Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Total, 16 years and over............................................................................................................ 139,064 47.2

Management, professional, and related occupations........................................................................................ 51,743 51.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations...................................................................... 20,938 43.0

Management occupations.......................................................................................................................... 15,001 38.2

Chief executives..................................................................................................................................... 1,505 25.5

General and operations managers......................................................................................................... 1,007 29.9

Legislators.......................................................................................................................... 13 - 

Advertising and promotions managers................................................................................................... 78 61.1

Marketing and sales managers.............................................................................................................. 959 45.2

Public relations managers...................................................................................................................... 85 60.0

Administrative services managers.......................................................................................................... 104 34.4

Computer and information systems managers....................................................................................... 537 29.9

Financial managers................................................................................................................................ 1,141 53.2

Human resources managers.................................................................................................................. 268 69.3

Industrial production managers.............................................................................................................. 254 17.9

Purchasing managers............................................................................................................................ 203 46.1

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................................................................................ 278 17.4

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers........................................................................................ 237 18.1

Farmers and ranchers............................................................................................................................ 713 24.6

Construction managers.......................................................................................................................... 1,083 6.8

Education administrators........................................................................................................................ 830 63.0

Engineering managers........................................................................................................................... 113 7.7

Food service managers.......................................................................................................................... 960 47.4

Funeral directors..................................................................................................................... 41 - 

Gaming managers 19

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Gaming managers.............................................................................................................. 19 - 

Lodging managers.................................................................................................................................. 143 48.4

Medical and health services managers.................................................................................................. 549 72.5

Natural sciences managers....................................................................................................... 22 - 

Postmasters and mail superintendents................................................................................................... 31 - 

Property, real estate, and community association managers.................................................................. 604 49.2

Social and community service managers............................................................................................... 326 70.2

Managers, all other............................................................................................................... 2,898 35.0

Business and financial operations occupations......................................................................................... 5,937 54.9

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes............................................. 47 - 

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products................................................................................ 15 - 

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products................................................................................ 180 52.1

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products............................................................ 235 54.9

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators................................................................... 282 57.4

Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation................. 188 47.0

Cost estimators...................................................................................................................................... 115 11.6

Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists..................................................................... 824 70.3

Logisticians............................................................................................................................................ 68 42.8

Management analysts............................................................................................................................ 658 43.7

Meeting and convention planners............................................................................................... 63 78.8

Other business operations specialists......................................................................................... 243 63.0

Accountants and auditors....................................................................................................................... 1,646 60.1

Appraisers and assessors of real estate................................................................................................ 79 34.0

Budget analysts...................................................................................................................................... 48 - 

Credit analysts....................................................................................................................... 24 - 

Financial analysts................................................................................................................................... 97 35.7

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Personal financial advisors..................................................................................................................... 369 30.8

Insurance underwriters........................................................................................................................... 125 59.3

Financial examiners................................................................................................................. 8 -

Loan counselors and officers.................................................................................................................. 363 51.8

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents...................................................................................... 71 66.1

Tax preparers......................................................................................................................................... 106 71.1

Financial specialists, all other..................................................................................................... 84 64.1

Professional and related occupations........................................................................................................... 30,805 57.4

Computer and mathematical occupations.................................................................................................. 3,531 25.8

Computer scientists and systems analysts............................................................................................. 784 30.5

Computer programmers......................................................................................................................... 470 22.0

Computer software engineers................................................................................................................ 1,026 20.9

Computer support specialists................................................................................................................. 388 27.6

Database administrators........................................................................................................................ 101 36.4

Network and computer systems administrators...................................................................................... 229 16.5

Network systems and data communications analysts............................................................................ 366 26.2

Actuaries................................................................................................................................ 25 - 

Mathematicians....................................................................................................................... 5 -

Operations research analysts................................................................................................................. 107 46.2

Statisticians.......................................................................................................................... 28 - 

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations.................................................................... 3 - 

Architecture and engineering occupations................................................................................................. 2,619 12.9

Architects, except naval......................................................................................................................... 184 24.4

Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists..................................................................... 43 - 

