Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)
Occupation | Total employed | Percent women |
---|---|---|
Total, 16 years and over |
145,362 | 46.7 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
52,761 | 50.8 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
22,059 | 42.7 |
Management occupations |
15,852 | 37.4 |
Chief executives |
1,655 | 23.4 |
General and operations managers |
985 | 30.1 |
Legislators |
23 | - |
Advertising and promotions managers |
77 | 62.1 |
Marketing and sales managers |
922 | 42.0 |
Public relations managers |
64 | 60.3 |
Administrative services managers |
100 | 32.6 |
Computer and information systems managers |
475 | 27.2 |
Financial managers |
1,168 | 54.8 |
Human resources managers |
293 | 66.3 |
Industrial production managers |
243 | 14.5 |
Purchasing managers |
193 | 40.4 |
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
239 | 17.0 |
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers |
217 | 23.9 |
Farmers and ranchers |
751 | 24.4 |
Construction managers |
1,244 | 8.2 |
Education administrators |
829 | 65.1 |
Engineering managers |
109 | 6.3 |
Food service managers |
1,039 | 44.8 |
Funeral directors |
45 | - |
Gaming managers |
18 | - |
Lodging managers |
177 | 46.7 |
Medical and health services managers |
561 | 69.4 |
Natural sciences managers |
15 | - |
Postmasters and mail superintendents |
41 | - |
Property, real estate, and community association managers |
558 | 49.6 |
Social and community service managers |
338 | 68.1 |
Managers, all other |
3,473 | 35.8 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
6,207 | 56.2 |
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
50 | 36.5 |
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
6 | - |
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
191 | 47.6 |
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
264 | 56.5 |
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators |
312 | 65.7 |
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
179 | 52.3 |
Cost estimators |
100 | 10.0 |
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists |
803 | 70.7 |
Logisticians |
50 | 47.2 |
Management analysts |
731 | 43.5 |
Meeting and convention planners |
55 | 79.2 |
Other business operations specialists |
254 | 66.3 |
Accountants and auditors |
1,762 | 61.1 |
Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
102 | 33.4 |
Budget analysts |
64 | 57.1 |
Credit analysts |
20 | - |
Financial analysts |
110 | 38.8 |
Personal financial advisors |
430 | 34.3 |
Insurance underwriters |
82 | 80.3 |
Financial examiners |
7 | - |
Loan counselors and officers |
392 | 58.0 |
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
58 | 64.2 |
Tax preparers |
105 | 66.6 |
Financial specialists, all other |
78 | 57.0 |
Professional and related occupations |
30,702 | 56.7 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
3,676 | 24.8 |
Computer scientists and systems analysts |
837 | 27.5 |
Computer programmers |
534 | 22.4 |
Computer software engineers |
1,034 | 20.9 |
Computer support specialists |
382 | 27.7 |
Database administrators |
93 | 29.2 |
Network and computer systems administrators |
227 | 21.4 |
Network systems and data communications analysts |
422 | 23.7 |
Actuaries |
26 | - |
Mathematicians |
3 | - |
Operations research analysts |
75 | 47.6 |
Statisticians |
41 | - |
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations |
3 | - |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
2,931 | 13.5 |
Architects, except naval |
233 | 24.8 |
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists |
49 | - |
Aerospace engineers |
137 | 10.3 |
Agricultural engineers |
3 | - |
Biomedical engineers |
9 | - |
Chemical engineers |
64 | 13.1 |
Civil engineers |
346 | 10.4 |
Computer hardware engineers |
69 | 19.4 |
Electrical and electronics engineers |
350 | 7.7 |
Environmental engineers |
37 | - |
Industrial engineers, including health and safety |
177 | 14.9 |
Marine engineers and naval architects |
17 | - |
Materials engineers |
40 | - |
Mechanical engineers |
318 | 6.7 |
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers |
10 | - |
Nuclear engineers |
9 | - |
Petroleum engineers |
18 | - |
Engineers, all other |
363 | 11.5 |
Drafters |
162 | 23.4 |
Engineering technicians, except drafters |
416 | 18.5 |
Surveying and mapping technicians |
105 | 4.9 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1,307 | 46.1 |
Agricultural and food scientists |
38 | - |
Biological scientists |
101 | 52.9 |
Conservation scientists and foresters |
24 | - |
Medical scientists |
132 | 52.3 |
Astronomers and physicists |
19 | - |
Atmospheric and space scientists |
10 | - |
Chemists and materials scientists |
118 | 33.1 |
Environmental scientists and geoscientists |
85 | 29.3 |
Physical scientists, all other |
136 | 40.7 |
Economists |
19 | - |
Market and survey researchers |
134 | 57.0 |
Psychologists |
176 | 66.9 |
Sociologists |
2 | - |
Urban and regional planners |
32 | - |
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers |
41 | - |
Agricultural and food science technicians |
24 | - |
Biological technicians |
24 | - |
Chemical technicians |
53 | 35.2 |
Geological and petroleum technicians |
9 | - |
Nuclear technicians |
3 | - |
Other life, physical, and social science technicians |
129 | 48.3 |
Community and social services occupations |
2,293 | 60.3 |
