Table 12. Crude and Age Adjusted Suicide Mortality Rate/100,000 Person Years  (+/- SE) among 13 Occupations by Socio-Demographic Subgroups
Occupation 13 Classes	Group	Estimated US Worker Population	Mortality Follow Up Sample Size	Total Deaths	Suicide Deaths	Crude Suicide Death Rate	Crude Suicide Death Rate SE	Age Adjusted Suicide Death Rate	Age Adjusted Suicide Death Rate SE
All Workers		114,093,524	440,245	12,124	366	11	1	12	1
Executive, administrative managerial	1: Total	15,855,350	60,414	1,618	41	43	8	43	11
Executive, administrative managerial	2: Male	9,485,959	35,404	1,227	34	58	13	63	20
Executive, administrative managerial	3: Female	6,369,391	25,010	391	7	20	9	20	12
Executive, administrative managerial	4: White	14,340,387	54,259	1,454	34	40	8	42	12
Executive, administrative managerial	5: Black	982,642	4,209	135	6	102	46	97	47
Executive, administrative managerial	6: Other	532,322	1,946	29	1	17	17	11	11
Executive, administrative managerial	7: Hispanic	769,548	2,872	65	4	101	49	144	98
Executive, administrative managerial	8: NonHispanic	15,085,802	57,542	1,553	37	40	7	40	11
Professional specialty	1: Total	16,283,334	62,176	1,230	36	32	6	43	16
Professional specialty	2: Male	7,917,667	29,306	781	25	44	11	46	16
Professional specialty	3: Female	8,365,667	32,870	449	11	21	8	39	26
Professional specialty	4: White	14,342,393	54,288	1,031	34	35	7	49	20
Professional specialty	5: Black	1,221,598	5,269	168	2	22	17	16	12
Professional specialty	6: Other	719,343	2,619	31	0	0	0	0	0
Professional specialty	7: Hispanic	671,176	2,495	45	1	37	36	21	21
Professional specialty	8: NonHispanic	15,612,158	59,681	1,185	35	32	6	45	18
Technicians/related support	1: Total	4,016,229	15,336	260	21	67	15	102	52
Technicians/related support	2: Male	2,077,866	7,634	172	17	118	29	175	90
Technicians/related support	3: Female	1,938,363	7,702	88	4	13	8	11	7
Technicians/related support	4: White	3,396,239	12,758	208	19	74	18	112	57
Technicians/related support	5: Black	389,861	1,747	47	2	47	39	37	31
Technicians/related support	6: Other	230,129	831	5	0	0	0	0	0
Technicians/related support	7: Hispanic	235,511	866	7	0	0	0	0	0
Technicians/related support	8: NonHispanic	3,780,718	14,470	253	21	71	16	109	57
Sales	1: Total	13,092,640	49,620	1,354	32	37	9	39	10
Sales	2: Male	6,727,869	24,877	913	28	66	17	83	25
Sales	3: Female	6,364,770	24,743	441	4	6	4	5	3
Sales	4: White	11,750,648	44,190	1,236	30	38	9	42	11
Sales	5: Black	889,149	3,832	88	2	38	31	26	18
Sales	6: Other	452,842	1,598	30	0	0	0	0	0
Sales	7: Hispanic	806,791	3,050	60	3	43	29	33	20
Sales	8: NonHispanic	12,285,848	46,570	1,294	29	36	9	39	11
Administrative support occs, including clerical	1: Total	17,540,987	68,299	1,459	39	39	7	36	6
Administrative support occs, including clerical	2: Male	3,718,137	13,797	489	16	91	28	95	30
Administrative support occs, including clerical	3: Female	13,822,850	54,502	970	23	25	6	21	5
Administrative support occs, including clerical	4: White	14,978,842	57,072	1,228	36	43	8	40	7
Administrative support occs, including clerical	5: Black	1,973,463	9,126	197	2	6	4	4	3
Administrative support occs, including clerical	6: Other	588,682	2,101	34	1	42	36	23	20
Administrative support occs, including clerical	7: Hispanic	1,234,827	4,693	81	3	50	30	40	25
Administrative support occs, including clerical	8: NonHispanic	16,306,160	63,606	1,378	36	38	7	34	7
Private household	1: Total	761,954	3,249	159	1	16	16	18	18
Private household	2: Male	36,030	141	10	0	0	0	0	0
Private household	3: Female	725,924	3,108	149	1	16	16	20	20
Private household	4: White	525,115	2,039	68	0	0	0	0	0
Private household	5: Black	215,855	1,137	88	0	0	0	0	0
Private household	6: Other	20,984	73	3	1	590	596	639	685
Private household	7: Hispanic	128,949	511	5	0	0	0	0	0
Private household	8: NonHispanic	633,005	2,738	154	1	19	19	23	23
Protective service	1: Total	1,950,907	7,392	275	6	32	17	32	16
Protective service	2: Male	1,659,846	6,208	256	6	37	19	38	19
Protective service	3: Female	291,060	1,184	19	0	0	0	0	0
Protective service	4: White	1,569,239	5,802	212	5	38	21	37	19
Protective service	5: Black	335,730	1,432	59	1	5	5	8	8
Protective service	6: Other	45,937	158	4	0	0	0	0	0
Protective service	7: Hispanic	132,169	488	16	0	0	0	0	0
