Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Total, 16 years and over................................................................................................ 139,877 47.3

Management, professional, and related occupations.......................................................................... 52,219 51.4

Management, business, and financial operations occupations........................................................ 21,529 42.7

Management occupations............................................................................................................ 15,447 37.4

Chief executives....................................................................................................................... 1,631 25.0

General and operations managers........................................................................................... 1,004 30.0

Legislators............................................................................................................. 19 -

Advertising and promotions managers..................................................................................... 78 56.5

Marketing and sales managers................................................................................................. 938 42.8

Public relations managers........................................................................................................ 70 53.1

Administrative services managers............................................................................................ 118 40.9

Computer and information systems managers......................................................................... 471 29.0

Financial managers.................................................................................................................. 1,183 54.7

Human resources managers.................................................................................................... 283 66.8

Industrial production managers................................................................................................ 240 16.4

Purchasing managers............................................................................................................... 198 50.3

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers.................................................................. 234 16.4

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers.......................................................................... 226 17.5

Farmers and ranchers.............................................................................................................. 729 25.2

Construction managers............................................................................................................ 1,099 5.9

Education administrators.......................................................................................................... 808 62.6

Engineering managers............................................................................................................. 124 8.1

Food service managers............................................................................................................ 1,003 45.7

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

Gaming managers 21

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Gaming managers.................................................................................................. 21 -

Lodging managers.................................................................................................................... 160 48.2

Medical and health services managers..................................................................................... 533 69.5

Natural sciences managers......................................................................................... 13 -

Postmasters and mail superintendents..................................................................................... 33 -

Property, real estate, and community association managers.................................................... 597 46.7

Social and community service managers................................................................................. 343 69.4

Managers, all other................................................................................................... 3,249 34.0

Business and financial operations occupations............................................................................ 6,082 56.3

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes.................................... 42 -

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products............................................................... 10 -

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products.................................................................. 167 55.9

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.............................................. 239 55.5

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators..................................................... 280 60.6

Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation... 200 50.6

Cost estimators........................................................................................................................ 117 11.4

Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists....................................................... 843 71.1

Logisticians.............................................................................................................................. 64 43.9

Management analysts.............................................................................................................. 640 42.8

Meeting and convention planners................................................................................. 56 83.3

Other business operations specialists........................................................................... 317 68.4

Accountants and auditors......................................................................................................... 1,754 61.8

Appraisers and assessors of real estate................................................................................... 99 28.9

Budget analysts........................................................................................................................ 57 59.3

Credit analysts......................................................................................................... 26 -

Financial analysts..................................................................................................................... 94 30.9

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Personal financial advisors....................................................................................................... 400 32.1

Insurance underwriters............................................................................................................. 97 62.8

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

Loan counselors and officers.................................................................................................... 346 55.8

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents........................................................................ 74 73.8

Tax preparers........................................................................................................................... 99 65.9

Financial specialists, all other.................................................................................... 53 66.6

Professional and related occupations.............................................................................................. 30,690 57.5

Computer and mathematical occupations.................................................................................... 3,481 24.8

Computer scientists and systems analysts............................................................................... 759 26.9

Computer programmers........................................................................................................... 498 20.2

Computer software engineers................................................................................................... 952 20.2

Computer support specialists................................................................................................... 384 26.7

Database administrators........................................................................................................... 110 35.3

Network and computer systems administrators........................................................................ 207 22.3

Network systems and data communications analysts............................................................... 401 24.7

Actuaries............................................................................................................... 21 -

Mathematicians...................................................................................................... 3 -

Operations research analysts................................................................................................... 108 46.9

Statisticians........................................................................................................... 35 -

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

Architecture and engineering occupations................................................................................... 2,740 13.8

Architects, except naval............................................................................................................ 204 25.3

Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists......................................................... 53 18.2

Aerospace engineers................................................................................................................ 136 10.0

A i lt l i 3

Percent 

women Occupation Total employed

Agricultural engineers................................................................................................ 3 -

Biomedical engineers................................................................................................ 16 -

Chemical engineers.................................................................................................................. 65 18.4

Civil engineers.......................................................................................................................... 338 7.1

Computer hardware engineers................................................................................................. 61 8.6

Electrical and electronics engineers......................................................................................... 314 9.4

Environmental engineers.......................................................................................... 31 -

Industrial engineers, including health and safety...................................................................... 186 17.4

