Table 12. Crude and Age Adjusted Suicide Mortality Rate/100,000 Person Years (+/- SE) among 206 Occupations by Socio-Demographic Subgroups
US Census Occupational Code         (206 ONLY) Occupation 206 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
5 Administrators/officials, public administration 1: Total 434,916 1,700 52 1 79 79 70 70
5 Administrators/officials, public administration 2: Male 237,832 900 36 1 143 142 148 146
5 Administrators/officials, public administration 3: Female 197,084 800 16 0 0 0 0 0
5 Administrators/officials, public administration 4: White 377,045 1,454 45 1 91 90 82 81
5 Administrators/officials, public administration 5: Black 40,408 183 6 0 0 0 0 0
5 Administrators/officials, public administration 6: Other 17,464 63 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Administrators/officials, public administration 7: Hispanic 19,368 72 3 0 0 0 0 0
5 Administrators/officials, public administration 8: NonHispanic 415,549 1,628 49 1 83 83 75 74
7 Financial managers 1: Total 516,489 2,009 46 0 0 0 0 0
7 Financial managers 2: Male 290,553 1,096 33 0 0 0 0 0
7 Financial managers 3: Female 225,936 913 13 0 0 0 0 0
7 Financial managers 4: White 470,184 1,830 45 0 0 0 0 0
7 Financial managers 5: Black 27,663 115 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 Financial managers 6: Other 18,642 64 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Financial managers 7: Hispanic 23,398 91 4 0 0 0 0 0
7 Financial managers 8: NonHispanic 493,091 1,918 42 0 0 0 0 0
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 1: Total 145,879 555 7 1 84 84 49 49
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 2: Male 70,491 264 5 1 171 171 85 86
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 3: Female 75,389 291 2 0 0 0 0 0
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 4: White 133,270 500 7 1 92 92 52 53
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 5: Black 9,918 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 6: Other 2,691 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 7: Hispanic 4,976 19 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 8: NonHispanic 140,903 536 7 1 87 87 50 50
9 Purchasing managers 1: Total 122,582 471 10 1 116 116 76 76
9 Purchasing managers 2: Male 80,853 299 6 1 169 169 126 126
9 Purchasing managers 3: Female 41,729 172 4 0 0 0 0 0
9 Purchasing managers 4: White 108,587 417 10 1 130 130 86 86
9 Purchasing managers 5: Black 10,684 41 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Purchasing managers 6: Other 3,311 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Purchasing managers 7: Hispanic 1,684 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Purchasing managers 8: NonHispanic 120,898 464 9 1 117 117 77 77
13 Managers/marketing/advertising/PR 1: Total 637,557 2,446 41 3 119 75 93 62
13 Managers/marketing/advertising/PR 2: Male 435,903 1,655 32 2 131 100 135 108
13 Managers/marketing/advertising/PR 3: Female 201,654 791 9 1 92 92 55 55
13 Managers/marketing/advertising/PR 4: White 598,994 2,305 40 2 99 74 81 64
13 Managers/marketing/advertising/PR 5: Black 24,634 93 1 1 726 731 414 419
13 Managers/marketing/advertising/PR 6: Other 13,929 48 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Managers/marketing/advertising/PR 7: Hispanic 24,947 85 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 Managers/marketing/advertising/PR 8: NonHispanic 612,611 2,361 40 3 124 78 98 66
14 Administrators, education and related fields 1: Total 532,733 2,082 44 0 0 0 0 0
14 Administrators, education and related fields 2: Male 250,290 957 28 0 0 0 0 0
14 Administrators, education and related fields 3: Female 282,442 1,125 16 0 0 0 0 0
14 Administrators, education and related fields 4: White 463,963 1,789 37 0 0 0 0 0
14 Administrators, education and related fields 5: Black 58,624 255 7 0 0 0 0 0
