Table 2. Occupational Groups, Number of Deaths,  Sample Sizes, and Population Estimates by 41 Occupations
Occupation 13 Classes	Group	Estimated US Worker Population	Sample Size	Mortality Follow Up Sample Size	Number of Deaths
Officials and administrators public admin	1: Total	542,174	2,157	2,122	138
Officials and administrators public admin	2: Male	315,909	1,212	1,198	103
Officials and administrators public admin	3: Female	226,264	945	924	35
Officials and administrators public admin	4: White	472,920	1,861	1,832	118
Officials and administrators public admin	5: Black	49,487	225	219	16
Officials and administrators public admin	6: Other	19,766	71	71	4
Officials and administrators public admin	7: Hispanic	23,438	92	90	5
Officials and administrators public admin	8: NonHispanic	518,736	2,065	2,032	133
Managers administrators, except public administration	1: Total	11,337,987	44,320	43,654	2,540
Managers administrators, except public administration	2: Male	7,260,207	27,924	27,496	1,912
Managers administrators, except public administration	3: Female	4,077,780	16,396	16,158	628
Managers administrators, except public administration	4: White	10,358,556	40,233	39,635	2,307
Managers administrators, except public administration	5: Black	630,687	2,760	2,721	183
Managers administrators, except public administration	6: Other	348,745	1,327	1,298	50
Managers administrators, except public administration	7: Hispanic	537,742	2,061	2,029	110
Managers administrators, except public administration	8: NonHispanic	10,800,245	42,259	41,625	2,430
Management related occs	1: Total	3,975,190	15,574	15,320	758
Management related occs	2: Male	1,909,843	7,267	7,156	504
Management related occs	3: Female	2,065,347	8,307	8,164	254
Management related occs	4: White	3,508,911	13,613	13,401	685
Management related occs	5: Black	302,468	1,342	1,313	61
Management related occs	6: Other	163,811	619	606	12
Management related occs	7: Hispanic	208,368	795	781	44
Management related occs	8: NonHispanic	3,766,822	14,779	14,539	714
Engineers	1: Total	2,009,300	7,700	7,557	353
Engineers	2: Male	1,848,533	7,054	6,918	340
Engineers	3: Female	160,767	646	639	13
Engineers	4: White	1,780,112	6,831	6,706	307
Engineers	5: Black	85,626	324	316	21
Engineers	6: Other	143,563	545	535	25
Engineers	7: Hispanic	72,090	272	267	9
Engineers	8: NonHispanic	1,937,210	7,428	7,290	344
Architects and surveyors	1: Total	201,731	778	766	49
Architects and surveyors	2: Male	177,084	678	667	46
Architects and surveyors	3: Female	24,647	100	99	3
Architects and surveyors	4: White	186,076	717	707	47
Architects and surveyors	5: Black	7,204	27	26	0
Architects and surveyors	6: Other	8,451	34	33	2
Architects and surveyors	7: Hispanic	13,983	55	55	6
Architects and surveyors	8: NonHispanic	187,748	723	711	43
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	1: Total	1,330,325	5,115	5,016	165
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	2: Male	907,823	3,433	3,374	137
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	3: Female	422,502	1,682	1,642	28
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	4: White	1,154,319	4,421	4,342	149
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	5: Black	84,541	342	334	8
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	6: Other	91,465	352	340	8
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	7: Hispanic	48,104	182	180	6
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	8: NonHispanic	1,282,221	4,933	4,836	159
Health diagnosing occs	1: Total	829,443	3,249	3,160	189
Health diagnosing occs	2: Male	668,142	2,598	2,524	166
Health diagnosing occs	3: Female	161,301	651	636	23
Health diagnosing occs	4: White	724,399	2,839	2,764	171
Health diagnosing occs	5: Black	31,964	130	125	7
Health diagnosing occs	6: Other	73,080	280	271	11
Health diagnosing occs	7: Hispanic	41,633	153	148	5
Health diagnosing occs	8: NonHispanic	787,809	3,096	3,012	184
Health assessment/treating occs	1: Total	2,482,299	9,988	9,809	327
Health assessment/treating occs	2: Male	316,435	1,217	1,196	58
Health assessment/treating occs	3: Female	2,165,864	8,771	8,613	269
Health assessment/treating occs	4: White	2,133,040	8,445	8,300	259
Health assessment/treating occs	5: Black	230,708	1,078	1,055	59
Health assessment/treating occs	6: Other	118,550	465	454	9
Health assessment/treating occs	7: Hispanic	86,259	336	332	12
Health assessment/treating occs	8: NonHispanic	2,396,040	9,652	9,477	315
