The Twenty Largest Blue-Collar Occupations
as of September 2011 and compared to September 2001
| Occupation Code | Occupation | September 2011 | September 2001 | Change | Percent Change |
|---|
| 3566 | CUSTODIAL WORKER |
11,613 |
11,559 |
54 |
0.5 |
|---|
| 4749 | MAINTENANCE MECHANIC |
11,448 |
11,580 |
-132 |
-1.1 |
|---|
| 8852 | AIRCRAFT MECHANIC |
10,223 |
11,237 |
-1,014 |
-9.0 |
|---|
| 6907 | MATERIALS HANDLER |
8,447 |
11,259 |
-2,812 |
-25.0 |
|---|
| 7408 | FOOD SERVICE WORKER |
7,894 |
8,979 |
-1,085 |
-12.1 |
|---|
| 5801 | MISC TRANSPORTATION/MOBILE EQUIPMT MAINT |
7,474 |
492 |
6,982 |
1419.1 |
|---|
| 5803 | HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC |
7,457 |
9,844 |
-2,387 |
-24.2 |
|---|
| 3806 | SHEET METAL MECHANIC |
7,443 |
6,372 |
1,071 |
16.8 |
|---|
| 5703 | MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING |
6,145 |
6,386 |
-241 |
-3.8 |
|---|
| 2604 | ELECTRONICS MECHANIC |
5,688 |
6,969 |
-1,281 |
-18.4 |
|---|
| 2805 | ELECTRICIAN |
4,551 |
4,801 |
-250 |
-5.2 |
|---|
| 4102 | PAINTING |
4,257 |
3,715 |
542 |
14.6 |
|---|
| 3414 | MACHINING |
3,824 |
3,784 |
40 |
1.1 |
|---|
| 7404 | COOK |
3,728 |
3,988 |
-260 |
-6.5 |
|---|
| 2610 | ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MECHANIC |
3,659 |
3,849 |
-190 |
-4.9 |
|---|
| 3502 | LABORING |
3,529 |
5,068 |
-1,539 |
-30.4 |
|---|
| 8602 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC |
3,114 |
3,619 |
-505 |
-14.0 |
|---|
| 5716 | ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATING |
2,860 |
3,240 |
-380 |
-11.7 |
|---|
| 4204 | PIPEFITTING |
2,854 |
3,321 |
-467 |
-14.1 |
|---|
| 6901 | Misc. Warehouse and Stock Handling |
2,493 |
4,294 |
-1,801 |
-41.9 |
|---|
SOURCE: U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Data Analysis Group
The Enterprise Human Resources Integration-Statistical Data Mart (EHRI-SDM)
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