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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 2015
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

148,834 4,734 14,022 32,742 31,252 32,643 24,975 8,465 42.3

Management, professional, and related occupations

57,960 384 3,073 13,154 13,553 13,668 10,392 3,737 44.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

24,108 85 930 4,787 5,567 6,279 4,697 1,764 45.9

Management occupations

16,994 60 534 3,000 3,972 4,643 3,452 1,334 46.9

Chief executives

1,517 0 6 121 286 493 436 176 52.5

General and operations managers

899 2 27 211 238 247 146 28 43.7

Legislators

13 0 0 1 4 4 2 2 -

Advertising and promotions managers

67 0 10 15 16 13 9 4 38.9

Marketing and sales managers

1,006 3 55 260 261 242 155 30 42.2

Public relations and fundraising managers

61 0 2 18 15 15 10 1 42.6

Administrative services managers

195 1 3 29 44 59 46 14 48.5

Computer and information systems managers

652 1 11 104 217 197 102 20 44.5

Financial managers

1,197 1 31 243 317 347 200 58 45.0

Compensation and benefits managers

23 0 0 5 4 8 5 0 -

Human resources managers

290 0 5 49 89 90 47 9 44.8

Training and development managers

41 0 2 3 15 11 8 2 -

Industrial production managers

280 2 1 48 70 93 59 7 47.1

Purchasing managers

198 0 6 28 58 49 42 13 46.5

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

263 1 7 57 66 70 52 10 44.7

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

1,052 7 30 128 137 201 272 276 54.8

Construction managers

737 0 22 134 173 194 180 34 47.2

Education administrators

928 4 21 138 261 261 186 56 46.2

Architectural and engineering managers

110 0 0 16 26 40 23 5 49.0

Food service managers

1,192 23 151 321 253 257 138 49 39.3

Funeral service managers

15 0 0 4 4 4 2 1 -

Gaming managers

23 0 1 8 7 3 4 1 -

Lodging managers

159 1 9 31 36 39 25 19 44.7

Medical and health services managers

636 0 11 127 140 184 135 40 47.2

Natural sciences managers

25 0 2 5 8 6 3 1 -

Postmasters and mail superintendents

24 0 0 1 2 12 5 4 -

Property, real estate, and community association managers

685 2 21 111 128 144 166 113 50.1

Social and community service managers

378 2 10 93 66 89 81 36 46.5

Emergency management directors

10 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 -

Managers, all other

4,315 11 87 692 1,027 1,269 908 320 47.6

Business and financial operations occupations

7,114 25 396 1,788 1,595 1,636 1,245 430 43.5

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes

46 1 7 14 8 9 3 3 -

Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products

10 0 0 3 0 1 4 2 -

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products

190 2 18 45 32 37 43 13 45.0

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products

280 0 16 51 63 71 59 20 46.7

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators

321 1 11 89 80 81 48 11 42.3

Compliance officers

246 2 6 45 59 63 58 13 47.7

Cost estimators

112 0 5 21 23 25 28 10 48.5

Human resources workers

662 4 42 193 160 152 88 23 40.9

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

68 0 3 13 14 22 15 2 45.9

Training and development specialists

118 1 9 29 22 30 24 4 42.9

Logisticians

117 1 14 34 28 21 18 2 38.6

Management analysts

848 2 27 162 187 215 168 86 46.9

Meeting, convention, and event planners

159 4 28 52 26 21 22 5 36.0

Fundraisers

77 0 8 19 11 20 13 4 43.5