14 Administrators, education and related fields 6: Other 10,146 38 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Administrators, education and related fields 7: Hispanic 20,122 82 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 Administrators, education and related fields 8: NonHispanic 512,610 2,000 42 0 0 0 0 0
15 Managers, medicine and health 1: Total 257,406 981 11 0 0 0 0 0
15 Managers, medicine and health 2: Male 80,541 295 6 0 0 0 0 0
15 Managers, medicine and health 3: Female 176,865 686 5 0 0 0 0 0
15 Managers, medicine and health 4: White 225,557 846 9 0 0 0 0 0
15 Managers, medicine and health 5: Black 24,524 106 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 Managers, medicine and health 6: Other 7,325 29 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 Managers, medicine and health 7: Hispanic 11,755 43 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 Managers, medicine and health 8: NonHispanic 245,651 938 9 0 0 0 0 0
18 Managers, properties and real estate 1: Total 424,823 1,608 84 1 42 41 39 39
18 Managers, properties and real estate 2: Male 228,170 847 59 1 81 78 69 68
18 Managers, properties and real estate 3: Female 196,652 761 25 0 0 0 0 0
18 Managers, properties and real estate 4: White 384,861 1,442 79 1 47 46 45 44
18 Managers, properties and real estate 5: Black 29,675 131 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 Managers, properties and real estate 6: Other 10,286 35 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 Managers, properties and real estate 7: Hispanic 24,180 94 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 Managers, properties and real estate 8: NonHispanic 400,643 1,514 80 1 45 44 43 42
22 Managers and administrators 1: Total 8,609,388 32,649 945 29 54 14 45 11
22 Managers and administrators 2: Male 5,760,962 21,497 746 24 66 20 53 15
22 Managers and administrators 3: Female 2,848,426 11,152 199 5 29 15 32 19
22 Managers and administrators 4: White 7,891,127 29,748 846 24 49 14 41 11
22 Managers and administrators 5: Black 437,418 1,867 79 4 154 88 163 94
22 Managers and administrators 6: Other 280,842 1,034 20 1 31 31 20 20
22 Managers and administrators 7: Hispanic 424,777 1,581 31 4 182 88 255 168
22 Managers and administrators 8: NonHispanic 8,184,610 31,068 914 25 47 12 38 9
23 Accountants and auditors 1: Total 1,449,425 5,490 104 2 20 17 15 12
23 Accountants and auditors 2: Male 700,754 2,561 81 1 8 8 6 6
23 Accountants and auditors 3: Female 748,671 2,929 23 1 32 32 24 24
23 Accountants and auditors 4: White 1,258,209 4,739 91 2 23 19 17 14
23 Accountants and auditors 5: Black 106,603 446 10 0 0 0 0 0
23 Accountants and auditors 6: Other 84,613 305 3 0 0 0 0 0
23 Accountants and auditors 7: Hispanic 69,340 260 5 0 0 0 0 0
23 Accountants and auditors 8: NonHispanic 1,380,086 5,230 99 2 21 17 15 13
25 Other financial officers 1: Total 727,887 2,767 62 1 20 20 15 15
25 Other financial officers 2: Male 375,925 1,389 40 1 39 39 29 29
25 Other financial officers 3: Female 351,962 1,378 22 0 0 0 0 0
25 Other financial officers 4: White 655,800 2,482 55 0 0 0 0 0
25 Other financial officers 5: Black 44,236 182 6 1 351 352 218 216
25 Other financial officers 6: Other 27,850 103 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Other financial officers 7: Hispanic 41,048 150 2 0 0 0 0 0
25 Other financial officers 8: NonHispanic 686,838 2,617 60 1 21 22 16 16
26 Management analysts 1: Total 207,706 797 32 0 0 0 0 0
26 Management analysts 2: Male 137,577 508 26 0 0 0 0 0
26 Management analysts 3: Female 70,129 289 6 0 0 0 0 0
26 Management analysts 4: White 190,942 724 31 0 0 0 0 0
26 Management analysts 5: Black 9,673 48 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 Management analysts 6: Other 7,090 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Management analysts 7: Hispanic 6,690 24 2 0 0 0 0 0
