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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex, 2008 annual averages
OccupationTotal both sexesWomenMenWomen's earnings as percent of men's
Total employedMedian weekly earningsTotal employedMedian weekly earningsTotal employedMedian weekly earnings

Total, 16 years and older

106,648$72247,209$63859,439$79879.9

Management, professional, and related occupations

40,1541,02520,53589219,6191,23872.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

16,3101,1287,4639418,8471,34370.1

Management occupations

11,2231,2044,5359796,6871,38470.7

Chief executives

1,0441,9032511,6037931,99980.2

General and operations managers

9191,2292749936461,31575.5

Legislators

16(1)7(1)9(1)(2)

Advertising and promotions managers

691,097521,00017(1)(2)

Marketing and sales managers

8671,3453571,0245101,60164.0

Public relations managers

571,23231(1)26(1)(2)

Administrative services managers

921,00326(1)661,012(2)

Computer and information systems managers

4311,5761201,2603111,64176.8

Financial managers

1,0631,1345839454801,45764.9

Human resources managers

2881,2331941,137931,43379.3

Industrial production managers

2221,25330(1)1921,285(2)

Purchasing managers

1831,139729951111,25179.5

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

21887738(1)179885(2)

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers

7677513(1)63802(2)

Construction managers

5861,18949(1)5361,219(2)

Education administrators

7251,1704471,0002781,39871.5

Engineering managers

991,7525(1)951,758(2)

Food service managers

61967629662832373985.0

Funeral directors.

25(1)6(1)18(1)(2)

Gaming managers

14(1)4(1)11(1)(2)

Lodging managers

119788567206387782.1

Medical and health services managers

5001,1703511,0661501,50470.9

Natural sciences managers

15(1)2(1)12(1)(2)

Postmasters and mail superintendents

36(1)19(1)17(1)(2)

Property, real estate, and community association managers

3038471777581261,05471.9

Social and community service managers

277965191871861,25469.5

Managers, all other

2,3611,2258851,0101,4771,35974.3

Business and financial operations occupations

5,0879742,9288852,1591,16775.8

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes

28(1)11(1)17(1)(2)

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products

5(1)3(1)2(1)(2)

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products

152816708018282697.0

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products

25389014685910792393.1

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators

2868101887669989186.0

Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation

1641,12686950781,24576.3

Cost estimators

821,0559(1)731,082(2)

Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists

7179185048502131,15873.4

Logisticians

39(1)19(1)21(1)(2)

Management analysts

4541,2552091,1392451,39181.9

Meeting and convention planners

47(1)37(1)10(1)(2)

Other business operations specialists

214931145850691,15773.5

Accountants and auditors

1,4949819049085911,17877.1

Appraisers and assessors of real estate

611,08922(1)39(1)(2)

Budget analysts

621,19737(1)26(1)(2)

Credit analysts

20(1)11(1)9(1)(2)

Financial analysts

841,37839(1)45(1)(2)

Personal financial advisors

3131,1941179351971,37068.2

Insurance underwriters

779576291715(1)(2)

Financial examiners

6(1)3(1)4(1)(2)

Loan counselors and officers

3559162018121541,11872.6

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents

5385035(1)18(1)(2)

Tax preparers

5491136(1)18(1)(2)

Financial specialists, all other

6696435(1)30(1)(2)

Professional and related occupations

23,84598013,07286710,7731,16974.2

Computer and mathematical occupations

3,3441,2428281,0882,5161,32082.4

Computer scientists and systems analysts

7521,1842131,0825381,24087.3

Computer programmers

4701,2181051,0033651,26179.5

Computer software engineers

9551,5291961,3517591,55586.9

Computer support specialists

37989310587827490397.2

Database administrators

931,27425(1)681,289(2)

Network and computer systems administrators.

2121,18946(1)1661,209(2)

Network systems and data communications analysts

3531,130829612711,18481.2

Actuaries

24(1)6(1)18(1)(2)

Mathematicians

2(1)--2(1)(2)

Operations research analysts.