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

261 1 27 83 56 59 25 9 38.4

Business operations specialists, all other

213 1 10 46 53 54 42 7 43.8

Accountants and auditors

1,732 1 79 450 388 397 302 115 44.0

Appraisers and assessors of real estate

76 0 0 6 18 21 23 8 51.0

Budget analysts

44 0 1 9 8 10 12 4 -

Credit analysts

21 0 2 5 6 4 3 1 -

Financial analysts

322 1 25 114 80 54 37 10 38.5

Personal financial advisors

498 1 23 136 119 99 87 34 43.0

Insurance underwriters

107 0 4 26 22 26 27 2 45.0

Financial examiners

15 0 1 1 4 6 2 1 -

Credit counselors and loan officers

332 2 14 88 85 92 43 9 42.1

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

58 0 0 16 7 15 15 5 48.8

Tax preparers

109 1 9 21 19 15 23 20 48.1

Financial specialists, all other

71 0 7 17 17 13 11 6 42.7

Professional and related occupations

33,852 299 2,143 8,366 7,986 7,390 5,695 1,973 42.8

Computer and mathematical occupations

4,369 20 266 1,234 1,224 951 565 109 40.8

Computer and information research scientists

24 0 1 7 8 4 3 0 -

Computer systems analysts

552 1 26 142 160 125 82 17 42.1

Information security analysts

70 0 2 17 19 16 12 4 44.7

Computer programmers

480 2 28 108 127 123 77 15 43.1

Software developers, applications and systems software

1,353 1 74 438 387 280 148 25 39.7

Web developers

204 3 29 73 57 28 11 2 35.9

Computer support specialists

475 6 40 129 122 96 71 12 40.5

Database administrators

93 0 1 17 20 31 20 4 47.0

Network and computer systems administrators

218 0 8 64 65 55 23 3 41.2

Computer network architects

114 0 1 24 45 28 10 6 41.6

Computer occupations, all other

547 8 42 141 148 121 77 12 41.2

Actuaries

21 0 0 9 5 4 2 1 -

Mathematicians

6 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 -

Operations research analysts

123 0 4 34 39 23 18 5 41.9

Statisticians

86 0 9 30 23 13 9 3 37.9

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations

4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 -

Architecture and engineering occupations

2,954 15 189 719 636 708 535 153 43.6

Architects, except naval

203 2 3 51 43 51 34 19 44.2

Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists

38 0 2 7 10 7 10 2 -

Aerospace engineers

138 0 7 33 22 35 33 7 47.3

Agricultural engineers

6 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -

Biomedical engineers

16 0 1 6 2 4 2 1 -

Chemical engineers

84 0 7 23 19 17 14 4 41.5

Civil engineers

360 0 26 100 64 87 56 27 43.4

Computer hardware engineers

72 0 2 11 19 23 14 2 44.9

Electrical and electronics engineers

302 1 8 61 66 88 60 16 46.2

Environmental engineers

40 1 2 14 11 5 6 2 -

Industrial engineers, including health and safety

214 0 14 58 44 48 41 8 42.6

Marine engineers and naval architects

11 0 0 2 4 2 2 1 -

Materials engineers

40 0 3 12 7 6 8 2 -

Mechanical engineers

323 0 22 96 75 74 44 12 41.2

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

15 0 1 7 2 2 3 1 -

Nuclear engineers

6 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -

Petroleum engineers

44 0 4 13 12 7 9 1 -

Engineers, all other

440 1 20 95 101 108 91 23 45.3

Drafters

133 1 12 37 27 31 19 6 41.7

Engineering technicians, except drafters

403 8 49 72 91 97 75 11 43.2

Surveying and mapping technicians

65 1 6 17 13 13 8 7 41.4

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,404 11 118 358 331 267 226 94 42.1