Counselors |
674 | 68.0 |
Social workers |
729 | 79.4 |
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists |
303 | 61.4 |
Clergy |
441 | 14.8 |
Directors, religious activities and education |
50 | 63.5 |
Religious workers, all other |
95 | 65.6 |
Legal occupations |
1,671 | 51.9 |
Lawyers |
1,014 | 34.4 |
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers |
54 | 43.6 |
Paralegals and legal assistants |
346 | 87.7 |
Miscellaneous legal support workers |
257 | 74.5 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
8,605 | 74.0 |
Postsecondary teachers |
1,218 | 46.1 |
Preschool and kindergarten teachers |
685 | 97.6 |
Elementary and middle school teachers |
2,958 | 81.2 |
Secondary school teachers |
1,210 | 56.0 |
Special education teachers |
387 | 84.9 |
Other teachers and instructors |
751 | 66.9 |
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians |
35 | - |
Librarians |
197 | 83.5 |
Library technicians |
44 | - |
Teacher assistants |
1,020 | 91.7 |
Other education, training, and library workers |
101 | 76.0 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2,820 | 47.8 |
Artists and related workers |
213 | 48.6 |
Designers |
834 | 57.5 |
Actors |
30 | - |
Producers and directors |
154 | 38.5 |
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers |
252 | 32.5 |
Dancers and choreographers |
25 | - |
Musicians, singers, and related workers |
186 | 29.3 |
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
39 | - |
Announcers |
41 | - |
News analysts, reporters and correspondents |
94 | 45.4 |
Public relations specialists |
135 | 61.6 |
Editors |
171 | 54.8 |
Technical writers |
47 | - |
Writers and authors |
186 | 57.3 |
Miscellaneous media and communication workers |
83 | 72.2 |
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators |
98 | 16.1 |
Photographers |
181 | 44.1 |
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors |
50 | 15.3 |
Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
1 | - |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
7,399 | 74.6 |
Chiropractors |
60 | 15.3 |
Dentists |
152 | 27.2 |
Dietitians and nutritionists |
100 | 90.0 |
Optometrists |
37 | - |
Pharmacists |
243 | 51.8 |
Physicians and surgeons |
877 | 30.5 |
Physician assistants |
99 | 66.9 |
Podiatrists |
12 | - |
Registered nurses |
2,778 | 91.7 |
Audiologists |
12 | - |
Occupational therapists |
87 | 95.9 |
Physical therapists |
197 | 69.0 |
Radiation therapists |
20 | - |
Recreational therapists |
17 | - |
Respiratory therapists |
109 | 68.3 |
Speech-language pathologists |
133 | 98.1 |
Therapists, all other |
107 | 80.8 |
Veterinarians |
56 | 56.7 |
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
20 | - |
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians |
351 | 75.7 |
Dental hygienists |
143 | 97.7 |
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians |
298 | 72.0 |
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
138 | 30.2 |
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians |
447 | 76.7 |
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
566 | 93.3 |
Medical records and health information technicians |
98 | 95.0 |
Opticians, dispensing |
50 | 63.4 |
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians |
139 | 63.0 |
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
52 | 42.1 |
Service occupations |
24,451 | 57.2 |
Healthcare support occupations |
3,212 | 88.8 |
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides |
1,889 | 88.7 |
Occupational therapist assistants and aides |
7 | - |
Physical therapist assistants and aides |
75 | 77.0 |
Massage therapists |
147 | 84.5 |
Dental assistants |
263 | 96.3 |
Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations |
831 | 88.8 |
Protective service occupations |
3,047 | 22.8 |
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
42 | - |
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
117 | 14.7 |
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
54 | 8.7 |
Supervisors, protective service workers, all other |
102 | 21.7 |
Fire fighters |
293 | 4.8 |
Fire inspectors |
27 | - |
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers |
403 | 30.0 |
Detectives and criminal investigators |
139 | 19.2 |
Fish and game wardens |
4 | - |
Parking enforcement workers |
6 | - |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
674 | 14.7 |
Transit and railroad police |
5 | - |
Animal control workers |
9 | - |
Private detectives and investigators |
89 | 39.4 |
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers |
867 | 23.6 |
Crossing guards |
68 | 73.5 |
Lifeguards and other protective service workers |
148 | 52.3 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
7,824 | 56.0 |
Chefs and head cooks |
351 | 17.0 |
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
635 | 57.8 |
Cooks |
1,997 | 40.1 |
Food preparation workers |
724 | 60.7 |
Bartenders |
365 | 58.3 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
323 | 68.5 |
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
323 | 64.1 |
Waiters and waitresses |
2,010 | 73.2 |
Food servers, nonrestaurant |
187 | 70.5 |
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
349 | 47.8 |
Dishwashers |
289 | 22.7 |
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
263 | 88.7 |
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
7 | - |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