691,25936(1)34(1)(2)

Statisticians

33(1)14(1)19(1)(2)

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations

2(1)--1(1)(2)

Architecture and engineering occupations

2,6521,2443341,0012,3191,28677.8

Architects, except naval

1501,12835(1)1151,273(2)

Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists

34(1)3(1)32(1)(2)

Aerospace engineers

1311,55412(1)1201,622(2)

Agricultural engineers

4(1)--4(1)(2)

Biomedical engineers

10(1)3(1)8(1)(2)

Chemical engineers

641,5468(1)561,562(2)

Civil engineers

3031,33236(1)2681,349(2)

Computer hardware engineers

621,25814(1)48(1)(2)

Electrical and electronics engineers

3341,44326(1)3071,475(2)

Environmental engineers

29(1)8(1)21(1)(2)

Industrial engineers, including health and safety.

1631,31123(1)1401,364(2)

Marine engineers and naval architects

15(1)--15(1)(2)

Materials engineers.

41(1)6(1)35(1)(2)

Mechanical engineers

3001,43323(1)2761,445(2)

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

12(1)1(1)10(1)(2)

Nuclear engineers

9(1)--9(1)(2)

Petroleum engineers

18(1)1(1)17(1)(2)

Engineers, all other

3471,41839(1)3081,425(2)

Drafters

15088131(1)119924(2)

Engineering technicians, except drafters

3929055978133293383.7

Surveying and mapping technicians

877946(1)80801(2)

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,0801,0354779316031,15680.5

Agricultural and food scientists

34(1)11(1)23(1)(2)

Biological scientists

911,02346(1)45(1)(2)

Conservation scientists and foresters

21(1)2(1)18(1)(2)

Medical scientists

12098960948601,13383.7

Astronomers and physicists

20(1)3(1)16(1)(2)

Atmospheric and space scientists

8(1)2(1)6(1)(2)

Chemists and materials scientists

1031,11838(1)651,430(2)

Environmental scientists and geoscientists

701,25322(1)48(1)(2)

Physical scientists, all other

1221,363501,061721,53569.1

Economists

17(1)4(1)13(1)(2)

Market and survey researchers

1091,0716099049(1)(2)

Psychologists

841,220571,00427(1)(2)

Sociologists

1(1)1(1)--(2)

Urban and regional planners

31(1)17(1)13(1)(2)

Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers

36(1)13(1)23(1)(2)

Agricultural and food science technicians

23(1)9(1)14(1)(2)

Biological technicians

20(1)8(1)13(1)(2)

Chemical technicians

5687220(1)36(1)(2)

Geological and petroleum technicians

9(1)3(1)6(1)(2)

Nuclear technicians

2(1)1(1)1(1)(2)

Other life, physical, and social science technicians

1037525075254751100.1

Community and social services occupations

1,9087881,11775379186087.6

Counselors

522787355787167787100.0

Social workers

63978450377913581295.9

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists

26173615968010287477.8

Clergy

38888243(1)346899(2)

Directors, religious activities and education

38(1)21(1)18(1)(2)

Religious workers, all other

6066936(1)24(1)(2)

Legal occupations

1,1991,1746939625061,69656.7

Lawyers

6451,7512471,5093981,87580.5

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers

511,28124(1)27(1)(2)

Paralegals and legal assistants

30479626779037(1)(2)

Miscellaneous legal support workers

19873815570243(1)(2)

Education, training, and library occupations

6,6778664,8838181,7941,02080.2

Postsecondary teachers

8621,1493791,0564831,24584.8

Preschool and kindergarten teachers

50659149358914(1)(2)

Elementary and middle school teachers

2,6278902,12787150099487.6

Secondary school teachers

1,08694959692049099592.5

Special education teachers

34394429194952914103.8

Other teachers and instructors

35185820981214295385.2

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians

25(1)13(1)11(1)(2)

Librarians

13687811181125(1)(2)

Library technicians

17(1)14(1)3(1)(2)

Teacher assistants

6514215954135651779.9

Other education, training, and library workers

741,0715588619(1)(2)

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,57088268977788295181.7

Artists and related workers

7498523(1)511,103(2)

Designers

54081126874427189982.8

Actors

2(1)1(1)1(1)(2)

Producers and directors

10893842(1)65983(2)

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers

11782525(1)91837(2)

Dancers and choreographers

13(1)11(1)1(1)(2)

Musicians, singers, and related workers

32(1)5(1)27(1)(2)

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other

12(1)3(1)9(1)(2)

Announcers.