Agricultural and food scientists

25 0 2 7 4 7 3 1 -

Biological scientists

86 0 9 19 22 13 20 3 42.7

Conservation scientists and foresters

25 0 1 5 7 5 5 1 -

Medical scientists

157 0 13 54 43 27 12 8 38.8

Life scientists, all other

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -

Astronomers and physicists

19 0 1 6 2 2 4 4 -

Atmospheric and space scientists

12 0 0 1 2 3 4 1 -

Chemists and materials scientists

99 0 3 23 25 19 19 9 45.0

Environmental scientists and geoscientists

92 0 4 23 17 18 23 7 47.5

Physical scientists, all other

232 0 18 62 52 51 35 14 42.7

Economists

34 0 1 10 11 6 5 2 -

Survey researchers

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Psychologists

193 0 0 42 53 33 44 22 45.8

Sociologists

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -

Urban and regional planners

25 0 2 4 7 3 7 2 -

Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers

45 0 4 9 10 12 6 4 -

Agricultural and food science technicians

25 0 2 9 6 3 5 1 -

Biological technicians

18 0 1 7 5 4 0 1 -

Chemical technicians

82 0 11 18 26 14 10 3 40.1

Geological and petroleum technicians

21 0 0 4 2 7 6 2 -

Nuclear technicians

3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -

Social science research assistants

4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 -

Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians

203 9 44 53 34 36 18 9 34.3

Community and social service occupations

2,596 16 134 595 569 599 466 216 44.5

Counselors

802 8 55 195 195 158 144 47 42.9

Social workers

765 2 38 200 190 183 107 45 42.4

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists

99 1 2 22 29 29 12 4 43.7

Social and human service assistants

194 2 12 53 38 48 33 9 42.3

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

117 0 8 37 22 25 19 5 42.5

Clergy

469 0 10 58 74 125 115 87 52.4

Directors, religious activities and education

78 0 6 21 12 15 17 6 43.5

Religious workers, all other

73 3 3 9 10 16 20 12 51.4

Legal occupations

1,803 4 38 402 427 391 347 193 45.8

Lawyers

1,160 0 4 246 290 256 222 143 46.4

Judicial law clerks

13 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 -

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers

58 0 0 7 6 13 18 13 55.4

Paralegals and legal assistants

400 4 27 97 93 89 68 24 42.6

Miscellaneous legal support workers

172 1 7 42 38 32 39 13 45.9

Education, training, and library occupations

8,908 120 664 1,981 2,074 1,965 1,545 559 43.1

Postsecondary teachers

1,341 7 101 289 267 259 262 155 45.5

Preschool and kindergarten teachers

695 12 78 201 160 134 85 25 38.8

Elementary and middle school teachers

3,152 11 147 761 838 744 504 146 42.8

Secondary school teachers

1,144 6 59 262 291 260 210 55 43.4

Special education teachers

330 1 9 73 87 82 64 14 45.0

Other teachers and instructors

876 52 133 170 153 151 137 81 40.6

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians

53 0 5 11 14 10 12 2 43.0

Librarians

166 1 4 25 35 44 39 18 48.6

Library technicians

31 6 3 5 5 4 5 2 -

Teacher assistants

960 21 113 154 183 241 202 46 44.3

Other education, training, and library workers

161 3 13 30 40 34 25 15 45.0

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,051 79 248 783 662 592 464 223 41.5