5,445 | 40.2 |
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
296 | 39.9 |
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
258 | 7.5 |
Janitors and building cleaners |
2,125 | 32.2 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,434 | 89.8 |
Pest control workers |
71 | 8.2 |
Grounds maintenance workers |
1,262 | 6.1 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4,923 | 78.4 |
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers |
155 | 38.6 |
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
174 | 73.2 |
Animal trainers |
40 | - |
Nonfarm animal caretakers |
157 | 73.5 |
Gaming services workers |
111 | 51.5 |
Motion picture projectionists |
7 | - |
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
42 | - |
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers |
166 | 43.0 |
Funeral service workers |
13 | - |
Barbers |
87 | 20.8 |
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
773 | 90.6 |
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers |
229 | 82.3 |
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges |
72 | 17.3 |
Tour and travel guides |
35 | - |
Transportation attendants |
139 | 71.0 |
Child care workers |
1,314 | 95.6 |
Personal and home care aides |
871 | 85.4 |
Recreation and fitness workers |
353 | 68.1 |
Residential advisors |
70 | 65.8 |
Personal care and service workers, all other |
114 | 54.1 |
Sales and office occupations |
35,544 | 63.2 |
Sales and related occupations |
16,295 | 49.5 |
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
3,471 | 43.3 |
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
1,287 | 26.1 |
Cashiers |
3,031 | 75.5 |
Counter and rental clerks |
161 | 50.4 |
Parts salespersons |
119 | 10.8 |
Retail salespersons |
3,416 | 52.2 |
Advertising sales agents |
216 | 54.7 |
Insurance sales agents |
573 | 46.9 |
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
388 | 27.9 |
Travel agents |
98 | 71.6 |
Sales representatives, services, all other |
521 | 34.4 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing |
1,343 | 27.3 |
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters |
74 | 79.0 |
Real estate brokers and sales agents |
962 | 54.4 |
Sales engineers |
40 | - |
Telemarketers |
139 | 66.3 |
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers |
243 | 62.2 |
Sales and related workers, all other |
212 | 61.1 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
19,249 | 74.8 |
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
1,641 | 71.2 |
Switchboard operators, including answering service |
49 | - |
Telephone operators |
48 | - |
Communications equipment operators, all other |
11 | - |
Bill and account collectors |
232 | 68.0 |
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
516 | 90.9 |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
1,434 | 91.5 |
Gaming cage workers |
16 | - |
Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
158 | 90.1 |
Procurement clerks |
26 | - |
Tellers |
466 | 84.8 |
Brokerage clerks |
5 | - |
Correspondence clerks |
7 | - |
Court, municipal, and license clerks |
100 | 75.6 |
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
64 | 71.1 |
Customer service representatives |
1,908 | 68.3 |
Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
63 | 83.9 |
File clerks |
364 | 83.8 |
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
120 | 71.9 |
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
146 | 82.2 |
Library assistants, clerical |
107 | 83.8 |
Loan interviewers and clerks |
122 | 84.7 |
New accounts clerks |
23 | - |
Order clerks |
112 | 58.8 |
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
52 | 84.8 |
Receptionists and information clerks |
1,413 | 93.6 |
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
136 | 60.9 |
Information and record clerks, all other |
107 | 91.1 |
Cargo and freight agents |
19 | - |
Couriers and messengers |
261 | 17.4 |
Dispatchers |
286 | 57.4 |
Meter readers, utilities |
45 | - |
Postal service clerks |
167 | 53.7 |
Postal service mail carriers |
373 | 33.0 |
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
90 | 42.7 |
Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
269 | 58.2 |
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
543 | 32.8 |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
1,481 | 35.4 |
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
63 | 44.7 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants |
3,296 | 96.1 |
Computer operators |
134 | 51.4 |
Data entry keyers |
415 | 77.3 |
Word processors and typists |
149 | 92.9 |
Desktop publishers |
4 | - |
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
275 | 83.4 |
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
123 | 49.0 |
Office clerks, general |
1,176 | 84.4 |
Office machine operators, except computer |
43 | - |
Proofreaders and copy markers |
13 | - |
Statistical assistants |
19 | - |
Office and administrative support workers, all other |
558 | 77.3 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
14,806 | 4.2 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
988 | 21.1 |
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
48 | - |
Agricultural inspectors |
24 | - |
Animal breeders |
12 | - |
Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
63 | 65.3 |
Miscellaneous agricultural workers |
723 | 19.3 |
Fishers and related fishing workers |