Aerospace engineers............................................................................................................................. 126 10.8

A i lt l i 1

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Agricultural engineers.............................................................................................................. 1 - 

Biomedical engineers.............................................................................................................. 17 - 

Chemical engineers................................................................................................................................ 63 17.4

Civil engineers........................................................................................................................................ 318 9.7

Computer hardware engineers............................................................................................................... 70 10.3

Electrical and electronics engineers....................................................................................................... 307 7.2

Environmental engineers........................................................................................................... 35 - 

Industrial engineers, including health and safety.................................................................................... 159 20.0

Marine engineers and naval architects......................................................................................... 11 - 

Materials engineers................................................................................................................. 36 - 

Mechanical engineers............................................................................................................................ 293 6.7

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers.................................................. 14 - 

Nuclear engineers.................................................................................................................... 12 - 

Petroleum engineers................................................................................................................. 20 - 

Engineers, all other................................................................................................................. 334 12.9

Drafters.................................................................................................................................................. 143 21.4

Engineering technicians, except drafters................................................................................................ 374 13.2

Surveying and mapping technicians....................................................................................................... 61 10.9

Life, physical, and social science occupations........................................................................................... 1,409 46.5

Agricultural and food scientists.................................................................................................. 35 - 

Biological scientists................................................................................................................................ 113 45.8

Conservation scientists and foresters......................................................................................... 25 - 

Medical scientists................................................................................................................................... 143 53.7

Astronomers and physicists........................................................................................................ 12 - 

Atmospheric and space scientists............................................................................................... 7 -

Chemists and materials scientists.......................................................................................................... 103 33.5

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Environmental scientists and geoscientists............................................................................................ 108 26.2

Physical scientists, all other..................................................................................................... 144 39.5

Economists............................................................................................................................. 28 - 

Market and survey researchers.............................................................................................................. 150 55.7

Psychologists......................................................................................................................................... 179 66.7

Sociologists.......................................................................................................................... 5 - 

Urban and regional planners..................................................................................................... 26 - 

Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers................................................................. 48 - 

Agricultural and food science technicians...................................................................................... 20 - 

Biological technicians.............................................................................................................. 16 - 

Chemical technicians............................................................................................................................. 62 32.4

Geological and petroleum technicians......................................................................................... 21 - 

Nuclear technicians................................................................................................................. 3 -

Other life, physical, and social science technicians.......................................................................... 162 54.6

Community and social services occupations............................................................................................. 2,337 64.2

Counselors............................................................................................................................................. 702 71.2

Social workers........................................................................................................................................ 771 80.8

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists........................................................................ 297 68.0

Clergy..................................................................................................................................................... 429 17.5

Directors, religious activities and education............................................................................................ 53 79.2

Religious workers, all other........................................................................................................ 84 69.3

Legal occupations...................................................................................................................................... 1,716 48.8

Lawyers.................................................................................................................................................. 1,040 31.5

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers..................................................................................... 71 36.4

Paralegals and legal assistants.............................................................................................................. 345 85.8

Total 

employed

Percent 

women Occupation

Miscellaneous legal support workers...................................................................................................... 259 72.6

Education, training, and library occupations.............................................................................................. 8,628 73.8

Postsecondary teachers......................................................................................................................... 1,300 45.9

Preschool and kindergarten teachers..................................................................................................... 712 97.0

Elementary and middle school teachers................................................................................................. 2,813 81.8

Secondary school teachers.................................................................................................................... 1,221 57.0

Special education teachers.................................................................................................................... 387 85.1

Other teachers and instructors............................................................................................................... 806 66.5

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians................................................................................ 50 56.4

Librarians............................................................................................................................................... 216 82.8

Library technicians................................................................................................................................. 43 - 

Teacher assistants................................................................................................................................. 966 92.4

Other education, training, and library workers........................................................................................ 114 75.9

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations...................................................................... 2,759 46.2

Artists and related workers..................................................................................................................... 195 47.1

Designers............................................................................................................................................... 793 53.7

Actors................................................................................................................................... 25 - 

Producers and directors......................................................................................................................... 152 37.7

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................................................................................... 260 34.6

Dancers and choreographers..................................................................................................... 15 - 

Musicians, singers, and related workers................................................................................................ 182 31.9

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other..................................................... 40 - 

Announcers............................................................................................................................................ 52 18.0

News analysts, reporters and correspondents........................................................................................ 81 46.9

Public relations specialists..................................................................................................................... 148 58.8

Editors.................................................................................................................................................... 162 53.2

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Technical writers.................................................................................................................................... 56 54.3

Writers and authors................................................................................................................................ 199 63.5

Miscellaneous media and communication workers................................................................................. 83 67.9

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators........................................................ 102 9.9

Photographers........................................................................................................................................ 161 39.4

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors................................................ 54 7.2

Media and communication equipment workers, all other........................................................................ 2 - 

Health care practitioner and technical occupations.................................................................................... 7,805 74.3

Chiropractors.......................................................................................................................................... 57 20.2

Dentists.................................................................................................................................................. 175 25.5

Dietitians and nutritionists...................................................................................................................... 105 92.3

Optometrists.......................................................................................................................... 38 - 

Pharmacists........................................................................................................................................... 255 53.0

Physicians and surgeons....................................................................................................................... 872 32.3

Physician assistants............................................................................................................................... 99 68.7

Podiatrists...................................................................................................................... 12 - 

Registered nurses.................................................................................................................................. 2,843 91.1

Audiologists.......................................................................................................................... 18 - 

Occupational therapists.......................................................................................................................... 109 87.8

Physical therapists................................................................................................................................. 187 68.5

Radiation therapists............................................................................................................ 18 - 

Recreational therapists......................................................................................................... 14 - 

Respiratory therapists............................................................................................................................ 131 63.6

Speech-language pathologists............................................................................................................... 132 96.3

Therapists, all other............................................................................................................ 138 76.9

Total 

employed

Percent 

women Occupation

Veterinarians.......................................................................................................................................... 73 56.0

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other.................................................................... 27 - 

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................................................................................... 342 76.8

Dental hygienists.................................................................................................................................... 141 95.1

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians................................................................................... 349 73.3

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics................................................................................... 179 34.1

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians............................................................. 505 75.9

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................................. 573 91.7

Medical records and health information technicians............................................................................... 118 87.6

Opticians, dispensing............................................................................................................................. 55 66.5

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians....................................................................... 167 71.1

Other health care practitioners and technical occupations................................................................. 70 43.1

Service occupations......................................................................................................................................... 24,634 56.8

Health care support occupations................................................................................................................... 3,332 88.9

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides.......................................................................................... 1,928 88.2

Occupational therapist assistants and aides................................................................................ 10 - 

Physical therapist assistants and aides.................................................................................................. 86 71.5

Massage therapists................................................................................................................................ 162 87.1

Dental assistants.................................................................................................................................... 296 97.5

Medical assistants and other health care support occupations..................................................... 850 89.7

Protective service occupations...................................................................................................................... 3,289 21.4

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers.................................................................... 44 - 

First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives....................................................................... 103 15.4

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers................................................. 41 - 

Supervisors, protective service workers, all other.......................................................................... 105 30.7

Fire fighters............................................................................................................................................ 301 3.6

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Fire inspectors................................................................................................................... 18 - 

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers................................................................................................. 465 26.1

Detectives and criminal investigators..................................................................................................... 159 22.8

Fish and game wardens........................................................................................................... 6 -

Parking enforcement workers..................................................................................................... 12 - 

Police and sheriff's patrol officers........................................................................................................... 714 13.0

Transit and railroad police........................................................................................................ 5 - 

Animal control workers.............................................................................................................. 9 -

Private detectives and investigators....................................................................................................... 89 37.6

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers................................................................................... 993 20.8

Crossing guards.................................................................................................................... 59 66.4

Lifeguards and other protective service workers............................................................................. 166 54.4

Food preparation and serving related occupations........................................................................................ 7,660 55.1

Chefs and head cooks............................................................................................................................ 337 19.0

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers.............................................. 551 56.6

Cooks..................................................................................................................................................... 1,951 40.5

Food preparation workers....................................................................................................................... 717 59.2

Bartenders.............................................................................................................................................. 393 55.2

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food..................................................... 294 61.3

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop.......................................................... 269 65.7

Waiters and waitresses.......................................................................................................................... 2,067 71.1

Food servers, nonrestaurant.................................................................................................................. 174 64.9

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers................................................................. 371 47.9

Dishwashers........................................................................................................................................... 246 21.1

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.................................................................... 284 84.7

F d ti d i l t d k ll th 5

Total 

employed

Percent 

women Occupation

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other............................................................... 5 - 

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations...................................................................... 5,328 40.6

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers.......................................... 234 41.7

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................. 229 7.3

Janitors and building cleaners................................................................................................................ 2,186 33.2

Maids and housekeeping cleaners......................................................................................................... 1,407 89.0

Pest control workers............................................................................................................................... 76 3.3

Grounds maintenance workers............................................................................................................... 1,195 5.8

Personal care and service occupations......................................................................................................... 5,024 78.3

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers............................................................................... 136 52.2

First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers................................................................. 185 71.6

Animal trainers....................................................................................................................... 44 - 

Nonfarm animal caretakers.................................................................................................................... 169 71.7

Gaming services workers....................................................................................................................... 121 38.1

Motion picture projectionists..................................................................................................... 13 - 

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers............................................................................................ 51 42.7

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........................................................... 173 42.8

Funeral service workers........................................................................................................... 18 - 

Barbers.................................................................................................................................................. 96 17.9

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists........................................................................................ 770 91.9

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers......................................................................................... 273 86.6

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges............................................................................................ 77 17.9

Tour and travel guides.............................................................................................................. 35 - 

Transportation attendants....................................................................................................................... 110 71.6

Child care workers................................................................................................................................. 1,247 94.7

Personal and home care aides............................................................................................................... 973 86.1

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Recreation and fitness workers.............................................................................................................. 379 67.2

Residential advisors............................................................................................................................... 60 64.1

Personal care and service workers, all other................................................................................ 91 48.9

Sales and office occupations............................................................................................................................ 33,433 62.9

Sales and related occupations...................................................................................................................... 15,386 49.9

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.......................................................................... 3,132 43.9

First-line supervisors/managers of nonretail sales workers.................................................................... 1,131 28.0

Cashiers................................................................................................................................................. 3,109 73.7

Counter and rental clerks....................................................................................................................... 150 49.0

Parts salespersons................................................................................................................................. 129 12.5

Retail salespersons................................................................................................................................ 3,286 51.9

Advertising sales agents........................................................................................................................ 214 47.6

Insurance sales agents.......................................................................................................................... 513 49.4

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents................................................................. 308 30.8

Travel agents......................................................................................................................................... 76 84.0

Sales representatives, services, all other............................................................................................... 524 34.4

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing............................................................................. 1,284 25.0

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters..................................................................................... 61 87.7

Real estate brokers and sales agents.................................................................................................... 854 54.0

Sales engineers................................................................................................................ 24 - 

Telemarketers........................................................................................................................................ 118 68.3

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers.......................................... 203 64.3

Sales and related workers, all other............................................................................................ 268 59.4

Office and administrative support occupations.............................................................................................. 18,047 73.9

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers........................................ 1,507 68.7

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

p g pp ,

Switchboard operators, including answering service....................................................................... 37 - 

Telephone operators................................................................................................................. 36 - 

Communications equipment operators, all other............................................................................. 6 -

Bill and account collectors...................................................................................................................... 216 65.4

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................................................................................... 472 92.2

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks........................................................................................ 1,297 90.9

Gaming cage workers.............................................................................................................. 6 -

Payroll and timekeeping clerks............................................................................................................... 167 90.8

Procurement clerks................................................................................................................. 30 - 

Tellers.................................................................................................................................................... 453 88.0

Brokerage clerks.................................................................................................................... 9 -