Teachers, librarians, counselors	1: Total	5,231,152	20,938	20,569	803
Teachers, librarians, counselors	2: Male	1,642,027	6,340	6,239	366
Teachers, librarians, counselors	3: Female	3,589,125	14,598	14,330	437
Teachers, librarians, counselors	4: White	4,612,706	18,208	17,893	656
Teachers, librarians, counselors	5: Black	452,612	2,136	2,092	134
Teachers, librarians, counselors	6: Other	165,834	594	584	13
Teachers, librarians, counselors	7: Hispanic	217,139	828	816	22
Teachers, librarians, counselors	8: NonHispanic	5,014,013	20,110	19,753	781
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	1: Total	1,971,725	7,538	7,383	383
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	2: Male	1,025,232	3,828	3,748	250
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	3: Female	946,492	3,710	3,635	133
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	4: White	1,799,120	6,879	6,742	346
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	5: Black	103,027	411	398	24
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	6: Other	69,577	248	243	13
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	7: Hispanic	93,668	359	352	9
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	8: NonHispanic	1,878,056	7,179	7,031	374
Other professional specialty occs	1: Total	2,227,360	8,822	8,665	520
Other professional specialty occs	2: Male	1,332,391	5,145	5,056	380
Other professional specialty occs	3: Female	894,969	3,677	3,609	140
Other professional specialty occs	4: White	1,952,622	7,627	7,496	423
Other professional specialty occs	5: Black	225,915	1,009	986	88
Other professional specialty occs	6: Other	48,823	186	183	9
Other professional specialty occs	7: Hispanic	98,301	388	379	17
Other professional specialty occs	8: NonHispanic	2,129,060	8,434	8,286	503
Health technologists/technicians	1: Total	1,357,639	5,558	5,466	202
Health technologists/technicians	2: Male	247,624	922	910	48
Health technologists/technicians	3: Female	1,110,015	4,636	4,556	154
Health technologists/technicians	4: White	1,091,114	4,331	4,256	154
Health technologists/technicians	5: Black	198,689	980	965	42
Health technologists/technicians	6: Other	67,836	247	245	6
Health technologists/technicians	7: Hispanic	89,019	345	337	11
Health technologists/technicians	8: NonHispanic	1,268,620	5,213	5,129	191
Technologists, technicians except health	1: Total	2,658,590	10,198	10,019	394
Technologists, technicians except health	2: Male	1,830,242	6,926	6,802	304
Technologists, technicians except health	3: Female	828,348	3,272	3,217	90
Technologists, technicians except health	4: White	2,305,125	8,778	8,623	327
Technologists, technicians except health	5: Black	191,172	816	802	49
Technologists, technicians except health	6: Other	162,293	604	594	18
Technologists, technicians except health	7: Hispanic	146,493	549	537	16
Technologists, technicians except health	8: NonHispanic	2,512,097	9,649	9,482	378
Supervisors and proprietors	1: Total	3,596,023	13,986	13,781	848
Supervisors and proprietors	2: Male	2,315,820	8,835	8,709	626
Supervisors and proprietors	3: Female	1,280,203	5,151	5,072	222
Supervisors and proprietors	4: White	3,297,445	12,793	12,614	779
Supervisors and proprietors	5: Black	169,165	706	692	41
Supervisors and proprietors	6: Other	129,414	487	475	28
Supervisors and proprietors	7: Hispanic	197,592	751	744	35
Supervisors and proprietors	8: NonHispanic	3,398,432	13,235	13,037	813
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	1: Total	3,603,720	13,918	13,662	860
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	2: Male	2,395,527	9,127	8,970	681
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	3: Female	1,208,194	4,791	4,692	179
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	4: White	3,373,892	12,985	12,754	826
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	5: Black	145,970	628	612	25
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	6: Other	83,858	305	296	9
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	7: Hispanic	155,619	603	592	21
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	8: NonHispanic	3,448,101	13,315	13,070	839
Other sales	1: Total	5,892,896	23,168	22,743	1,229
Other sales	2: Male	2,016,522	7,668	7,515	573
Other sales	3: Female	3,876,373	15,500	15,228	656
Other sales	4: White	5,079,311	19,679	19,319	1,076
Other sales	5: Black	574,014	2,619	2,572	107