Protective service	8: NonHispanic	1,818,737	6,904	259	6	34	18	34	17
Service occs, except protective/household	1: Total	11,749,273	46,880	1,440	26	42	11	46	14
Service occs, except protective/household	2: Male	4,035,235	15,396	700	18	91	31	105	35
Service occs, except protective/household	3: Female	7,714,037	31,484	740	8	16	6	15	6
Service occs, except protective/household	4: White	9,074,782	34,647	952	22	49	14	54	17
Service occs, except protective/household	5: Black	2,080,803	10,150	442	2	10	9	11	10
Service occs, except protective/household	6: Other	593,688	2,083	46	2	32	23	28	20
Service occs, except protective/household	7: Hispanic	1,278,089	4,915	122	5	154	92	182	112
Service occs, except protective/household	8: NonHispanic	10,471,184	41,965	1,318	21	28	7	29	7
Farming, forestry, fishing	1: Total	3,215,669	12,651	700	18	41	12	44	14
Farming, forestry, fishing	2: Male	2,682,794	10,499	631	18	49	14	52	16
Farming, forestry, fishing	3: Female	532,875	2,152	69	0	0	0	0	0
Farming, forestry, fishing	4: White	2,952,108	11,571	616	17	42	13	46	15
Farming, forestry, fishing	5: Black	208,654	875	75	1	32	33	26	26
Farming, forestry, fishing	6: Other	54,907	205	9	0	0	0	0	0
Farming, forestry, fishing	7: Hispanic	421,398	1,625	47	2	48	33	182	146
Farming, forestry, fishing	8: NonHispanic	2,794,271	11,026	653	16	40	13	36	11
Precision production, craft, repair	1: Total	12,930,703	49,089	1,544	72	83	12	88	19
Precision production, craft, repair	2: Male	11,784,674	44,487	1,460	71	86	13	94	20
Precision production, craft, repair	3: Female	1,146,029	4,602	84	1	43	43	31	31
Precision production, craft, repair	4: White	11,557,990	43,373	1,286	66	82	13	89	20
Precision production, craft, repair	5: Black	996,058	4,376	218	5	69	36	69	39
Precision production, craft, repair	6: Other	376,655	1,340	40	1	136	137	82	82
Precision production, craft, repair	7: Hispanic	1,107,415	4,160	104	3	103	65	63	40
Precision production, craft, repair	8: NonHispanic	11,823,288	44,929	1,440	69	81	12	90	20
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	1: Total	7,788,365	30,676	844	34	61	13	70	15
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	2: Male	4,715,724	18,094	552	32	89	21	105	24
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	3: Female	3,072,641	12,582	292	2	19	14	15	10
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	4: White	6,328,597	24,288	623	31	73	16	83	18
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	5: Black	1,131,586	5,166	197	3	11	7	13	10
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	6: Other	328,181	1,222	24	0	0	0	0	0
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	7: Hispanic	958,928	3,769	102	3	37	21	73	43
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors	8: NonHispanic	6,829,437	26,907	742	31	65	15	68	15
Transportation/ material moving	1: Total	4,800,417	18,605	712	14	39	12	36	12
Transportation/ material moving	2: Male	4,354,367	16,765	680	14	43	13	40	13
Transportation/ material moving	3: Female	446,050	1,840	32	0	0	0	0	0
Transportation/ material moving	4: White	3,986,956	15,121	544	14	47	14	43	14
Transportation/ material moving	5: Black	701,955	3,087	155	0	0	0	0	0
Transportation/ material moving	6: Other	111,505	397	13	0	0	0	0	0
Transportation/ material moving	7: Hispanic	371,480	1,392	40	1	38	38	23	23
Transportation/ material moving	8: NonHispanic	4,428,937	17,213	672	13	39	12	38	13
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	1: Total	4,107,698	15,858	529	26	89	22	128	65
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	2: Male	3,303,332	12,571	467	26	111	27	162	82
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	3: Female	804,365	3,287	62	0	0	0	0	0
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	4: White	3,319,724	12,475	365	24	107	27	156	79
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	5: Black	661,495	2,940	150	2	17	12	9	6
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	6: Other	126,479	443	14	0	0	0	0	0
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	7: Hispanic	490,612	1,846	47	3	89	56	69	45
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers	8: NonHispanic	3,617,086	14,012	482	23	89	23	130	67