Appendix table 2. Number of workers1 represented, National
Compensation Survey, March 2012
Occupational group2 Civilian workers Private industry
workers 		State and local
government
workers
All workers
122,742,800
103,882,000
18,860,800
    Management, professional, and related
36,579,100
26,183,300
10,395,700
        Management, business, and financial
10,377,700
8,817,400
–
        Professional and related
26,201,300
17,365,900
8,835,400
            Teachers
6,145,000
–
4,952,800
                Primary, secondary, and special
                 education school teachers
4,120,500
–
3,642,100
            Registered nurses
2,726,100
–
–
    Service
26,834,000
22,791,300
4,042,700
        Protective service
3,121,000
1,299,800
1,821,200
    Sales and office
31,979,400
29,254,600
2,724,900
        Sales and related
11,769,000
11,633,100
–
        Office and administrative support
20,210,500
17,621,400
2,589,100
    Natural resources, construction, and
     maintenance
9,179,400
8,252,300
927,200
        Construction, extraction, farming,
         fishing, and forestry
4,378,200
3,867,000
–
        Installation, maintenance, and repair
4,801,200
4,385,200
–
    Production, transportation, and material
     moving
18,170,800
17,400,500
770,300
        Production
8,818,100
8,705,000
–
        Transportation and material moving
9,352,700
8,695,400
–
1The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the
number of workers provide a description of the size and composition of the labor force included in the survey.
Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends
or levels.
2The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system is used to classify workers.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no estimates
for this characteristic are provided in this publication.