# **Table A5: Import Penetration in 1983 and 2002, for 40 Occupations with Highest Import Penetration in 2002**

||**Occupation**<br>**to Import**|**al Exposure**<br>**Penetration**|**Share**<br>**Wor**|**of Total**<br>**kforce**<br>|**Share of each**<br>**Manuf**|**Occupation in**<br>**acturing**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Occupation**|**1983**|**2002**|**1983**|**2002**|**1983**|**2002**|
|Shoe machine operators|0.372|0.774|0.09%|0.01%|100%|100%|
|Shoe repairers|0.182|0.379|0.02%|0.01%|23%|16%|
|Textile sewing machine operators|0.135|0.304|0.86%|0.26%|93%|94%|
|Textile cutting machine operators|0.092|0.245|0.00%|0.01%|100%|100%|
|Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers|0.090|0.219|0.27%|0.18%|96%|96%|
|Solderers and brazers|0.095|0.217|0.04%|0.01%|92%|86%|
|Miscellaneous textile machine operators|0.077|0.209|0.08%|0.02%|89%|82%|
|Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators|0.046|0.207|0.05%|0.02%|97%|100%|
|Production testers|0.072|0.205|0.06%|0.04%|75%|73%|
|Numerical control machine operators|0.107|0.204|0.00%|0.03%|100%|83%|
|Assemblers|0.099|0.204|1.01%|0.86%|87%|81%|
|Tool and die maker apprentices|0.102|0.203|0.01%|0.00%|100%|100%|
|Precision assemblers, metal|0.084|0.201|0.01%|0.02%|83%|87%|
|Miscellaneous precision woodworkers|0.061|0.195|0.00%|0.00%|100%|100%|
|Cementing and gluing machine operators|0.089|0.194|0.05%|0.02%|88%|83%|
|Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations|0.103|0.188|0.02%|0.01%|87%|100%|
|Lathe and turning machine set-up operators|0.105|0.188|0.03%|0.01%|100%|100%|
|Folding machine operators|0.068|0.188|0.03%|0.01%|90%|100%|
|Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters|0.091|0.188|0.03%|0.01%|71%|63%|
|Tool and die makers|0.096|0.188|0.15%|0.08%|94%|96%|
|Milling and planing machine operators|0.092|0.184|0.02%|0.00%|96%|76%|
|Drilling and boring machine operators|0.094|0.183|0.04%|0.01%|96%|100%|
|Mechanical engineering technicians|0.085|0.183|0.02%|0.01%|79%|70%|
|Lathe and turning machine operators|0.097|0.180|0.09%|0.02%|93%|97%|
|Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators|0.082|0.177|0.03%|0.02%|82%|70%|
|Patternmakers and model makers, wood|0.095|0.177|0.00%|0.00%|100%|100%|
|Cabinet makers and bench carpenters|0.074|0.177|0.03%|0.05%|95%|61%|
|Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners|0.080|0.174|0.71%|0.36%|79%|64%|
|Production samplers and weighers|0.067|0.172|0.01%|0.00%|54%|100%|
|Nailing and tacking machine operators|0.062|0.169|0.01%|0.00%|100%|100%|
|Misc metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine oper.|0.096|0.168|0.05%|0.02%|89%|100%|
|Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators|0.086|0.167|0.01%|0.01%|95%|100%|
|Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners|0.096|0.167|0.02%|0.01%|81%|57%|
|Shaping and joining machine operators|0.091|0.164|0.01%|0.00%|100%|100%|
|Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine oper.|0.090|0.164|0.17%|0.07%|88%|82%|
|Metal plating machine operators|0.074|0.164|0.04%|0.02%|85%|87%|
|Adjusters and calibrators|0.081|0.160|0.01%|0.00%|53%|35%|
|Agricultural|0.093|0.160|0.01%|0.00%|46%|58%|
|Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.|0.078|0.157|0.95%|0.79%|90%|87%|
|Industrial|0.070|0.157|0.23%|0.19%|68%|45%|

Source: Sample consists of Current Population Surveys Merged Outgoing Rotation Group Workers for 1983-2002. Import penetration data are taken from Bernard et al. (2006).