Artists and related workers

222 0 10 39 41 60 50 23 48.6

Designers

899 7 63 257 197 186 127 62 41.9

Actors

49 2 5 14 10 8 7 4 -

Producers and directors

169 1 9 55 38 37 25 4 40.4

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers

296 52 50 68 57 32 28 10 31.2

Dancers and choreographers

19 1 5 7 3 2 0 1 -

Musicians, singers, and related workers

202 3 12 42 41 28 46 28 46.7

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other

41 2 7 12 9 5 2 4 -

Announcers

55 1 4 11 15 10 12 2 42.8

News analysts, reporters and correspondents

68 0 2 20 14 16 9 6 44.1

Public relations specialists

147 0 10 51 31 27 21 8 40.2

Editors

160 2 9 36 47 26 27 13 42.4

Technical writers

68 0 2 11 16 17 16 5 46.1

Writers and authors

208 1 12 34 41 55 36 28 46.8

Miscellaneous media and communication workers

84 0 7 16 19 21 14 7 43.5

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators

119 3 11 31 26 30 14 4 40.5

Photographers

180 4 18 57 45 23 23 11 38.0

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors

64 1 13 21 12 9 6 2 34.5

Media and communication equipment workers, all other

2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

8,766 33 487 2,295 2,064 1,916 1,546 425 42.9

Chiropractors

75 0 2 10 18 24 14 7 49.1

Dentists

196 0 1 31 49 38 51 26 48.9

Dietitians and nutritionists

108 0 8 26 18 23 27 6 45.3

Optometrists

39 0 0 12 7 11 4 3 -

Pharmacists

282 0 15 87 61 52 51 16 42.1

Physicians and surgeons

1,007 0 2 223 256 231 192 103 46.1

Physician assistants

74 0 5 29 19 8 10 3 38.3

Podiatrists

15 0 2 2 4 3 3 1 -

Audiologists

16 0 0 6 2 5 2 1 -

Occupational therapists

116 0 1 38 31 29 13 3 40.6

Physical therapists

274 0 6 84 68 68 40 9 42.0

Radiation therapists

13 0 0 5 1 4 2 1 -

Recreational therapists

11 0 2 3 3 1 2 0 -

Respiratory therapists

108 0 1 29 25 32 18 3 43.2

Speech-language pathologists

158 0 9 49 43 28 23 5 40.9

Exercise physiologists

5 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -

Therapists, all other

189 1 15 60 39 37 26 12 40.9

Veterinarians

90 1 0 24 23 18 17 6 44.1

Registered nurses

2,973 7 121 715 727 705 577 120 44.0

Nurse anesthetists

27 0 0 7 8 4 6 1 -

Nurse midwives

7 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 -

Nurse practitioners

149 0 3 37 42 26 36 6 43.6

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other

17 0 0 1 4 4 5 3 -

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

327 1 29 90 72 57 62 17 42.0

Dental hygienists

177 1 11 47 52 38 25 4 41.1

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians

322 1 13 90 82 78 49 9 42.5

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

220 3 36 83 50 34 10 3 33.5

Health practitioner support technologists and technicians

626 7 112 221 116 97 61 12 34.5

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

670 6 65 165 138 150 117 29 42.4

Medical records and health information technicians

200 3 11 43 41 52 45 5 45.5

Opticians, dispensing

52 0 3 9 14 13 11 2 44.5

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians

117 1 8 29 27 26 23 4 43.7

Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

108 0 5 35 25 16 22 5 41.9

Service occupations

25,896 1,964 3,890 5,722 4,781 4,763 3,504 1,272 38.0

Healthcare support occupations

3,514 94 459 962 713 685 460 141 38.9

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides

2,032 66 257 497 414 420 284 93 40.0

Occupational therapy assistants and aides

23 0 6 8 5 2 2 1 -

Physical therapist assistants and aides

68 1 8 25 13 14 5 2 36.6

Massage therapists

189 1 11 64 42 31 30 10 40.8

Dental assistants

286 5 43 91 62 54 25 6 35.8

Medical assistants

524 6 71 181 110 91 51 13 36.8

Medical transcriptionists

42 0 4 4 3 13 12 5 -

Pharmacy aides

36 1 6 11 7 3 5 2 -

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

38 3 10 9 10 4 2 1 -

Phlebotomists

106 2 11 29 22 21 18 3 39.0

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers

170 8 32 42 25 33 25 6 37.1

Protective service occupations

3,109 100 273 723 720 702 430 161 41.1

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

52 0 0 11 11 22 8 0 46.6

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

110 0 0 8 30 52 15 5 48.1

First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers

49 0 0 3 12 16 16 1 -

First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

81 0 0 13 14 24 19 11 51.5

Firefighters

293 2 14 90 96 63 22 6 39.7

Fire inspectors

19 0 0 8 3 4 3 1 -

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers

443 5 54 117 102 106 49 10 38.7

Detectives and criminal investigators

144 0 3 25 43 44 25 3 44.9

Fish and game wardens

6 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -

Parking enforcement workers

10 0 0 2 1 2 4 1 -

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

688 1 39 191 215 165 61 16 40.5

Transit and railroad police

1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -

Animal control workers

5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -

Private detectives and investigators

100 0 4 23 24 18 20 10 44.1

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers

869 18 114 202 142 163 160 72 41.8

Crossing guards

57 0 4 5 9 6 16 17 55.3

Transportation security screeners

38 0 4 12 5 11 5 1 -

Lifeguards and other recreational, and all other protective service workers

144 74 36 10 8 5 5 6 21.4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,142 1,281 1,917 1,837 1,181 1,048 648 230 29.5

Chefs and head cooks

415 8 43 124 99 79 53 10 39.1

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

527 21 95 141 89 103 63 15 36.5

Cooks

2,091 251 371 483 371 362 180 73 33.6

Food preparation workers

858 172 206 152 111 112 75 30 28.4

Bartenders

451 3 82 174 91 59 32 11 32.6

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food

420 95 126 69 39 38 34 18 24.5

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop

233 116 51 27 16 11 7 5 21.7

Waiters and waitresses

2,057 310 686 522 241 155 113 30 26.2

Food servers, nonrestaurant

190 22 35 34 31 34 24 10 36.3

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

321 93 61 44 36 41 31 13 26.5

Dishwashers

281 62 64 39 39 44 25 8 29.3

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

293 127 95 28 17 11 10 6 21.5

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other

5 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 -

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,716 191 469 1,064 1,144 1,350 1,136 361 44.4

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

293 0 9 48 63 84 69 20 47.9

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

215 1 12 47 56 53 37 9 43.9

Janitors and building cleaners

2,263 75 174 375 384 535 543 178 47.4

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

1,510 36 99 243 355 413 284 81 45.0

Pest control workers

85 3 5 20 18 21 14 4 41.6

Grounds maintenance workers

1,349 76 170 332 269 244 190 69 38.8

Personal care and service occupations

5,415 297 772 1,136 1,023 978 830 378 39.9

First-line supervisors of gaming workers

168 6 10 41 43 32 23 14 41.0

First-line supervisors of personal service workers

185 0 4 44 50 41 34 12 44.7

Animal trainers

54 1 4 12 12 8 14 3 44.6

Nonfarm animal caretakers

252 20 56 58 38 41 29 10 33.4

Gaming services workers

89 1 7 17 21 17 19 6 43.7

Motion picture projectionists

6 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 -

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

44 12 15 6 2 2 2 5 -

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers

221 52 62 35 15 16 21 21 25.5

Embalmers and funeral attendants

9 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 -

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors

35 0 1 6 7 8 8 5 -

Barbers

116 1 4 28 38 24 11 10 42.1

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

707 6 80 182 154 133 97 55 40.8

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers

324 2 26 74 102 78 34 7 39.8

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges

76 2 11 19 13 19 8 3 39.4

Tour and travel guides

54 3 14 6 10 6 8 8 38.4

Childcare workers

1,206 113 236 250 179 182 176 70 35.6

Personal care aides

1,251 29 140 226 215 269 263 109 45.9

Recreation and fitness workers

429 35 65 86 83 73 65 22 38.1

Residential advisors

38 5 13 6 5 4 5 1 -

Personal care and service workers, all other

149 8 22 42 33 21 12 11 36.3

Sales and office occupations

33,598 1,617 4,181 7,017 6,016 6,940 5,738 2,090 41.5

Sales and related occupations

15,700 1,113 2,118 3,215 2,667 3,057 2,459 1,071 40.2

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

3,245 29 274 750 689 766 544 192 43.0

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

1,242 4 29 195 297 359 277 81 47.9

Cashiers

3,246 714 833 594 302 355 310 139 26.8

Counter and rental clerks

109 10 16 29 17 20 10 7 35.5

Parts salespersons

124 4 22 28 23 18 22 7 38.3

Retail salespersons

3,346 304 668 710 461 483 473 247 35.2

Advertising sales agents

200 1 18 54 41 47 28 11 40.6

Insurance sales agents

615 3 35 126 116 155 113 68 46.5

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

258 1 19 59 58 61 45 15 43.6

Travel agents

89 0 2 18 11 21 26 11 50.9

Sales representatives, services, all other

479 7 35 119 118 103 81 17 41.5

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

1,281 10 69 276 253 341 256 77 45.8

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters

68 4 14 10 11 5 9 15 39.8

Real estate brokers and sales agents

906 5 32 134 187 204 196 148 49.9

Sales engineers

42 0 0 8 11 14 7 3 -

Telemarketers

60 4 14 19 6 7 6 2 31.6

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

156 3 15 37 28 40 21 11 42.4

Sales and related workers, all other

236 11 23 49 39 59 34 21 42.9

Office and administrative support occupations

17,897 504 2,063 3,801 3,349 3,883 3,278 1,020 42.5

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

1,474 5 61 274 353 397 315 68 45.8

Switchboard operators, including answering service

16 0 2 3 3 3 3 2 -

Telephone operators

34 0 10 6 7 3 6 1 -

Communications equipment operators, all other

5 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -

Bill and account collectors

168 1 16 45 49 23 28 6 39.8

Billing and posting clerks

473 3 24 98 119 125 79 25 44.3

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

1,182 4 59 164 229 302 284 140 49.6

Gaming cage workers

14 0 4 4 2 1 2 0 -

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

138 1 9 23 31 45 24 6 45.6

Procurement clerks

40 0 6 6 4 10 11 2 -

Tellers

357 10 92 102 46 56 40 12 31.4

Financial clerks, all other

69 0 6 18 13 19 9 3 40.5

Brokerage clerks

3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -

Correspondence clerks

3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -

Court, municipal, and license clerks

71 0 2 15 15 18 16 6 46.7

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

52 1 3 15 12 13 7 1 41.1

Customer service representatives

2,271 124 403 583 390 402 287 83 35.8

Eligibility interviewers, government programs

74 0 2 19 21 14 15 4 43.4

File clerks

203 11 28 45 35 36 31 17 40.3

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

156 5 37 58 24 15 11 6 30.3

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

151 3 22 33 28 33 23 10 40.9

Library assistants, clerical

98 8 23 15 13 20 10 9 37.2

Loan interviewers and clerks

139 0 9 42 40 26 18 4 40.6

New accounts clerks

26 1 3 6 4 4 8 0 -

Order clerks

84 2 9 23 17 15 14 4 40.5

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

59 0 8 17 13 12 7 2 37.9

Receptionists and information clerks

1,232 52 222 278 200 203 188 89 38.2

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

111 2 14 28 20 25 18 4 42.2

Information and record clerks, all other

127 1 15 27 27 27 24 6 41.6

Cargo and freight agents

21 0 2 4 3 7 4 0 -

Couriers and messengers

235 7 21 51 41 58 44 12 43.7

Dispatchers

277 3 28 72 63 67 37 8 40.9

Meter readers, utilities

41 1 4 6 11 12 5 1 -

Postal service clerks

130 0 9 15 16 33 48 8 51.8

Postal service mail carriers

320 2 10 54 50 100 93 13 50.0

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

64 0 6 7 8 23 17 3 49.9

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

286 2 19 68 63 72 56 7 43.2

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks

575 11 78 145 110 117 91 22 40.4

Stock clerks and order fillers

1,529 142 325 331 223 256 187 65 34.0

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

72 1 7 18 17 17 11 0 39.8

Secretaries and administrative assistants

2,870 20 169 497 552 724 687 221 48.2

Computer operators

69 0 5 15 14 17 15 2 44.9

Data entry keyers

281 7 34 75 52 50 45 19 40.4

Word processors and typists

103 2 7 15 20 21 28 11 49.2

Desktop publishers

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

287 1 23 76 62 59 53 12 42.3

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

81 2 10 10 10 21 24 4 49.6

Office clerks, general

1,288 57 173 255 219 256 245 84 42.2

Office machine operators, except computer

37 1 4 7 6 13 5 1 -

Proofreaders and copy markers

8 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 -

Statistical assistants

17 0 4 2 5 2 4 0 -

Office and administrative support workers, all other

477 7 35 126 87 108 94 19 42.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

13,733 293 1,169 3,248 3,258 3,099 2,187 478 41.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,073 78 113 268 226 193 145 50 38.6

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

54 0 3 14 10 9 13 4 45.5

Agricultural inspectors

18 0 1 5 2 3 6 1 -

Animal breeders

8 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 -

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

97 3 10 27 20 16 18 2 39.2

Miscellaneous agricultural workers

789 71 93 198 167 135 89 36 37.1

Fishers and related fishing workers

39 3 3 8 7 11 7 0 -

Hunters and trappers

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Forest and conservation workers

18 1 1 5 4 4 2 1 -

Logging workers

51 0 3 9 13 15 7 5 43.5

Construction and extraction occupations

7,652 142 630 1,857 1,918 1,702 1,155 248 41.5

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

712 3 18 120 180 215 147 28 47.0

Boilermakers

20 0 1 5 5 4 5 0 -

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons

172 3 11 54 49 31 20 5 40.1

Carpenters

1,281 15 96 295 336 302 195 41 41.9

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers

156 2 7 45 45 29 22 7 40.9

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers

54 1 5 15 14 9 7 3 40.6

Construction laborers

1,649 52 179 435 425 318 198 41 39.0

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

12 0 2 1 2 4 4 0 -

Pile-driver operators

2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

357 3 25 85 69 89 68 19 43.7

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers

151 0 11 43 59 22 11 4 38.8

Electricians

773 14 78 185 178 173 122 23 41.6

Glaziers

47 1 8 8 12 9 8 1 -

Insulation workers

49 1 4 14 13 9 7 0 -

Painters, construction and maintenance

572 10 39 124 158 136 86 19 42.0

Paperhangers

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

573 9 37 143 140 132 89 24 42.6

Plasterers and stucco masons

28 1 3 8 9 3 4 1 -

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

10 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 -

Roofers

221 6 22 73 59 37 21 4 37.5

Sheet metal workers

122 3 11 28 31 24 23 3 41.5

Structural iron and steel workers

58 1 2 14 12 18 10 1 42.8

Solar photovoltaic installers

11 0 1 3 3 2 2 1 -

Helpers, construction trades

52 5 13 13 8 8 5 0 30.5

Construction and building inspectors

90 0 2 14 18 24 22 10 50.3

Elevator installers and repairers

30 0 2 8 8 6 5 0 -

Fence erectors

34 2 3 8 11 6 1 2 -

Hazardous materials removal workers

42 1 4 11 6 12 8 0 -

Highway maintenance workers

103 4 8 15 10 33 29 4 49.2

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

11 0 2 1 2 3 3 0 -

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

12 0 2 3 1 3 3 0 -

Miscellaneous construction and related workers

32 0 2 8 7 9 6 1 -

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

34 1 4 14 7 5 3 1 -

Earth drillers, except oil and gas

29 1 2 7 9 6 3 1 -

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

9 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 -

Mining machine operators

67 1 11 20 19 9 7 0 37.2

Roof bolters, mining

2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -

Roustabouts, oil and gas

9 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 -

Helpers--extraction workers

4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -

Other extraction workers

64 2 9 26 9 7 9 1 34.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

5,008 73 426 1,123 1,114 1,204 888 180 42.8

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

262 0 1 32 63 86 72 7 49.4

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

241 6 22 63 54 47 40 7 41.1

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers

158 2 19 42 36 33 22 4 39.8

Avionics technicians

5 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

23 0 3 4 6 7 3 0 -

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -

Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility

20 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 -

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

18 0 3 4 1 5 5 0 -

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers

38 1 3 11 8 8 5 2 -

Security and fire alarm systems installers

74 1 8 14 21 13 15 2 41.8

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

140 0 7 32 27 34 35 6 46.2

Automotive body and related repairers

154 5 15 30 37 42 18 7 41.0

Automotive glass installers and repairers

22 1 4 4 4 5 3 2 -

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

924 20 109 214 222 195 136 28 40.1

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

345 3 31 84 82 82 51 12 41.6

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics

233 2 21 55 41 66 39 10 42.9

Small engine mechanics

54 0 6 17 6 12 7 5 41.3

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers

81 8 15 26 15 8 5 4 31.6

Control and valve installers and repairers

29 0 1 7 6 8 6 1 -

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

408 3 40 115 92 88 61 9 40.9

Home appliance repairers

53 1 2 10 11 10 13 5 48.5

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics

425 3 27 72 82 130 102 10 47.7

Maintenance and repair workers, general

527 4 33 97 104 137 119 32 47.6

Maintenance workers, machinery

29 1 2 8 6 6 5 2 -

Millwrights

57 0 2 14 15 16 9 1 44.0

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

119 0 12 25 29 31 18 4 42.7

Telecommunications line installers and repairers

177 1 12 49 60 32 23 0 39.9

Precision instrument and equipment repairers

66 0 2 8 17 20 14 5 47.3

Wind turbine service technicians

4 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

48 1 3 11 11 9 11 2 -

Commercial divers

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -

Locksmiths and safe repairers

21 0 1 5 4 3 5 2 -

Manufactured building and mobile home installers

5 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -

Riggers

10 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 -

Signal and track switch repairers

8 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

28 7 5 6 2 7 2 0 -

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers

200 2 15 46 40 52 35 10 42.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17,647 477 1,709 3,601 3,645 4,172 3,154 888 43.1

Production occupations

8,522 156 776 1,860 1,809 2,051 1,517 354 42.9

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

817 1 24 159 182 264 159 28 45.9

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

14 0 0 4 2 3 5 1 -

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers

133 2 18 25 23 29 27 9 43.3

Engine and other machine assemblers

11 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 -

Structural metal fabricators and fitters

32 0 4 10 5 6 6 1 -

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

1,026 23 114 244 219 216 169 41 41.3

Bakers

231 10 33 55 30 56 35 12 40.6

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers

302 5 35 78 65 63 43 13 40.3

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

14 0 3 6 2 2 1 0 -

Food batchmakers

101 6 13 31 22 20 8 2 35.9

Food cooking machine operators and tenders

13 1 1 5 2 2 2 0 -

Food processing workers, all other

135 2 17 39 31 25 16 6 38.3

Computer control programmers and operators

88 2 10 15 26 22 13 1 41.3

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

9 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 -

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

8 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 -

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

15 0 0 4 3 4 4 0 -

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

82 2 11 16 20 18 14 1 41.1

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

5 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -

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

51 2 9 13 9 12 5 2 36.4

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

11 0 0 3 1 4 3 0 -

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Machinists

363 3 29 73 68 92 85 14 45.5

Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters

30 0 1 5 7 9 6 2 -

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic

5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 -

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

46 1 3 15 9 7 9 1 -

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

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -

Tool and die makers

47 0 0 1 10 15 17 3 -

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers

615 15 69 162 140 140 76 13 39.5

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

5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -

Layout workers, metal and plastic

5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -

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

23 1 4 4 8 5 2 0 -

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners

6 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other

376 4 46 80 72 95 68 12 43.3

Prepress technicians and workers

22 0 2 3 4 7 4 1 -

Printing press operators

180 4 13 37 44 42 34 5 44.0

Print binding and finishing workers

20 0 0 2 5 3 6 5 -

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

192 3 16 33 31 48 39 23 48.7

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

34 0 3 7 7 9 7 1 -

Sewing machine operators

196 1 7 24 54 48 52 10 47.4

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

7 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -

Shoe machine operators and tenders

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers

83 2 4 6 13 18 25 16 54.0

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

9 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 -

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

9 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 -

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

9 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 -

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Fabric and apparel patternmakers

4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 -

Upholsterers

40 0 2 7 10 7 12 1 -

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other

16 0 1 4 2 4 4 1 -

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

60 2 1 12 11 11 18 5 46.3

Furniture finishers

15 0 0 1 5 1 6 2 -

Model makers and patternmakers, wood

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

29 1 2 7 6 6 6 1 -

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

24 1 3 3 4 9 4 1 -

Woodworkers, all other

31 1 1 6 6 5 9 3 -

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers

33 0 1 10 6 8 7 1 -

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

81 0 2 11 20 23 22 3 49.2

Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

89 0 4 12 23 28 18 4 48.3

Miscellaneous plant and system operators

36 0 3 9 10 9 5 1 -

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders

63 1 3 23 11 12 12 1 40.8

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers

86 2 13 21 18 18 13 2 39.6

Cutting workers

64 2 10 14 17 11 8 2 38.4

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

28 1 4 3 7 7 4 1 -

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

7 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 -

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

752 12 54 161 157 185 148 35 44.1

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

44 0 2 5 10 14 10 4 -

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians

110 1 6 24 26 27 14 11 44.0

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

250 4 35 45 54 59 47 6 41.9

Painting workers

151 3 16 36 44 31 17 4 39.6

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators

33 0 5 13 3 8 2 2 -

Semiconductor processors

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders

11 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 -

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders

4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 -

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders

4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -

Etchers and engravers

19 3 0 3 2 5 5 2 -

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

27 0 2 10 4 1 8 1 -

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

30 1 1 6 11 6 4 0 -

Tire builders

10 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 -

Helpers--production workers

40 5 10 7 4 7 6 1 -

Production workers, all other

944 24 95 216 200 230 148 32 41.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

9,125 321 933 1,742 1,836 2,121 1,637 534 43.3

Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers

205 1 14 46 48 56 36 5 44.1

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

140 0 1 18 42 47 27 6 48.0

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists

30 1 2 10 2 9 4 2 -

Flight attendants

86 0 1 18 12 34 19 2 48.7

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians

19 0 4 6 3 1 3 2 -

Bus drivers

550 1 11 51 96 167 149 75 52.2

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

3,469 45 216 593 738 919 730 228 46.4

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs

446 1 16 75 98 115 84 57 48.1

Motor vehicle operators, all other

51 2 5 4 5 6 12 18 57.3

Locomotive engineers and operators

50 0 0 6 17 16 11 0 47.6

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators

6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 -

Railroad conductors and yardmasters

52 1 3 13 17 13 4 1 39.9

Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers

15 0 0 4 7 3 0 1 -

Sailors and marine oilers

11 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 -

Ship and boat captains and operators

35 0 1 5 12 8 6 3 -

Ship engineers

6 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 -

Bridge and lock tenders

5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -

Parking lot attendants

91 5 19 24 14 10 13 6 33.9

Automotive and watercraft service attendants

99 16 30 26 10 7 8 2 26.8

Transportation inspectors

29 0 0 7 4 9 8 1 -

Transportation attendants, except flight attendants

22 0 1 3 5 5 4 3 -

Other transportation workers

43 0 8 15 5 6 9 0 -

Conveyor operators and tenders

7 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 -

Crane and tower operators

76 0 2 13 21 18 17 5 45.5

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators

35 0 5 3 11 10 4 2 -

Hoist and winch operators

6 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 -

Industrial truck and tractor operators

589 5 60 145 131 136 97 15 41.3

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

338 40 60 72 63 65 31 7 35.0

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

1,908 126 360 447 338 322 255 59 35.9

Machine feeders and offbearers

33 1 9 9 3 5 7 0 -

Packers and packagers, hand

505 70 76 89 94 92 66 18 36.6

Pumping station operators

23 0 3 8 2 5 2 3 -

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

97 3 13 18 18 24 18 4 42.7

Mine shuttle car operators

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

5 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 -

Material moving workers, all other

43 3 6 9 9 7 8 2 -

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: February 10, 2016