasterers and stucco masons

24 0 0 8 8 6 2 0 -

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

7 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -

Roofers

222 4 31 86 42 39 14 6 34.2

Sheet metal workers

126 5 16 32 21 34 14 4 40.0

Structural iron and steel workers

66 0 6 20 21 12 7 1 38.5

Solar photovoltaic installers

5 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -

Helpers, construction trades

63 5 14 17 13 10 4 0 31.8

Construction and building inspectors

75 0 3 7 19 18 20 7 50.7

Elevator installers and repairers

30 0 0 7 9 10 4 0 -

Fence erectors

45 0 10 11 11 6 5 1 -

Hazardous materials removal workers

32 0 6 7 8 7 3 1 -

Highway maintenance workers

105 1 8 17 19 37 18 5 45.3

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

7 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 -

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

11 0 1 2 6 3 0 0 -

Miscellaneous construction and related workers

36 1 3 10 10 6 5 0 -

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

46 0 5 24 7 3 4 1 -

Earth drillers, except oil and gas

23 0 1 6 5 4 4 1 -

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

9 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 -

Mining machine operators

78 0 6 22 21 16 11 1 40.3

Roof bolters, mining

10 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 -

Roustabouts, oil and gas

17 0 3 9 2 2 0 0 -

Helpers--extraction workers

8 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 -

Other extraction workers

68 6 8 25 14 9 4 1 31.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,883 60 411 1,080 1,123 1,283 766 160 42.6

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

313 0 8 49 57 102 87 11 49.7

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

305 3 38 72 70 69 40 12 40.6

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers

150 1 9 34 45 35 24 2 41.9

Avionics technicians

16 0 0 6 4 3 2 1 -

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

35 0 1 6 10 9 7 2 -

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

6 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -

Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility

14 0 0 4 5 2 3 0 -

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

20 0 0 3 4 7 4 0 -

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers

38 1 4 13 8 9 2 0 -

Security and fire alarm systems installers

53 0 2 16 16 12 4 3 41.1

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

164 0 7 36 40 56 20 5 44.0

Automotive body and related repairers

140 1 17 27 40 34 17 4 41.1

Automotive glass installers and repairers

17 0 1 4 5 5 2 0 -

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

855 12 120 206 189 198 108 21 39.1

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

312 3 28 75 61 82 53 10 42.4

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics

199 1 12 49 45 56 29 7 43.4

Small engine mechanics

52 2 8 9 6 10 11 7 45.4

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers

95 10 22 19 17 18 7 1 32.0

Control and valve installers and repairers

24 0 0 8 4 6 7 0 -

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

338 5 24 99 82 83 40 4 39.4

Home appliance repairers

43 1 4 7 11 8 9 3 -

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics

433 2 11 83 104 135 86 12 45.7

Maintenance and repair workers, general

422 3 20 61 90 131 93 23 48.4

Maintenance workers, machinery

38 1 6 6 5 7 8 3 -

Millwrights

58 0 3 11 8 23 12 0 49.3

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

124 1 10 39 26 31 17 1 40.6

Telecommunications line installers and repairers

201 2 14 52 68 47 16 2 39.8

Precision instrument and equipment repairers

76 2 2 16 16 18 15 7 47.9

Wind turbine service technicians

2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

46 0 4 10 11 11 7 3 -

Commercial divers

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Locksmiths and safe repairers

28 0 0 4 6 9 5 4 -

Manufactured building and mobile home installers

7 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 -

Riggers

14 0 1 2 3 4 3 0 -

Signal and track switch repairers

5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 -

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

24 4 5 4 7 1 1 1 -

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers

215 2 27 43 56 53 25 10 41.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16,461 447 1,519 3,341 3,563 4,215 2,659 717 42.8