22(1)3(1)19(1)(2)

News analysts, reporters and correspondents

6894725(1)43(1)(2)

Public relations specialists

1071,0007093537(1)(2)

Editors.

13297169941631,06288.6

Technical writers

48(1)22(1)26(1)(2)

Writers and authors

7994541(1)38(1)(2)

Miscellaneous media and communication workers

46(1)33(1)14(1)(2)

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators

7597213(1)62996(2)

Photographers

6969030(1)39(1)(2)

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors

26(1)5(1)21(1)(2)

Media and communication equipment workers, all other

1(1)--1(1)(2)

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

5,4159624,0529091,3621,21075.1

Chiropractors

9(1)2(1)8(1)(2)

Dentists

34(1)15(1)19(1)(2)

Dietitians and nutritionists

866727567411(1)(2)

Optometrists

11(1)5(1)5(1)(2)

Pharmacists

1961,883941,6471021,91486.1

Physicians and surgeons

5941,7311891,2304051,91164.4

Physician assistants

861,251511,07734(1)(2)

Podiatrists

6(1)1(1)5(1)(2)

Registered nurses

2,1141,0221,9041,0112101,16886.6

Audiologists

7(1)5(1)2(1)(2)

Occupational therapists

551,019541,0161(1)(2)

Physical therapists

1291,176781,019511,32976.7

Radiation therapists

15(1)10(1)5(1)(2)

Recreational therapists

16(1)12(1)5(1)(2)

Respiratory therapists

908816481926(1)(2)

Speech-language pathologists

881,121871,124--(2)

Therapists, all other

747915679618(1)(2)

Veterinarians

26(1)16(1)10(1)(2)

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other

3(1)2(1)--(2)

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

3017832237507894279.6

Dental hygienists

75976739882(1)(2)

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians

238957159923791,03589.2

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

12175539(1)82823(2)

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians

3405852585648267783.3

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

43969240867931(1)(2)

Medical records and health information technicians

77537715516(1)(2)

Opticians, dispensing

33(1)23(1)10(1)(2)

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians

1056716161544(1)(2)

Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations.

49(1)17(1)32(1)(2)

Service occupations

14,8144757,4584187,35553777.8

Healthcare support occupations

2,2224651,95145927151289.6

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides

1,3704291,20142416948587.4

Occupational therapist assistants and aides

7(1)6(1)1(1)(2)

Physical therapist assistants and aides

5170039(1)12(1)(2)

Massage therapists

32(1)22(1)10(1)(2)

Dental assistants

1685311605248(1)(2)

Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations

5955055245027152994.9

Protective service occupations

2,6837485645942,11979474.8

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers

43(1)16(1)27(1)(2)

First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives

1201,20020(1)991,239(2)

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers

531,3274(1)49(1)(2)

Supervisors, protective service workers, all other

9476322(1)72768(2)

Fire fighters

28397013(1)270975(2)

Fire inspectors

24(1)--24(1)(2)

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers

38769511260527572583.4

Detectives and criminal investigators

1391,05328(1)1121,112(2)

Fish and game wardens

4(1)--4(1)(2)

Parking enforcement workers

5(1)4(1)1(1)(2)

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

67489310173157392978.7

Transit and railroad police

3(1)--3(1)(2)

Animal control workers

9(1)3(1)6(1)(2)

Private detectives and investigators

7678028(1)47(1)(2)

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers

69551617347852354088.5

Crossing guards

20(1)17(1)3(1)(2)

Lifeguards and other protective service workers

5440123(1)31(1)(2)