36 | - |
Hunters and trappers |
1 | - |
Forest and conservation workers |
8 | - |
Logging workers |
73 | 1.0 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
8,667 | 2.5 |
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
844 | 2.7 |
Boilermakers |
22 | - |
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons |
230 | 0.4 |
Carpenters |
1,562 | 1.5 |
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers |
224 | 2.3 |
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers |
90 | - |
Construction laborers |
1,651 | 3.1 |
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
24 | - |
Pile-driver operators |
3 | - |
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
398 | 1.5 |
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers |
209 | 2.1 |
Electricians |
874 | 1.0 |
Glaziers |
49 | - |
Insulation workers |
38 | - |
Painters, construction and maintenance |
647 | 6.3 |
Paperhangers |
8 | - |
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
606 | 1.4 |
Plasterers and stucco masons |
46 | - |
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
15 | - |
Roofers |
234 | 1.3 |
Sheet metal workers |
136 | 4.8 |
Structural iron and steel workers |
77 | 0.9 |
Helpers, construction trades |
113 | 4.1 |
Construction and building inspectors |
93 | 9.5 |
Elevator installers and repairers |
38 | - |
Fence erectors |
38 | - |
Hazardous materials removal workers |
23 | - |
Highway maintenance workers |
103 | 1.9 |
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators |
15 | - |
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
11 | - |
Miscellaneous construction and related workers |
38 | - |
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
40 | - |
Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
35 | - |
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters |
11 | - |
Mining machine operators |
51 | 2.2 |
Roof bolters, mining |
4 | - |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
7 | - |
Helpers—extraction workers |
7 | - |
Other extraction workers |
55 | 2.8 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
5,152 | 3.9 |
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
300 | 8.0 |
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
335 | 10.5 |
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers |
200 | 11.4 |
Avionics technicians |
18 | - |
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
24 | - |
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
3 | - |
Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility |
18 | - |
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
27 | - |
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
75 | 1.6 |
Security and fire alarm systems installers |
62 | - |
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
153 | 1.7 |
Automotive body and related repairers |
157 | 2.1 |
Automotive glass installers and repairers |
28 | - |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
852 | 1.6 |
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
358 | 0.9 |
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics |
217 | 1.1 |
Small engine mechanics |
64 | 2.0 |
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers |
86 | 1.9 |
Control and valve installers and repairers |
21 | - |
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
397 | 2.0 |
Home appliance repairers |
51 | 5.3 |
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics |
439 | 2.6 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
461 | 3.5 |
Maintenance workers, machinery |
39 | - |
Millwrights |
60 | 0.9 |
Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
109 | 1.4 |
Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
204 | 3.3 |
Precision instrument and equipment repairers |
58 | 15.4 |
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
41 | - |
Commercial divers |
3 | - |
Locksmiths and safe repairers |
31 | - |
Manufactured building and mobile home installers |
12 | - |
Riggers |
8 | - |
Signal and track switch repairers |
5 | - |
Helpers—installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
23 | - |
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
213 | 7.5 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
17,800 | 22.4 |
Production occupations |
8,973 | 29.7 |
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
874 | 18.1 |
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
18 | - |
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers |
203 | 57.8 |
Engine and other machine assemblers |
13 | - |
Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
36 | - |
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators |
1,050 | 35.0 |
Bakers |
194 | 55.7 |
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers |
309 | 26.8 |
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders |
11 | - |
Food batchmakers |
73 | 53.5 |
Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
7 | - |
Computer control programmers and operators |
68 | 8.7 |
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
9 | - |
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
9 | - |
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
12 | - |
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
105 | 20.2 |
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
4 | - |
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 | 19.7 |
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