Correspondence clerks........................................................................................................... 11 - 

Court, municipal, and license clerks....................................................................................................... 95 75.9

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks...................................................................................... 45 - 

Customer service representatives.......................................................................................................... 1,896 66.6

Eligibility interviewers, government programs......................................................................................... 89 83.8

File clerks............................................................................................................................................... 334 82.0

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks....................................................................................................... 129 69.1

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan.................................................................................................. 210 76.0

Library assistants, clerical...................................................................................................................... 115 77.1

Loan interviewers and clerks.................................................................................................................. 127 78.3

New accounts clerks............................................................................................................ 32 - 

Order clerks........................................................................................................................................... 117 68.0

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping...................................................... 44 - 

Receptionists and information clerks...................................................................................................... 1,281 92.7

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks............................................................... 100 58.2

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Information and record clerks, all other.................................................................................... 116 86.8

Cargo and freight agents..................................................................................................... 21 - 

Couriers and messengers...................................................................................................................... 270 15.4

Dispatchers............................................................................................................................................ 293 60.9

Meter readers, utilities.............................................................................................................. 36 - 

Postal service clerks.............................................................................................................................. 124 45.3

Postal service mail carriers.................................................................................................................... 321 37.7

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators.......................................... 76 48.8

Production, planning, and expediting clerks........................................................................................... 259 54.9

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks..................................................................................................... 558 27.5

Stock clerks and order fillers.................................................................................................................. 1,456 36.0

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping............................................................. 70 38.3

Secretaries and administrative assistants.............................................................................................. 3,082 96.1

Computer operators............................................................................................................................... 122 48.5

Data entry keyers................................................................................................................................... 338 80.5

Word processors and typists.................................................................................................................. 144 92.5

Desktop publishers............................................................................................................. 5 - 

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks....................................................................................... 231 82.6

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service.............................................................. 94 51.3

Office clerks, general............................................................................................................................. 994 84.2

Office machine operators, except computer........................................................................................... 45 - 

Proofreaders and copy markers.................................................................................................. 10 - 

Statistical assistants............................................................................................................ 19 - 

Office and administrative support workers, all other..................................................................... 501 79.0

Natural resources construction and maintenance occupations 13 073 4 6

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations....................................................................... 13,073 4.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................................................................................... 987 23.5

First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers....................................... 44 - 

Agricultural inspectors.............................................................................................................. 28 - 

Animal breeders.................................................................................................................... 11 - 

Graders and sorters, agricultural products............................................................................................. 103 67.8

Miscellaneous agricultural workers............................................................................................ 691 18.8

Fishers and related fishing workers............................................................................................ 32 - 

Hunters and trappers.............................................................................................................. 1 - 

Forest and conservation workers............................................................................................... 14 - 

Logging workers..................................................................................................................................... 63 1.1

Construction and extraction occupations...................................................................................................... 7,175 2.6

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers...................................... 659 3.9

Boilermakers.................................................................................................................... 22 - 

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons...................................................................................... 162 .1

Carpenters............................................................................................................................................. 1,242 1.4

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.......................................................................................... 209 .5

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers.................................................................... 88 .3

Construction laborers............................................................................................................................. 1,267 2.7

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators....................................................................... 19 - 

Pile-driver operators................................................................................................................... 2 - 

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators......................................................... 363 1.5

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers................................................................................. 171 2.5

Electricians............................................................................................................................................. 691 1.5

Glaziers.................................................................................................................................................. 42 - 

Insulation workers.................................................................................................................................. 40 - 

Painters, construction and maintenance................................................................................................. 578 7.2

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Paperhangers..................................................................................................................... 7 -

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters................................................................................. 526 1.5

Plasterers and stucco masons............................................................................................................... 39 - 

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers............................................................................................ 3 - 

Roofers.................................................................................................................................................. 214 1.0

Sheet metal workers............................................................................................................................... 108 4.0

Structural iron and steel workers............................................................................................................ 59 .6

Helpers, construction trades................................................................................................................... 60 3.3

Construction and building inspectors...................................................................................................... 104 8.7