Food preparation and serving related occupations

4,1534022,0353762,11843287.0

Chefs and head cooks

29554840(1)255551(2)

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers

48349828043920359973.3

Cooks

1,31239048036383240489.9

Food preparation workers

32535219733812836891.8

Bartenders

2045021084579659676.7

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food

1413499934142(1)(2)

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop

843075429930(1)(2)

Waiters and waitresses

85239156036729243684.2

Food servers, nonrestaurant

914516242429(1)(2)

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

159390693869039498.0

Dishwashers

15236144(1)108367(2)

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

49(1)39(1)10(1)(2)

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other

6(1)4(1)2(1)(2)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3,5064311,2743832,23248878.5

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers

2006237444812774859.9

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

866874(1)82712(2)

Janitors and building cleaners.

1,5104604143971,09649380.5

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

84737874237110543685.1

Pest control workers

616114(1)57596(2)

Grounds maintenance workers

80242037(1)766422(2)

Personal care and service occupations

2,2504751,63444161559174.6

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers

9776036(1)62837(2)

First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers

6161838(1)23(1)(2)

Animal trainers

12(1)6(1)6(1)(2)

Nonfarm animal caretakers

6245745(1)18(1)(2)

Gaming services workers

8465043(1)41(1)(2)

Motion picture projectionists

5(1)--5(1)(2)

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

7(1)3(1)4(1)(2)

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers

7041534(1)36(1)(2)

Funeral service workers

6(1)1(1)5(1)(2)

Barbers

38(1)7(1)31(1)(2)

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

30649626948937(1)(2)

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers

13046210244428(1)(2)

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges

5558111(1)44(1)(2)

Tour and travel guides

20(1)11(1)9(1)(2)

Transportation attendants

1027176863734(1)(2)

Child care workers

43539641039325(1)(2)

Personal and home care aides

4854143944049147585.1

Recreation and fitness workers

1765141054877063976.2

Residential advisors

5258432(1)20(1)(2)

Personal care and service workers, all other

46(1)18(1)28(1)(2)

Sales and office occupations

25,23261415,6355789,59773378.9

Sales and related occupations

10,1136564,5185165,59479664.8

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

2,4326691,0505561,38278171.2

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers

78888223376555594780.8

Cashiers

1,3763601,01834935939987.5

Counter and rental clerks

9358635(1)58671(2)

Parts salespersons

11151912(1)99555(2)

Retail salespersons

1,9965218484401,14862370.6

Advertising sales agents

181838998048287991.5

Insurance sales agents

37976719865218299465.6

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

2901,127847602061,27259.7

Travel agents

6468545(1)19(1)(2)

Sales representatives, services, all other

43192614884128395787.9

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

1,1439862998468441,06479.5

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters

25(1)18(1)8(1)(2)

Real estate brokers and sales agents

46279425168221195271.6

Sales engineers

41(1)2(1)39(1)(2)

Telemarketers

954576147334(1)(2)

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

5550726(1)29(1)(2)

Sales and related workers, all other

149746906955880985.9

Office and administrative support occupations

15,11960111,1175904,00365190.6

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers

1,5007311,02968847084881.1

Switchboard operators, including answering service

40(1)34(1)6(1)(2)

Telephone operators

37(1)27(1)10(1)(2)

Communications equipment operators, all other

7(1)4(1)3(1)(2)

Bill and account collectors

2066051395976761896.6

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators

42858438657542(1)(2)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

9506068656038564593.5

Gaming cage workers

15(1)13(1)2(1)(2)

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

12769011070017(1)(2)

Procurement clerks

23(1)15(1)8(1)(2)

Tellers

3384692844685447199.4

Brokerage clerks

3(1)3(1)--(2)

Correspondence clerks

7(1)4(1)3(1)(2)

Court, municipal, and license clerks

926737064322(1)(2)

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

5855639(1)19(1)(2)

Customer service representatives

1,5115771,01556849660793.6

Eligibility interviewers, government programs

60665506689(1)(2)

File clerks

25954921753642(1)(2)

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

814105840624(1)(2)

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

1105818857322(1)(2)

Library assistants, clerical

41(1)35(1)6(1)(2)

Loan interviewers and clerks

1146819764317(1)(2)

New accounts clerks

24(1)20(1)3(1)(2)

Order clerks

985485454145(1)(2)

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

48(1)40(1)9(1)(2)

Receptionists and information clerks

9605038965026453793.5

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

120572705385075271.5

Information and record clerks, all other

94639876247(1)(2)

Cargo and freight agents.

17(1)5(1)12(1)(2)

Couriers and messengers

17872424(1)154755(2)

Dispatchers

24365313457810972280.1

Meter readers, utilities

42(1)6(1)36(1)(2)

Postal service clerks

157877808537790594.3

Postal service mail carriers

33890810180323793985.5

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

8483035(1)49(1)(2)

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

24975014769010286280.0

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks

47854314051633855992.3

Stock clerks and order fillers

1,05946837146668847099.1

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

5960426(1)34(1)(2)

Secretaries and administrative assistants

2,5756162,4856149073683.4

Computer operators

112673586325574984.4

Data entry keyers

3395862615657765286.7

Word processors and typists

11257110256010(1)(2)

Desktop publishers

3(1)3(1)1(1)(2)

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks.

26459321958844(1)(2)

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

984945044648(1)(2)

Office clerks, general

84058572758211360296.7

Office machine operators, except computer

30(1)15(1)15(1)(2)

Proofreaders and copy markers

11(1)8(1)4(1)(2)

Statistical assistants

18(1)14(1)4(1)(2)

Office and administrative support workers, all other

46465735763610772987.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,60970245060711,15970586.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

75642014439261242791.8

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

35(1)4(1)31(1)(2)

Agricultural inspectors

28(1)14(1)14(1)(2)

Animal breeders

4(1)3(1)1(1)(2)

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

6346339(1)24(1)(2)

Miscellaneous agricultural workers

5643948334648140286.1

Fishers and related fishing workers

9(1)--9(1)(2)

Hunters and trappers

1(1)--1(1)(2)

Forest and conservation workers

5(1)1(1)4(1)(2)

Logging workers

47(1)--47(1)(2)

Construction and extraction occupations

6,4326881397476,293688108.6

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers

63194715(1)615945(2)

Boilermakers

23(1)--23(1)(2)

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons

1616221(1)160624(2)

Carpenters

98665611(1)975655(2)

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers

1186212(1)116613(2)

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers

77574--77574(2)

Construction laborers

1,21056431(1)1,180558(2)

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

23(1)3(1)20(1)(2)

Pile-driver operators

2(1)--2(1)(2)

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

3607496(1)354744(2)

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers

1585593(1)154556(2)

Electricians

7288076(1)722809(2)

Glaziers

41(1)--41(1)(2)

Insulation workers

35(1)3(1)31(1)(2)

Painters, construction and maintenance

38655420(1)366556(2)

Paperhangers

4(1)--4(1)(2)

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.

4927848(1)484785(2)

Plasterers and stucco masons

42(1)--42(1)(2)

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

15(1)--15(1)(2)

Roofers.

1535581(1)152560(2)

Sheet metal workers

1127327(1)105733(2)

Structural iron and steel workers

71871--71871(2)

Helpers, construction trades

945045(1)89500(2)

Construction and building inspectors

848547(1)77849(2)

Elevator installers and repairers

39(1)3(1)36(1)(2)

Fence erectors

26(1)--26(1)(2)

Hazardous materials removal workers

19(1)2(1)17(1)(2)

Highway maintenance workers

976591(1)96656(2)

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

16(1)--16(1)(2)

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

9(1)--9(1)(2)

Miscellaneous construction and related workers

24(1)--24(1)(2)

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

36(1)1(1)36(1)(2)

Earth drillers, except oil and gas

37(1)--37(1)(2)

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

10(1)--9(1)(2)

Mining machine operators

49(1)1(1)48(1)(2)

Roof bolters, mining

4(1)--4(1)(2)

Roustabouts, oil and gas

8(1)--8(1)(2)

Helpers—extraction workers

6(1)--6(1)(2)

Other extraction workers

47(1)1(1)47(1)(2)

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,4207741677794,253774100.6

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers

29793724(1)273940(2)

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

27182331(1)240805(2)

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers

19986627(1)172881(2)

Avionics technicians

15(1)2(1)13(1)(2)

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

19(1)2(1)17(1)(2)

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

5(1)--5(1)(2)

Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility

18(1)--17(1)(2)

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

26(1)1(1)25(1)(2)

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers

527871(1)51796(2)

Security and fire alarm systems installers

50745--50745(2)

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

1449193(1)141928(2)

Automotive body and related repairers

1167131(1)115715(2)

Automotive glass installers and repairers

26(1)--26(1)(2)

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

6506779(1)641678(2)

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

3287632(1)326763(2)

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics

2028462(1)200847(2)

Small engine mechanics

44(1)1(1)43(1)(2)

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers

69489--69489(2)

Control and valve installers and repairers

22(1)--22(1)(2)

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

3118045(1)306805(2)

Home appliance repairers

31(1)--31(1)(2)

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics

41980112(1)407806(2)

Maintenance and repair workers, general

42072016(1)404719(2)

Maintenance workers, machinery

40(1)--40(1)(2)

Millwrights

659561(1)64960(2)

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

971,0931(1)961,090(2)

Telecommunications line installers and repairers

1878487(1)181836(2)

Precision instrument and equipment repairers

46(1)6(1)40(1)(2)

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

31(1)4(1)27(1)(2)

Commercial divers

1(1)--1(1)(2)

Locksmiths and safe repairers

21(1)1(1)20(1)(2)

Manufactured building and mobile home installers

7(1)1(1)6(1)(2)

Riggers

7(1)--7(1)(2)

Signal and track switch repairers

5(1)--5(1)(2)

Helpers—installation, maintenance, and repair workers

16(1)--16(1)(2)

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers

1666399(1)156638(2)

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

14,8405943,13146211,70963772.5

Production occupations

8,0085952,2454645,76365970.4

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

81085714063467189970.5

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

23(1)6(1)16(1)(2)

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers

1855061074537860075.5

Engine and other machine assemblers

14(1)3(1)11(1)(2)

Structural metal fabricators and fitters

29(1)--29(1)(2)

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

95953133746662258180.2

Bakers

143426683937547882.2

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers

3034908143022351284.0

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

10(1)5(1)5(1)(2)

Food batchmakers

6647734(1)32(1)(2)

Food cooking machine operators and tenders

5(1)2(1)3(1)(2)

Computer control programmers and operators

658106(1)59820(2)

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

9(1)--9(1)(2)

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

10(1)--10(1)(2)

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

12(1)1(1)11(1)(2)

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

10452522(1)82548(2)

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

2(1)1(1)2(1)(2)

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

526908(1)44(1)(2)

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

23(1)3(1)20(1)(2)

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

6(1)1(1)5(1)(2)

Machinists

37670825(1)351715(2)

Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders

25(1)1(1)24(1)(2)

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic

9(1)--9(1)(2)

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

5258911(1)40(1)(2)

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

3(1)2(1)1(1)(2)

Tool and die makers

649461(1)64952(2)

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers

53666622(1)514673(2)

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

10(1)3(1)7(1)(2)

Lay-out workers, metal and plastic

8(1)1(1)7(1)(2)

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

12(1)1(1)11(1)(2)

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners

5(1)--5(1)(2)

Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other

3565867351528360585.1

Bookbinders and bindery workers

29(1)12(1)17(1)(2)

Job printers

36(1)5(1)30(1)(2)

Prepress technicians and workers

37(1)20(1)17(1)(2)

Printing machine operators

19763140(1)157669(2)

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

1793621063457341483.3

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

47(1)37(1)9(1)(2)

Sewing machine operators

17538613138345(1)(2)

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

3(1)--3(1)(2)

Shoe machine operators and tenders

3(1)2(1)--(2)

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers

25(1)20(1)5(1)(2)

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

3(1)--3(1)(2)

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

4(1)1(1)3(1)(2)

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

3(1)1(1)2(1)(2)

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

11(1)8(1)3(1)(2)

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

3(1)1(1)2(1)(2)

Fabric and apparel patternmakers

2(1)2(1)--(2)

Upholsterers

30(1)7(1)23(1)(2)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other.