Production occupations

8,142 142 712 1,685 1,812 2,185 1,346 260 43.1

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

727 1 20 118 172 251 146 20 47.1

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

20 0 1 2 3 9 5 0 -

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers

156 2 17 21 33 46 30 7 45.9

Engine and other machine assemblers

34 1 1 7 4 12 8 0 -

Structural metal fabricators and fitters

32 0 1 8 8 12 1 1 -

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

860 19 87 190 195 222 124 23 41.5

Bakers

207 8 33 40 36 49 30 10 40.3

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers

342 11 46 91 67 74 42 11 39.0

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

12 1 2 2 3 1 3 0 -

Food batchmakers

90 4 10 24 18 19 12 2 38.8

Food cooking machine operators and tenders

24 1 4 5 4 5 2 2 -

Food processing workers, all other

115 1 12 29 29 34 8 2 41.0

Computer control programmers and operators

72 0 5 19 19 18 8 2 39.7

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

13 0 1 4 4 2 2 0 -

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

6 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 -

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

8 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 -

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

100 1 11 22 24 24 16 2 40.0

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

5 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -

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

65 3 10 8 14 15 13 2 42.4

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

15 0 0 1 8 3 2 1 -

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

4 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -

Machinists

419 4 29 73 92 116 85 19 45.6

Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters

16 0 0 6 4 3 2 0 -

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic

7 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 -

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

45 1 4 9 6 19 5 0 -

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

5 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 -

Tool and die makers

66 1 1 5 14 21 19 5 51.0

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers

505 6 53 127 119 118 69 14 40.9

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

4 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -

Layout workers, metal and plastic

6 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 -

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

15 0 1 3 5 4 2 0 -

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners

7 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 -

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other

368 5 33 83 95 90 55 7 41.7

Prepress technicians and workers

41 2 4 9 6 13 7 1 -

Printing press operators

217 4 20 41 45 69 33 6 43.6

Print binding and finishing workers

16 0 0 4 2 6 4 0 -

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

174 5 19 30 33 39 37 11 44.6

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

48 0 0 15 13 8 9 2 -

Sewing machine operators

169 0 4 29 40 48 36 11 48.0

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

11 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 -

Shoe machine operators and tenders

8 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 -

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers

94 0 3 9 18 29 24 11 52.3

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

14 1 0 0 3 6 3 1 -

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

16 0 0 6 3 4 3 0 -

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

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -

Fabric and apparel patternmakers

5 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -

Upholsterers

47 1 4 11 9 7 14 1 -

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other

22 1 1 3 5 5 5 2 -

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

66 0 5 12 13 18 17 2 47.1

Furniture finishers

17 0 0 2 3 6 6 0 -

Model makers and patternmakers, wood

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

32 2 7 6 6 7 3 1 -

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

20 0 2 6 2 6 4 0 -

Woodworkers, all other

21 1 2 5 2 5 3 1 -

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers

50 0 0 10 12 19 7 2 46.0

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

95 1 1 9 18 31 30 5 51.5

Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

71 0 1 12 13 25 18 1 48.4

Miscellaneous plant and system operators

39 0 1 7 9 10 10 2 -

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders

65 1 5 18 12 16 12 0 41.7

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers

94 2 9 29 20 21 13 1 39.6

Cutting workers

84 3 9 19 19 17 16 1 41.2

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

34 0 3 7 8 12 4 0 -

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

11 0 1 6 1 1 2 0 -

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

647 6 54 135 145 176 116 15 43.6

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

41 0 2 3 8 10 14 5 -

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians

87 1 12 15 23 21 11 3 40.9

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

288 10 36 69 60 70 37 6 39.1

Painting workers

120 2 9 29 34 30 13 3 40.8

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators

43 3 13 14 5 5 3 0 -

Semiconductor processors

3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders

9 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 -

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders

11 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 -

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders

3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -

Etchers and engravers

10 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 -

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

37 2 7 7 4 7 6 4 -

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

37 0 1 7 10 14 3 1 -

Tire builders

20 0 1 5 6 7 1 0 -

Helpers--production workers

54 6 15 10 10 7 5 1 29.6

Production workers, all other

777 16 70 166 185 205 115 20 42.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,318 305 807 1,655 1,751 2,030 1,313 456 42.6

Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers

228 0 15 43 57 72 35 6 44.3

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

121 0 3 16 24 45 28 5 49.0

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists

43 0 1 12 11 10 7 1 -

Flight attendants

88 0 1 14 24 30 15 4 45.5

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians

13 0 2 5 0 3 3 1 -

Bus drivers

573 3 5 46 98 171 158 92 52.6

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

3,059 43 167 550 716 858 547 178 45.4

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs

342 0 15 64 63 92 67 41 48.8

Motor vehicle operators, all other

62 0 3 9 11 11 8 21 51.8

Locomotive engineers and operators

45 0 1 6 12 13 11 2 -

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators

5 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -

Railroad conductors and yardmasters

52 1 4 11 12 14 9 2 43.7

Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers

11 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 -

Sailors and marine oilers

22 0 5 9 3 1 3 1 -

Ship and boat captains and operators

37 0 1 9 5 11 9 3 -

Ship engineers

8 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 -

Bridge and lock tenders

6 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -

Parking lot attendants

73 6 17 16 13 12 6 2 32.6

Automotive and watercraft service attendants

76 11 18 16 12 8 6 4 30.1

Transportation inspectors

32 0 2 7 5 11 6 1 -

Transportation attendants, except flight attendants

32 0 3 6 3 7 10 3 -

Other transportation workers

16 0 1 4 3 4 2 1 -

Conveyor operators and tenders

5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 -

Crane and tower operators

63 0 5 12 20 17 7 2 42.7

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators

51 0 6 7 10 16 9 1 44.4

Hoist and winch operators

4 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -

Industrial truck and tractor operators

528 9 55 142 130 124 57 12 39.8

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

331 43 62 75 70 42 32 7 32.7

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

1,787 161 323 423 321 322 188 49 35.0

Machine feeders and offbearers

36 3 5 10 6 7 4 1 -

Packers and packagers, hand

393 16 63 98 77 78 50 11 37.9

Pumping station operators

21 0 3 6 4 3 5 0 -

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

92 2 12 22 16 24 12 4 41.3

Mine shuttle car operators

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -

Material moving workers, all other

62 3 7 6 19 12 13 2 43.1

NOTE: Median age represents the midpoint in the age distribution such that half of workers are younger and half are older. 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: April 20, 2016