Elevator installers and repairers........................................................................................... 34 - 

Fence erectors................................................................................................................ 44 - 

Hazardous materials removal workers......................................................................................... 38 - 

Highway maintenance workers............................................................................................................... 110 2.5

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators........................................................... 11 - 

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners............................................................................. 16 - 

Miscellaneous construction and related workers............................................................................. 38 - 

Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.................................................. 38 - 

Earth drillers, except oil and gas.................................................................................................. 21 - 

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters...................................................... 11 - 

Mining machine operators........................................................................................................ 60 3.0

Roof bolters, mining................................................................................................................. 5 -

Roustabouts, oil and gas........................................................................................................... 9 -

Helpers—extraction workers............................................................................................... 7 - 

Other extraction workers...................................................................................................... 55 1.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations........................................................................................ 4,911 3.9

Fi t li i / f h i i t ll d i 381 6 3

Total 

employed

Percent 

women Occupation

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers................................................. 381 6.3

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers..................................................................... 305 11.0

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers........................................................ 166 9.1

Avionics technicians............................................................................................................ 13 - 

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers....................................................................... 29 - 

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment.................................... 3 -

Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility............................................................... 19 - 

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles..................................................... 12 - 

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers........................................................ 52 6.0

Security and fire alarm systems installers.............................................................................................. 60 4.4

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians............................................................................................ 136 2.3

Automotive body and related repairers................................................................................................... 168 1.2

Automotive glass installers and repairers...................................................................................... 24 - 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics..................................................................................... 802 1.6

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists......................................................................... 339 .7

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics............................................. 235 1.2

Small engine mechanics........................................................................................................................ 57 2.0

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................... 99 .8

Control and valve installers and repairers...................................................................................... 23 - 

Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 392 .6

Home appliance repairers...................................................................................................................... 53 8.1

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics...................................................................................... 447 3.5

Maintenance and repair workers, general............................................................................................... 347 3.8

Maintenance workers, machinery........................................................................................................... 31 - 

Millwrights.............................................................................................................................................. 45 - 

Electrical power-line installers and repairers.......................................................................................... 124 .4

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Telecommunications line installers and repairers................................................................................... 163 7.5

Precision instrument and equipment repairers....................................................................................... 73 13.8

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers........................................................... 35 -

Locksmiths and safe repairers.................................................................................................. 26 -

Manufactured building and mobile home installers.......................................................................... 11 -

Riggers................................................................................................................................ 9 -

Signal and track switch repairers............................................................................................. 7 -

Helpers—installation, maintenance, and repair workers............................................................... 30 -

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers.................................................................. 197 6.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.......................................................................... 16,180 21.2

Production occupations................................................................................................................................. 7,998 27.6

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.................................................... 702 18.1

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers...................................................... 23 -

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers..................................................................... 151 54.9

Engine and other machine assemblers......................................................................................... 36 -

Structural metal fabricators and fitters......................................................................................... 27 -

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.............................................................................. 805 36.5

Bakers.................................................................................................................................................... 206 57.0

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers............................................................. 331 21.2

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders................................... 14 -

Food batchmakers.................................................................................................................................. 107 55.5

Food cooking machine operators and tenders........................................................................ 16 -

Computer control programmers and operators....................................................................................... 56 3.9

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............................. 9 -

Forging machine setters operators and tenders metal and plastic 10 -

Total 

employed

Percent 

women Occupation

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............................................. 10 -

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................................ 10 -

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................... 78 21.1

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............................. 1 -

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

 metal and plastic................................................................................................................................. 54 9.0

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................... 20 -

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................. 4 -

Machinists.............................................................................................................................................. 408 3.9

Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders........................................................................... 25 -

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic....................................................................... 7 -

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................. 55 17.6

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 6 -

Tool and die makers............................................................................................................................... 68 .9

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers................................................................................................ 479 5.4

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic....................................... 7 -

Lay-out workers, metal and plastic............................................................................................... 7 -

Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................. 17 -

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners............................................................................................ 6 -

Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other................................................................................... 337 18.1

Bookbinders and bindery workers............................................................................................... 20 -

Job printers............................................................................................................................. 50 17.3

Prepress technicians and workers.......................................................................................................... 46 -

Printing machine operators..................................................................................................................... 162 21.5

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.......................................................................................................... 195 55.8

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials.................................................................................... 59 66.4

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Sewing machine operators..................................................................................................................... 170 78.5

Shoe and leather workers and repairers...................................................................................... 9 -

Shoe machine operators and tenders......................................................................................... 5 -

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.......................................................................................................... 76 70.0

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders........................................................... 5 -

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................................... 10 -

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................. 9 -

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders........................... 16 -

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers.................. 2 -

Fabric and apparel patternmakers............................................................................................... 3 -

Upholsterers........................................................................................................................................... 41 -

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other.......................................................................... 23 -

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.................................................................................................... 62 2.8

Furniture finishers............................................................................................................. 16 -

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood......................................................................... 36 -

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing............................................... 18 -

Woodworkers, all other........................................................................................................... 22 -

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers....................................................................... 40 -

Stationary engineers and boiler operators.............................................................................................. 91 1.7

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators............................................................... 77 5.9

Miscellaneous plant and system operators.............................................................................. 40 -

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................... 58 17.7

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers.................................................................. 90 15.7

Cutting workers...................................................................................................................................... 67 23.2

Extruding, forming, pressing and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders..................... 43 -

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Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders.............................................................. 17 -

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers............................................................................. 669 34.3

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers............................................................................. 33 -

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians.......................................................................... 92 49.0

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................................ 255 47.6

Painting workers..................................................................................................................................... 139 7.9

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators........................................................ 48 -

Semiconductor processors........................................................................................................ 3 -

Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders.............................................................. 10 -

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders............................................ 12 -

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders............................................................... 5 -

Etchers and engravers......................................................................................................... 10 -

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic............................................................ 37 -

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................................... 41 -

Tire builders........................................................................................................................ 24 -

Helpers—production workers................................................................................................ 41 -

Production workers, all other................................................................................................ 921 28.8

Transportation and material moving occupations.......................................................................................... 8,182 15.0

Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers...................................................................... 263 23.4

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.......................................................................................................... 110 5.2

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists.................................................................... 46 -

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians......................................... 13 -

Bus drivers............................................................................................................................................. 600 47.0

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers................................................................................................... 3,028 4.6

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.................................................................................................................... 390 14.4

Motor vehicle operators, all other............................................................................................... 54 15.8

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Locomotive engineers and operators..................................................................................................... 57 2.6

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators................................................................................ 6 -

Railroad conductors and yardmasters.................................................................................................... 58 6.5

Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers............................................................... 9 -

Sailors and marine oilers...................................................................................................... 23 -

Ship and boat captains and operators....................................................................................... 48 -

Ship engineers.................................................................................................................. 6 -

Bridge and lock tenders....................................................................................................... 4 -

Parking lot attendants............................................................................................................................. 75 6.3

Service station attendants...................................................................................................................... 77 13.5

Transportation inspectors..................................................................................................... 46 -

Other transportation workers................................................................................................ 16 -

Conveyor operators and tenders............................................................................................................ 5 -

Crane and tower operators..................................................................................................................... 50 -

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators.............................................................................. 51 3.2

Hoist and winch operators...................................................................................................... 6 -

Industrial truck and tractor operators...................................................................................................... 499 6.2

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment....................................................................................................... 333 15.0

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand......................................................................... 1,700 17.4

Machine feeders and offbearers............................................................................................. 32 -

Packers and packagers, hand................................................................................................................ 403 56.5

Pumping station operators................................................................................................... 25 -

Refuse and recyclable material collectors.............................................................................................. 88 7.9

Shuttle car operators............................................................................................................ 2 -

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders........................................................................................... 2 -

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Material moving workers, all other.......................................................................................... 59 8.7

NOTE: Dash indicates data not shown for occupations where employment base is less than 50,000.

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

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