20(1)6(1)14(1)(2)

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

616414(1)57655(2)

Furniture finishers

9(1)2(1)7(1)(2)

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

38(1)2(1)35(1)(2)

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing.

18(1)6(1)12(1)(2)

Woodworkers, all other

17(1)4(1)13(1)(2)

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers

539606(1)47(1)(2)

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

978481(1)96849(2)

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators

737054(1)69693(2)

Miscellaneous plant and system operators

34(1)1(1)33(1)(2)

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders

519186(1)45(1)(2)

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers

10659618(1)88576(2)

Cutting workers

7250218(1)55514(2)

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

29(1)8(1)21(1)(2)

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

11(1)3(1)8(1)(2)

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

71166030152740976568.9

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

28(1)13(1)16(1)(2)

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians

7358239(1)34(1)(2)

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

24044913140110950180.0

Painting workers

16356519(1)144579(2)

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators

32(1)16(1)16(1)(2)

Semiconductor processors

5(1)3(1)2(1)(2)

Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders

9(1)3(1)6(1)(2)

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders

2(1)--2(1)(2)

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders

1(1)--1(1)(2)

Etchers and engravers

3(1)1(1)2(1)(2)

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

33(1)3(1)30(1)(2)

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

41(1)12(1)29(1)(2)

Tire builders

12(1)3(1)9(1)(2)

Helpers—production workers.

31(1)5(1)26(1)(2)

Production workers, all other

86654525148561559281.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

6,8325938864555,94661574.0

Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers

21576138(1)177796(2)

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

921,3904(1)881,399(2)

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists

26(1)7(1)19(1)(2)

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians

16(1)4(1)12(1)(2)

Bus drivers

37256117150720160583.8

Driver/salesworkers and truck drivers

2,7297021165422,61370976.4

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs

20850330(1)179514(2)

Motor vehicle operators, all other

33(1)6(1)27(1)(2)

Locomotive engineers and operators

531,2232(1)511,207(2)

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators

5(1)--5(1)(2)

Railroad conductors and yardmasters.

531,0672(1)511,080(2)

Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers

22(1)5(1)16(1)(2)

Sailors and marine oilers

13(1)--13(1)(2)

Ship and boat captains and operators

36(1)3(1)33(1)(2)

Ship engineers

4(1)--4(1)(2)

Bridge and lock tenders

7(1)2(1)5(1)(2)

Parking lot attendants

504363(1)46(1)(2)

Service station attendants

643737(1)56378(2)

Transportation inspectors

44(1)7(1)37(1)(2)

Other transportation workers

13(1)2(1)11(1)(2)

Conveyor operators and tenders

6(1)--6(1)(2)

Crane and tower operators.

689252(1)66933(2)

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators

41(1)1(1)39(1)(2)

Hoist and winch operators

4(1)--4(1)(2)

Industrial truck and tractor operators

55153440(1)511533(2)

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

22742819(1)208437(2)

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

1,3925011984171,19450882.1

Machine feeders and offbearers

29(1)13(1)16(1)(2)

Packers and packagers, hand

31538818636812941089.8

Pumping station operators

23(1)1(1)22(1)(2)

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

7047510(1)61493(2)

Shuttle car operators

5(1)--5(1)(2)

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

4(1)--4(1)(2)

Material moving workers, all other

43(1)8(1)35(1)(2)

Footnotes:
(1) Data not shown where the employment base is less than 50,000.
(2) Data not shown where the employment base for either the numerator or denominator is less than 50,000.

NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.