20 | - |
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
8 | - |
Machinists |
409 | 6.9 |
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders |
24 | - |
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic |
10 | - |
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
58 | 18.1 |
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
4 | - |
Tool and die makers |
71 | 1.0 |
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers |
598 | 4.7 |
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
11 | - |
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic |
9 | - |
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
13 | - |
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
7 | - |
Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other |
349 | 21.1 |
Bookbinders and bindery workers |
36 | - |
Job printers |
47 | - |
Prepress technicians and workers |
44 | - |
Printing machine operators |
213 | 19.8 |
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
239 | 60.8 |
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
57 | 79.2 |
Sewing machine operators |
226 | 78.2 |
Shoe and leather workers and repairers |
8 | - |
Shoe machine operators and tenders |
6 | - |
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers |
71 | 84.2 |
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders |
3 | - |
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
6 | - |
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders |
5 | - |
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders |
17 | - |
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
2 | - |
Fabric and apparel patternmakers |
2 | - |
Upholsterers |
56 | 19.7 |
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other |
21 | - |
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
85 | 6.5 |
Furniture finishers |
19 | - |
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
44 | - |
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
22 | - |
Woodworkers, all other |
37 | - |
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers |
55 | 9.2 |
Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
101 | 1.7 |
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
71 | 8.6 |
Miscellaneous plant and system operators |
34 | - |
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
52 | 15.4 |
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers |
108 | 13.3 |
Cutting workers |
80 | 26.7 |
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
29 | - |
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
16 | - |
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
751 | 41.3 |
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
59 | 47.0 |
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
95 | 56.9 |
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
261 | 51.5 |
Painting workers |
183 | 13.6 |
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators |
53 | 47.8 |
Semiconductor processors |
7 | - |
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
11 | - |
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
10 | - |
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders |
2 | - |
Etchers and engravers |
7 | - |
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
38 | - |
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
42 | - |
Tire builders |
14 | - |
Helpers—production workers |
34 | - |
Production workers, all other |
958 | 31.0 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
8,827 | 14.9 |
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers |
208 | 20.5 |
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers |
141 | 2.6 |
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists |
27 | - |
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
16 | - |
Bus drivers |
651 | 49.0 |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers |
3,388 | 4.9 |
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
373 | 13.3 |
Motor vehicle operators, all other |
66 | 18.0 |
Locomotive engineers and operators |
58 | 2.8 |
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators |
5 | - |
Railroad conductors and yardmasters |
53 | 4.7 |
Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers |
18 | - |
Sailors and marine oilers |
18 | - |
Ship and boat captains and operators |
39 | - |
Ship engineers |
5 | - |
Bridge and lock tenders |
7 | - |
Parking lot attendants |
83 | 12.6 |
Service station attendants |
87 | 14.8 |
Transportation inspectors |
51 | 11.3 |
Other transportation workers |
19 | - |
Conveyor operators and tenders |
5 | - |
Crane and tower operators |
69 | 3.7 |
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators |
60 | 1.2 |
Hoist and winch operators |
5 | - |
Industrial truck and tractor operators |
568 | 8.9 |
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
317 | 9.5 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
1,889 | 17.1 |
Machine feeders and offbearers |
34 | - |
Packers and packagers, hand |
391 | 58.1 |
Pumping station operators |
25 | - |
Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
98 | 14.0 |
Shuttle car operators |
5 | - |
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
2 | - |
Material moving workers, all other |
48 | - |
NOTE: Dash indicates data not shown for occupations where employment base is less than 50,000.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |