Employment of Union members and Workers Represented by Unions

Employed wage and salary workers, 2005

Occupation	Employment	Members of Unions		Represented by Unions
Occupation	Employment	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Management, professional, and related occupations	42,226,000	5,639,000	13.4%	6,385,000	13.4%
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	15,955,000	793,000	5.0%	939,000	5.0%
Management occupations	10,921,000	485,000	4.4%	585,000	4.4%
Business and financial operations occupations	5,034,000	308,000	6.1%	354,000	6.1%
Professional and related occupations	26,271,000	4,845,000	18.4%	5,447,000	18.4%
Computer and mathematical occupations	3,067,000	142,000	4.6%	172,000	4.6%
Architecture and engineering occupations	2,593,000	221,000	8.5%	259,000	8.5%
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,305,000	125,000	9.6%	140,000	9.6%
Community and social services occupations	2,100,000	346,000	16.5%	376,000	16.5%
Legal occupations	1,261,000	71,000	5.6%	83,000	5.6%
Education, training, and library occupations	7,813,000	3,006,000	38.5%	3,354,000	38.5%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1,957,000	152,000	7.8%	171,000	7.8%
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	6,175,000	782,000	12.7%	892,000	12.7%
Service occupations	21,074,000	2,446,000	11.6%	2,659,000	11.6%
Healthcare support occupations	2,971,000	286,000	9.6%	317,000	9.6%
Protective service occupations	2,843,000	1,051,000	37.0%	1,109,000	37.0%
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7,361,000	316,000	4.3%	362,000	4.3%
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,525,000	504,000	11.1%	553,000	11.1%
Personal care and service occupations	3,373,000	288,000	8.5%	317,000	8.5%
Sales and office occupations	32,541,000	2,385,000	7.3%	2,671,000	7.3%
Sales and related occupations	13,630,000	451,000	3.3%	519,000	3.3%
Office and administrative support occupations	18,911,000	1,934,000	10.2%	2,152,000	10.2%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	12,907,000	2,129,000	16.5%	2,238,000	16.5%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	898,000	35,000	3.9%	38,000	3.9%
Construction and extraction occupations	7,296,000	1,283,000	17.6%	1,348,000	17.6%
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,713,000	811,000	17.2%	851,000	17.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,142,000	3,086,000	18.0%	3,271,000	18.0%
Production occupations	9,007,000	1,539,000	17.1%	1,617,000	17.1%
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,135,000	1,547,000	19.0%	1,655,000	19.0%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

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