Marine engineers and naval architects........................................................................ 12 -

Materials engineers................................................................................................ 33 -

Mechanical engineers............................................................................................................... 302 5.9

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers.................................... 11 -

Nuclear engineers................................................................................................... 11 -

Petroleum engineers................................................................................................ 26 -

Engineers, all other................................................................................................. 346 13.8

Drafters.................................................................................................................................... 149 24.7

Engineering technicians, except drafters.................................................................................. 365 19.6

Surveying and mapping technicians......................................................................................... 80 7.8

Life, physical, and social science occupations............................................................................. 1,328 46.8

Agricultural and food scientists.................................................................................... 32 -

Biological scientists.................................................................................................................. 98 45.1

Conservation scientists and foresters........................................................................... 23 -

Medical scientists..................................................................................................................... 170 56.9

Astronomers and physicists....................................................................................... 13 -

Atmospheric and space scientists.............................................................................. 6 -

Chemists and materials scientists............................................................................................ 113 30.0

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Environmental scientists and geoscientists.............................................................................. 91 29.5

Physical scientists, all other...................................................................................... 127 37.4

Economists........................................................................................................... 36 -

Market and survey researchers................................................................................................ 127 53.6

Psychologists........................................................................................................................... 161 68.8

Sociologists............................................................................................................ 2 -

Urban and regional planners................................................................................... 23 -

Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers......................................................... 43 -

Agricultural and food science technicians.................................................................... 30 -

Biological technicians................................................................................................ 20 -

Chemical technicians............................................................................................................... 54 38.0

Geological and petroleum technicians........................................................................ 15 -

Nuclear technicians................................................................................................ 1 -

Other life, physical, and social science technicians......................................................... 144 55.2

Community and social services occupations................................................................................ 2,341 62.9

Counselors............................................................................................................................... 697 70.5

Social workers.......................................................................................................................... 725 80.7

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists.......................................................... 349 65.2

Clergy....................................................................................................................................... 427 17.0

Directors, religious activities and education.............................................................................. 66 68.8

Religious workers, all other....................................................................................... 76 67.6

Legal occupations........................................................................................................................ 1,710 49.8

Lawyers.................................................................................................................................... 1,043 32.4

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers....................................................................... 73 44.2

Paralegals and legal assistants................................................................................................ 354 85.9

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Miscellaneous legal support workers........................................................................................ 240 73.8

Education, training, and library occupations................................................................................. 8,627 74.3

Postsecondary teachers........................................................................................................... 1,321 49.2

Preschool and kindergarten teachers....................................................................................... 691 97.8

Elementary and middle school teachers................................................................................... 2,862 81.9

Secondary school teachers...................................................................................................... 1,212 54.9

Special education teachers...................................................................................................... 385 86.0

Other teachers and instructors................................................................................................. 758 68.3

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians............................................................... 41 -

Librarians................................................................................................................................. 206 81.8

Library technicians................................................................................................................... 50 76.4

Teacher assistants................................................................................................................... 1,006 91.5

Other education, training, and library workers.......................................................................... 96 77.2

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations........................................................ 2,724 46.6

Artists and related workers....................................................................................................... 213 45.5

Designers................................................................................................................................. 764 54.3

Actors.................................................................................................................. 26 -

Producers and directors........................................................................................................... 138 40.1

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers..................................................................... 258 31.5

Dancers and choreographers.................................................................................. 18 -

Musicians, singers, and related workers................................................................................... 168 31.5

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other................................... 51 42.8

Announcers.............................................................................................................................. 52 11.2

News analysts, reporters and correspondents.......................................................................... 80 42.8

Public relations specialists....................................................................................................... 137 60.7

Editors...................................................................................................................................... 169 55.8

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Technical writers...................................................................................................................... 51 50.4

Writers and authors.................................................................................................................. 178 62.7

Miscellaneous media and communication workers................................................................... 94 67.3

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators.......................................... 93 9.4

Photographers.......................................................................................................................... 188 44.8

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors.................................... 46 -

Health care practitioner and technical occupations...................................................................... 7,738 74.6

Chiropractors............................................................................................................................ 58 19.6

Dentists.................................................................................................................................... 164 30.2

Dietitians and nutritionists......................................................................................................... 99 87.3

Optometrists......................................................................................................... 26 -

Pharmacists............................................................................................................................. 267 49.3

Physicians and surgeons.......................................................................................................... 914 32.2

Physician assistants................................................................................................................. 91 57.1

Podiatrists............................................................................................................ 16 -

Registered nurses.................................................................................................................... 2,839 92.0

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

Occupational therapists............................................................................................................ 106 87.0

Physical therapists................................................................................................................... 175 64.7

Radiation therapists................................................................................................ 14 -

Recreational therapists............................................................................................. 23 -

Respiratory therapists.............................................................................................................. 119 59.9

Speech-language pathologists................................................................................................. 140 95.8

Therapists, all other................................................................................................ 128 81.0

Veterinarians............................................................................................................................ 69 61.2

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other...................................................... 25 -

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians...................................................................... 349 74.7

Dental hygienists...................................................................................................................... 137 96.6

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians..................................................................... 342 74.4

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics..................................................................... 156 30.1

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians............................................... 476 79.8

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................................................... 633 91.4

Medical records and health information technicians................................................................. 103 88.7

Opticians, dispensing............................................................................................................... 50 67.4

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians...................................................... 146 71.5

Other health care practitioners and technical occupations................................................ 52 33.5

Service occupations........................................................................................................................... 24,598 57.2

Health care support occupations..................................................................................................... 3,309 89.4

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides............................................................................ 2,002 88.4

Occupational therapist assistants and aides................................................................ 16 -

Physical therapist assistants and aides.................................................................................... 79 79.3

Massage therapists.................................................................................................................. 150 85.7

Dental assistants...................................................................................................................... 286 97.6

Medical assistants and other health care support occupations.......................................... 776 90.7

Protective service occupations........................................................................................................ 3,164 22.3

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers................................................... 50 24.0

First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives......................................................... 91 14.7

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers................................... 54 7.3

Supervisors, protective service workers, all other.......................................................... 94 27.5

Fire fighters.............................................................................................................................. 284 3.4

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

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

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers.................................................................................... 435 26.9

Detectives and criminal investigators....................................................................................... 141 26.4

Fish and game wardens.......................................................................................... 4 -

Parking enforcement workers.................................................................................... 10 -

Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................................................................................. 714 15.5

Transit and railroad police........................................................................................ 3 -

Animal control workers............................................................................................. 13 -

Private detectives and investigators......................................................................................... 76 40.4

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers..................................................................... 942 21.9

Crossing guards...................................................................................................... 67 63.6

Lifeguards and other protective service workers............................................................ 167 53.3

Food preparation and serving related occupations.......................................................................... 7,733 55.7

Chefs and head cooks.............................................................................................................. 348 20.7

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers................................ 597 56.9

Cooks....................................................................................................................................... 2,004 41.5

Food preparation workers......................................................................................................... 748 58.0

Bartenders................................................................................................................................ 404 56.4

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food....................................... 341 67.0

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop............................................. 264 65.8

Waiters and waitresses............................................................................................................ 2,005 71.5

Food servers, nonrestaurant..................................................................................................... 169 65.7

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers................................................... 320 54.1

Dishwashers............................................................................................................................. 263 20.9

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop...................................................... 258 86.4

Food preparation and serving related workers all other 11

Percent 

women Occupation Total employed

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other................................................... 11 -

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........................................................ 5,349 40.4

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers.............................. 276 40.6

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers... 263 5.0

Janitors and building cleaners.................................................................................................. 2,149 32.2

Maids and housekeeping cleaners........................................................................................... 1,428 89.8

Pest control workers................................................................................................................. 55 3.5

Grounds maintenance workers................................................................................................. 1,178 5.3

Personal care and service occupations........................................................................................... 5,043 78.1

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers.................................................................. 154 46.0

First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers................................................... 212 72.3

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

Nonfarm animal caretakers...................................................................................................... 163 66.3

Gaming services workers......................................................................................................... 127 49.1

Motion picture projectionists....................................................................................... 5 -

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers.............................................................................. 34 -

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers............................................. 163 39.6

Funeral service workers........................................................................................... 10 -

Barbers..................................................................................................................................... 93 18.6

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.......................................................................... 800 90.4

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers........................................................................... 242 84.5

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges.............................................................................. 74 22.2

Tour and travel guides............................................................................................ 29 -

Transportation attendants......................................................................................................... 133 72.3

Child care workers.................................................................................................................... 1,292 95.0

Personal and home care aides................................................................................................. 926 85.2

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Recreation and fitness workers................................................................................................ 369 65.0

Residential advisors................................................................................................................. 71 68.1

Personal care and service workers, all other.................................................................. 103 54.5

Sales and office occupations.............................................................................................................. 33,787 63.0

Sales and related occupations........................................................................................................ 15,641 49.6

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers............................................................ 3,311 44.1

First-line supervisors/managers of nonretail sales workers...................................................... 1,291 28.0

Cashiers................................................................................................................................... 3,056 74.4

Counter and rental clerks......................................................................................................... 142 48.5

Parts salespersons................................................................................................................... 102 13.2

Retail salespersons.................................................................................................................. 3,182 51.8

Advertising sales agents........................................................................................................... 209 49.6

Insurance sales agents............................................................................................................. 548 46.3

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents................................................... 329 27.9

Travel agents............................................................................................................................ 72 79.7

Sales representatives, services, all other................................................................................. 514 33.4

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing............................................................... 1,317 27.4

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters....................................................................... 63 78.0

Real estate brokers and sales agents...................................................................................... 860 54.6

Sales engineers...................................................................................................... 29 -

Telemarketers.......................................................................................................................... 122 66.7

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers............................. 217 64.0

Sales and related workers, all other........................................................................... 277 56.0

Office and administrative support occupations................................................................................ 18,146 74.5

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.......................... 1,632 71.3

Total 

employed

Percent 

women Occupation

First line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.......................... 1,632 71.3

Switchboard operators, including answering service...................................................... 47 -

Telephone operators............................................................................................... 41 -

Communications equipment operators, all other............................................................ 15 -

Bill and account collectors........................................................................................................ 195 68.6

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators..................................................................... 481 89.9

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.......................................................................... 1,306 92.2

Gaming cage workers............................................................................................. 8 -

Payroll and timekeeping clerks................................................................................................. 150 86.7

Procurement clerks................................................................................................. 24 -

Tellers...................................................................................................................................... 432 87.0

Brokerage clerks...................................................................................................... 4 -

Correspondence clerks........................................................................................... 8 -

Court, municipal, and license clerks......................................................................................... 105 73.6

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks........................................................................ 48 -

Customer service representatives............................................................................................ 1,862 67.9

Eligibility interviewers, government programs........................................................................... 63 86.7

File clerks................................................................................................................................. 324 81.8

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks......................................................................................... 143 65.5

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan..................................................................................... 145 81.2

Library assistants, clerical........................................................................................................ 129 84.2

Loan interviewers and clerks.................................................................................................... 113 81.0

New accounts clerks................................................................................................ 25 -

Order clerks.............................................................................................................................. 102 63.8

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

Receptionists and information clerks........................................................................................ 1,277 91.5

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks................................................. 111 57.9

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Information and record clerks, all other........................................................................ 109 87.0

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

Couriers and messengers........................................................................................................ 255 17.5

Dispatchers.............................................................................................................................. 278 55.7

Meter readers, utilities............................................................................................. 45 -

Postal service clerks................................................................................................................. 154 49.6

Postal service mail carriers...................................................................................................... 355 35.0

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators............................ 72 43.9

Production, planning, and expediting clerks.............................................................................. 281 54.1

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks....................................................................................... 483 33.8

Stock clerks and order fillers.................................................................................................... 1,397 36.4

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping............................................... 61 48.1

Secretaries and administrative assistants................................................................................ 3,176 96.8

Computer operators.................................................................................................................. 115 52.3

Data entry keyers..................................................................................................................... 375 79.1

Word processors and typists.................................................................................................... 163 92.2

Desktop publishers................................................................................................... 7 -

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks......................................................................... 252 82.7

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service................................................ 104 50.0

Office clerks, general................................................................................................................ 1,002 81.9

Office machine operators, except computer............................................................................. 41 -

Proofreaders and copy markers................................................................................. 11 -

Statistical assistants................................................................................................ 21 -

Office and administrative support workers, all other......................................................... 533 76.0

Natural resources construction and maintenance occupations 13 323 4 4

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations......................................................... 13,323 4.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...................................................................................... 926 20.5

First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers........................... 49 -

Agricultural inspectors............................................................................................. 17 -

Animal breeders...................................................................................................... 6 -

Graders and sorters, agricultural products............................................................................... 70 65.4

Miscellaneous agricultural workers.............................................................................. 681 18.6

Fishers and related fishing workers.............................................................................. 31 -

Hunters and trappers................................................................................................ 2 -

Forest and conservation workers................................................................................. 11 -

Logging workers....................................................................................................................... 59 .7

Construction and extraction occupations......................................................................................... 7,439 2.6

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers........................ 735 3.7

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

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons........................................................................ 151 .1

Carpenters............................................................................................................................... 1,264 1.6

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers............................................................................ 223 2.3

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers...................................................... 74 .6

Construction laborers............................................................................................................... 1,427 2.7

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

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

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators............................................ 377 1.5

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers................................................................... 170 2.2

Electricians............................................................................................................................... 776 2.2

Glaziers.................................................................................................................................... 46 -

Insulation workers.................................................................................................................... 36 -

Painters, construction and maintenance................................................................................... 522 6.9

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Paperhangers......................................................................................................... 6 -

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters................................................................... 536 1.3

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

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers............................................................................ 11 -

Roofers..................................................................................................................................... 216 .5

Sheet metal workers................................................................................................................. 132 2.5

Structural iron and steel workers.............................................................................................. 63 3.7

Helpers, construction trades..................................................................................................... 64 3.7

Construction and building inspectors........................................................................................ 99 6.3

Elevator installers and repairers................................................................................. 33 -

Fence erectors......................................................................................................... 31 -

Hazardous materials removal workers........................................................................ 32 -

Highway maintenance workers................................................................................................. 108 2.3

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators................................................... 12 -

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners............................................................... 8 -

Miscellaneous construction and related workers............................................................ 40 -

Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.................................... 30 -

Earth drillers, except oil and gas................................................................................. 15 -

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

Mining machine operators.......................................................................................... 54 2.0

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

Roustabouts, oil and gas.......................................................................................... 6 -

Helpers—extraction workers....................................................................................... 6 -

Other extraction workers.......................................................................................... 40 -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations........................................................................... 4,957 4.2

First line supervisors/managers of mechanics installers and repairers 342 8 7

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers................................... 342 8.7

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers....................................................... 329 13.0

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers.......................................... 179 8.3

Avionics technicians................................................................................................ 14 -

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers............................................................ 34 -

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment........................ 7 -

Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility................................................... 13 -

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles.......................................... 23 -

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers........................................... 64 7.0

Security and fire alarm systems installers................................................................................ 71 3.5

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians.............................................................................. 142 3.8

Automotive body and related repairers..................................................................................... 163 1.5

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

Automotive service technicians and mechanics........................................................................ 799 1.8

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists........................................................... 330 .8

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics................................ 223 1.6

Small engine mechanics........................................................................................................... 58 .5

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers............... 91 2.4

Control and valve installers and repairers..................................................................... 25 -

Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers....................................... 376 .7

Home appliance repairers........................................................................................................ 49 -

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics........................................................................ 418 3.5

Maintenance and repair workers, general................................................................................. 415 2.6

Maintenance workers, machinery............................................................................................. 34 -

Millwrights................................................................................................................................ 54 2.9

Electrical power-line installers and repairers............................................................................ 126 1.3

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Telecommunications line installers and repairers..................................................................... 183 3.7

Precision instrument and equipment repairers.......................................................................... 55 14.2

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers............................................. 41 -

Commercial divers................................................................................................... 5 -

Locksmiths and safe repairers.................................................................................... 32 -

Manufactured building and mobile home installers......................................................... 7 -

Riggers.................................................................................................................. 7 -

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

Helpers—installation, maintenance, and repair workers................................................... 21 -

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers......................................................... 195 8.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations............................................................. 15,951 21.4

Production occupations................................................................................................................... 7,654 28.1

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers...................................... 739 18.1

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

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers....................................................... 147 59.4

Engine and other machine assemblers........................................................................ 18 -

Structural metal fabricators and fitters........................................................................... 21 -

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators..................................................................... 845 35.2

Bakers...................................................................................................................................... 193 56.0

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers................................................ 302 22.8

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders..................... 15 -

Food batchmakers.................................................................................................................... 87 50.0

Food cooking machine operators and tenders............................................................... 9 -

Computer control programmers and operators......................................................................... 64 9.8