Other sales	6: Other	239,570	870	852	46
Other sales	7: Hispanic	453,580	1,770	1,746	54
Other sales	8: NonHispanic	5,439,315	21,398	20,997	1,175
Computer equipment operators	1: Total	670,109	2,669	2,618	90
Computer equipment operators	2: Male	239,795	898	884	35
Computer equipment operators	3: Female	430,315	1,771	1,734	55
Computer equipment operators	4: White	551,272	2,134	2,093	62
Computer equipment operators	5: Black	94,249	443	434	25
Computer equipment operators	6: Other	24,588	92	91	3
Computer equipment operators	7: Hispanic	42,368	159	158	4
Computer equipment operators	8: NonHispanic	627,741	2,510	2,460	86
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	1: Total	4,413,986	17,666	17,350	672
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	2: Male	82,392	318	310	28
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	3: Female	4,331,594	17,348	17,040	644
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	4: White	3,926,331	15,405	15,126	602
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	5: Black	383,375	1,888	1,857	62
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	6: Other	104,279	373	367	8
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	7: Hispanic	268,104	1,053	1,035	29
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	8: NonHispanic	4,145,882	16,613	16,315	643
Financial records processing occs	1: Total	2,245,512	8,945	8,818	495
Financial records processing occs	2: Male	220,612	828	817	84
Financial records processing occs	3: Female	2,024,900	8,117	8,001	411
Financial records processing occs	4: White	2,018,647	7,968	7,855	459
Financial records processing occs	5: Black	141,277	664	656	22
Financial records processing occs	6: Other	85,588	313	307	14
Financial records processing occs	7: Hispanic	118,397	471	467	17
Financial records processing occs	8: NonHispanic	2,127,115	8,474	8,351	478
Mail and message distributing	1: Total	914,844	3,735	3,675	211
Mail and message distributing	2: Male	583,219	2,307	2,267	169
Mail and message distributing	3: Female	331,625	1,428	1,408	42
Mail and message distributing	4: White	694,766	2,729	2,689	158
Mail and message distributing	5: Black	178,086	850	833	47
Mail and message distributing	6: Other	41,992	156	153	6
Mail and message distributing	7: Hispanic	72,808	280	278	14
Mail and message distributing	8: NonHispanic	842,036	3,455	3,397	197
Other administrative support	1: Total	9,296,535	37,119	36,519	1,711
Other administrative support	2: Male	2,592,119	9,841	9,687	662
Other administrative support	3: Female	6,704,416	27,278	26,832	1,049
Other administrative support	4: White	7,787,826	30,337	29,869	1,386
Other administrative support	5: Black	1,176,476	5,555	5,447	277
Other administrative support	6: Other	332,234	1,227	1,203	48
Other administrative support	7: Hispanic	733,149	2,857	2,810	114
Other administrative support	8: NonHispanic	8,563,386	34,262	33,709	1,597
Private household occs	1: Total	761,954	3,324	3,286	363
Private household occs	2: Male	36,030	144	143	19
Private household occs	3: Female	725,924	3,180	3,143	344
Private household occs	4: White	525,115	2,092	2,061	172
Private household occs	5: Black	215,855	1,155	1,150	187
Private household occs	6: Other	20,984	77	75	4
Private household occs	7: Hispanic	128,949	522	514	22
Private household occs	8: NonHispanic	633,005	2,802	2,772	341
Police and firefighters	1: Total	1,157,796	4,471	4,378	197
Police and firefighters	2: Male	1,021,431	3,899	3,817	185
Police and firefighters	3: Female	136,365	572	561	12
Police and firefighters	4: White	973,160	3,722	3,650	165
Police and firefighters	5: Black	163,151	675	661	31
Police and firefighters	6: Other	21,485	74	67	1
Police and firefighters	7: Hispanic	74,433	281	275	10
Police and firefighters	8: NonHispanic	1,083,362	4,190	4,103	187
Other protective service occs	1: Total	793,111	3,140	3,090	370
Other protective service occs	2: Male	638,415	2,488	2,450	331
Other protective service occs	3: Female	154,696	652	640	39
Other protective service occs	4: White	596,080	2,251	2,209	264
Other protective service occs	5: Black	172,579	794	787	97
Other protective service occs	6: Other	24,452	95	94	9
Other protective service occs	7: Hispanic	57,736	224	218	13
Other protective service occs	8: NonHispanic	735,375	2,916	2,872	357
Food service	1: Total	4,570,186	18,097	17,861	929
Food service	2: Male	1,734,081	6,577	6,490	360
Food service	3: Female	2,836,105	11,520	11,371	569
Food service	4: White	3,677,566	14,187	14,008	703
Food service	5: Black	604,271	2,870	2,831	187
Food service	6: Other	288,349	1,040	1,022	39
Food service	7: Hispanic	537,477	2,080	2,052	90
Food service	8: NonHispanic	4,032,710	16,017	15,809	839
Health service	1: Total	1,986,806	8,508	8,407	479
Health service	2: Male	207,785	820	808	58
Health service	3: Female	1,779,022	7,688	7,599	421
Health service	4: White	1,377,005	5,477	5,409	287
Health service	5: Black	529,021	2,721	2,696	185
Health service	6: Other	80,780	310	302	7
Health service	7: Hispanic	157,020	632	624	30
Health service	8: NonHispanic	1,829,786	7,876	7,783	449
Cleaning and building service	1: Total	2,836,111	11,852	11,701	1,115
Cleaning and building service	2: Male	1,666,580	6,748	6,655	760
Cleaning and building service	3: Female	1,169,530	5,104	5,046	355
Cleaning and building service	4: White	2,035,113	8,022	7,914	700
Cleaning and building service	5: Black	670,658	3,368	3,332	381
Cleaning and building service	6: Other	130,339	462	455	34
Cleaning and building service	7: Hispanic	397,872	1,583	1,563	92
Cleaning and building service	8: NonHispanic	2,438,238	10,269	10,138	1,023
Personal service	1: Total	2,356,169	9,494	9,341	524
Personal service	2: Male	426,790	1,639	1,604	162
Personal service	3: Female	1,929,380	7,855	7,737	362
Personal service	4: White	1,985,097	7,754	7,621	379
Personal service	5: Black	276,853	1,408	1,392	127
Personal service	6: Other	94,219	332	328	18
Personal service	7: Hispanic	185,720	730	719	39
Personal service	8: NonHispanic	2,170,450	8,764	8,622	485
Farm operators and managers	1: Total	1,399,369	5,843	5,739	825
Farm operators and managers	2: Male	1,168,400	4,849	4,763	740
Farm operators and managers	3: Female	230,968	994	976	85
Farm operators and managers	4: White	1,360,005	5,690	5,589	792
Farm operators and managers	5: Black	26,581	101	100	26
Farm operators and managers	6: Other	12,783	52	50	7
Farm operators and managers	7: Hispanic	42,237	166	158	17
Farm operators and managers	8: NonHispanic	1,357,132	5,677	5,581	808
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	1: Total	1,616,443	6,463	6,385	536
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	2: Male	1,322,851	5,271	5,214	479
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	3: Female	293,592	1,192	1,171	57
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	4: White	1,421,858	5,625	5,553	404
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	5: Black	158,075	698	693	115
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	6: Other	36,510	140	139	17
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	7: Hispanic	373,069	1,489	1,467	86
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	8: NonHispanic	1,243,374	4,974	4,918	450
Forestry and fishing occs	1: Total	199,857	736	725	66
Forestry and fishing occs	2: Male	191,542	704	694	64
Forestry and fishing occs	3: Female	8,315	32	31	2
Forestry and fishing occs	4: White	170,245	620	609	48
Forestry and fishing occs	5: Black	23,999	98	98	16
Forestry and fishing occs	6: Other	5,614	18	18	2
Forestry and fishing occs	7: Hispanic	6,092	25	24	0
Forestry and fishing occs	8: NonHispanic	193,766	711	701	66
Mechanics and repairers	1: Total	4,203,192	16,258	16,043	1,067
Mechanics and repairers	2: Male	4,037,571	15,585	15,383	1,042
Mechanics and repairers	3: Female	165,622	673	660	25
Mechanics and repairers	4: White	3,756,127	14,399	14,212	917
Mechanics and repairers	5: Black	334,805	1,459	1,433	127
Mechanics and repairers	6: Other	112,260	400	398	23
Mechanics and repairers	7: Hispanic	312,662	1,190	1,175	76
Mechanics and repairers	8: NonHispanic	3,890,530	15,068	14,868	991
Construction and extractive trades	1: Total	4,960,923	19,111	18,804	1,201
Construction and extractive trades	2: Male	4,852,370	18,665	18,364	1,188
Construction and extractive trades	3: Female	108,553	446	440	13
Construction and extractive trades	4: White	4,502,359	17,140	16,862	1,017
Construction and extractive trades	5: Black	350,909	1,589	1,565	161
Construction and extractive trades	6: Other	107,655	382	377	23
Construction and extractive trades	7: Hispanic	451,211	1,717	1,691	96
Construction and extractive trades	8: NonHispanic	4,509,712	17,394	17,113	1,105
Precision production occs	1: Total	3,766,588	14,874	14,692	955
Precision production occs	2: Male	2,894,734	11,282	11,142	794
Precision production occs	3: Female	871,854	3,592	3,550	161
Precision production occs	4: White	3,299,504	12,844	12,693	805
Precision production occs	5: Black	310,343	1,435	1,414	119
Precision production occs	6: Other	156,740	595	585	31
Precision production occs	7: Hispanic	343,542	1,326	1,314	72
Precision production occs	8: NonHispanic	3,423,046	13,548	13,378	883
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	1: Total	5,221,401	21,002	20,793	1,351
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	2: Male	3,134,398	12,267	12,146	871
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	3: Female	2,087,003	8,735	8,647	480
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	4: White	4,210,362	16,448	16,287	995
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	5: Black	794,809	3,729	3,694	312
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	6: Other	216,230	825	812	44
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	7: Hispanic	660,521	2,637	2,617	148
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	8: NonHispanic	4,560,880	18,365	18,176	1,203
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	1: Total	2,566,964	10,312	10,184	563
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	2: Male	1,581,326	6,209	6,135	359
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	3: Female	985,638	4,103	4,049	204
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	4: White	2,118,235	8,334	8,234	440
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	5: Black	336,777	1,541	1,521	106
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	6: Other	111,951	437	429	17
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	7: Hispanic	298,407	1,197	1,183	54
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	8: NonHispanic	2,268,557	9,115	9,001	509
Motor vehicle operators	1: Total	3,529,824	14,053	13,852	1,161
Motor vehicle operators	2: Male	3,147,698	12,448	12,268	1,078
Motor vehicle operators	3: Female	382,126	1,605	1,584	83
Motor vehicle operators	4: White	2,907,359	11,318	11,149	884
Motor vehicle operators	5: Black	536,222	2,421	2,397	250
Motor vehicle operators	6: Other	86,243	314	306	27
Motor vehicle operators	7: Hispanic	276,992	1,051	1,032	73
Motor vehicle operators	8: NonHispanic	3,252,832	13,002	12,820	1,088
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	1: Total	176,360	668	657	39
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	2: Male	170,736	645	635	38
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	3: Female	5,625	23	22	1
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	4: White	160,282	598	587	35
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	5: Black	13,492	63	63	4
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	6: Other	2,587	7	7	0
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	7: Hispanic	6,341	21	20	2
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	8: NonHispanic	170,020	647	637	37
Material moving equipment operators	1: Total	1,094,233	4,326	4,282	329
Material moving equipment operators	2: Male	1,035,934	4,084	4,040	326
Material moving equipment operators	3: Female	58,299	242	242	3
Material moving equipment operators	4: White	919,315	3,575	3,535	246
Material moving equipment operators	5: Black	152,242	663	660	79
Material moving equipment operators	6: Other	22,676	88	87	4
Material moving equipment operators	7: Hispanic	88,147	352	350	19
Material moving equipment operators	8: NonHispanic	1,006,086	3,974	3,932	310
Construction laborers	1: Total	697,191	2,707	2,662	183
Construction laborers	2: Male	676,315	2,625	2,583	179
Construction laborers	3: Female	20,877	82	79	4
Construction laborers	4: White	585,900	2,216	2,179	129
Construction laborers	5: Black	97,045	440	434	49
Construction laborers	6: Other	14,246	51	49	5
Construction laborers	7: Hispanic	111,458	427	413	17
Construction laborers	8: NonHispanic	585,733	2,280	2,249	166
Freight, stock, material handlers	1: Total	3,410,507	13,517	13,362	843
Freight, stock, material handlers	2: Male	2,627,018	10,246	10,131	688
Freight, stock, material handlers	3: Female	783,489	3,271	3,231	155
Freight, stock, material handlers	4: White	2,733,823	10,550	10,421	592
Freight, stock, material handlers	5: Black	564,450	2,561	2,540	221
Freight, stock, material handlers	6: Other	112,233	406	401	30
Freight, stock, material handlers	7: Hispanic	379,154	1,469	1,455	70
Freight, stock, material handlers	8: NonHispanic	3,031,353	12,048	11,907	773