Extruding and drawing machine setters operators and tenders metal and plastic 5 -

Total 

employed

Percent 

women Occupation

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............... 5 -

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................... 9 -

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................... 9 -

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........ 81 25.1

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................................................................................................................... 48 -

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................. 16 -

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................... 3 -

Machinists................................................................................................................................ 372 5.4

Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders............................................................... 19 -

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic...................................................... 6 -

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 40 -

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.............................. 8 -

Tool and die makers................................................................................................................. 54 .8

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers.................................................................................. 459 4.0

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................... 5 -

Lay-out workers, metal and plastic.............................................................................. 6 -

Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................... 13 -

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

Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other.................................................................. 284 20.8

Bookbinders and bindery workers.............................................................................. 25 -

Job printers............................................................................................................ 50 26.0

Prepress technicians and workers............................................................................................ 44 -

Printing machine operators....................................................................................................... 155 21.9

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers............................................................................................ 192 57.3

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials...................................................................... 55 67.2

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Sewing machine operators....................................................................................................... 197 72.9

Shoe and leather workers and repairers........................................................................ 6 -

Shoe machine operators and tenders.......................................................................... 6 -

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers............................................................................................ 74 76.3

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders............................................. 3 -

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders................................................... 7 -

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders................................. 8 -

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

Fabric and apparel patternmakers.............................................................................. 2 -

Upholsterers............................................................................................................................. 47 -

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other......................................................... 14 -

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters...................................................................................... 50 3.7

Furniture finishers................................................................................................... 13 -

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood........................................................... 27 -

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing.............................. 27 -

Woodworkers, all other............................................................................................. 29 -

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers...................................................... 41 -

Stationary engineers and boiler operators................................................................................ 98 2.7

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators................................................. 72 5.8

Miscellaneous plant and system operators..................................................................... 38 -

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders.......................................... 48 -

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers..................................................... 108 13.1

Cutting workers........................................................................................................................ 81 25.6

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......... 33 -

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders............................................. 10 -

I t t t t l d ih 612 34 0

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers................................................................ 612 34.0

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers............................................................ 39 -

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............................................................ 96 51.8

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............................................................... 237 54.7

Painting workers....................................................................................................................... 153 10.4

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators.......................................... 54 65.2

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

Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders................................................... 11 -

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders.............................. 5 -

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders................................................... 3 -

Etchers and engravers............................................................................................. 11 -

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic................................................... 38 -

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 40 -

Tire builders............................................................................................................ 18 -

Helpers—production workers.................................................................................... 40 -

Production workers, all other....................................................................................... 807 25.1

Transportation and material moving occupations............................................................................ 8,297 15.3

Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers........................................................ 221 22.6

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers............................................................................................. 126 1.3

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists................................................... 40 -

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

Bus drivers............................................................................................................................... 655 51.5

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers...................................................................................... 3,151 5.2

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs...................................................................................................... 377 14.6

Motor vehicle operators, all other................................................................................. 61 5.9

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Locomotive engineers and operators........................................................................................ 57 2.2

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators.................................................................. 5 -

Railroad conductors and yardmasters...................................................................................... 50 5.9

Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers................................................... 11 -

Sailors and marine oilers.......................................................................................... 21 -

Ship and boat captains and operators........................................................................... 35 -

Ship engineers......................................................................................................... 7 -

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

Parking lot attendants............................................................................................................... 84 11.8

Service station attendants........................................................................................................ 89 13.0

Transportation inspectors.......................................................................................... 54 8.6

Other transportation workers....................................................................................... 15 -

Conveyor operators and tenders.............................................................................................. 10 -

Crane and tower operators....................................................................................................... 61 1.1

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................................................................ 50 6.0

Hoist and winch operators.......................................................................................... 4 -

Industrial truck and tractor operators........................................................................................ 507 6.9

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment......................................................................................... 316 11.2

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........................................................... 1,707 17.2

Machine feeders and offbearers................................................................................. 29 -

Packers and packagers, hand.................................................................................................. 378 56.4

Pumping station operators.......................................................................................... 22 -

Refuse and recyclable material collectors................................................................................ 83 5.8

Shuttle car operators................................................................................................ 3 -

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders................................................................................. 4 -

Occupation Total 

employed

Percent 

women

Material moving workers, all other.............................................................................. 46 -

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.

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