26 Management analysts 8: NonHispanic 201,016 773 30 0 0 0 0 0
27 Personnel/training/labor relations specialists 1: Total 429,136 1,665 36 0 0 0 0 0
27 Personnel/training/labor relations specialists 2: Male 184,738 700 26 0 0 0 0 0
27 Personnel/training/labor relations specialists 3: Female 244,398 965 10 0 0 0 0 0
27 Personnel/training/labor relations specialists 4: White 368,799 1,411 35 0 0 0 0 0
27 Personnel/training/labor relations specialists 5: Black 50,123 214 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Personnel/training/labor relations specialists 6: Other 10,214 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Personnel/training/labor relations specialists 7: Hispanic 23,144 88 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Personnel/training/labor relations specialists 8: NonHispanic 405,992 1,577 35 0 0 0 0 0
29 Buyers, wholesale/retail trade except farm products 1: Total 191,990 721 18 0 0 0 0 0
29 Buyers, wholesale/retail trade except farm products 2: Male 84,773 317 11 0 0 0 0 0
29 Buyers, wholesale/retail trade except farm products 3: Female 107,217 404 7 0 0 0 0 0
29 Buyers, wholesale/retail trade except farm products 4: White 182,261 684 18 0 0 0 0 0
29 Buyers, wholesale/retail trade except farm products 5: Black 5,199 23 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Buyers, wholesale/retail trade except farm products 6: Other 4,530 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Buyers, wholesale/retail trade except farm products 7: Hispanic 11,166 42 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 Buyers, wholesale/retail trade except farm products 8: NonHispanic 180,824 679 17 0 0 0 0 0
33 Purchasing agents and buyers 1: Total 260,021 981 22 0 0 0 0 0
33 Purchasing agents and buyers 2: Male 135,805 510 16 0 0 0 0 0
33 Purchasing agents and buyers 3: Female 124,216 471 6 0 0 0 0 0
33 Purchasing agents and buyers 4: White 240,255 896 20 0 0 0 0 0
33 Purchasing agents and buyers 5: Black 16,511 71 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 Purchasing agents and buyers 6: Other 3,255 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Purchasing agents and buyers 7: Hispanic 11,359 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 Purchasing agents and buyers 8: NonHispanic 248,662 940 21 0 0 0 0 0
36 Inspectors/compliance officers, except construction 1: Total 183,364 700 28 0 0 0 0 0
36 Inspectors/compliance officers, except construction 2: Male 126,705 479 22 0 0 0 0 0
36 Inspectors/compliance officers, except construction 3: Female 56,659 221 6 0 0 0 0 0
36 Inspectors/compliance officers, except construction 4: White 155,299 586 20 0 0 0 0 0
36 Inspectors/compliance officers, except construction 5: Black 22,404 96 7 0 0 0 0 0
36 Inspectors/compliance officers, except construction 6: Other 5,661 18 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 Inspectors/compliance officers, except construction 7: Hispanic 12,274 43 2 0 0 0 0 0
36 Inspectors/compliance officers, except construction 8: NonHispanic 171,090 657 26 0 0 0 0 0
37 Management related occs 1: Total 371,203 1,442 19 0 0 0 0 0
37 Management related occs 2: Male 57,908 213 4 0 0 0 0 0
37 Management related occs 3: Female 313,295 1,229 15 0 0 0 0 0
37 Management related occs 4: White 319,117 1,216 17 0 0 0 0 0
37 Management related occs 5: Black 36,745 167 2 0 0 0 0 0
37 Management related occs 6: Other 15,341 59 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Management related occs 7: Hispanic 21,261 82 2 0 0 0 0 0
37 Management related occs 8: NonHispanic 349,942 1,360 17 0 0 0 0 0
43 Architects 1: Total 176,710 665 15 0 0 0 0 0
43 Architects 2: Male 153,567 574 15 0 0 0 0 0
43 Architects 3: Female 23,143 91 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Architects 4: White 162,108 609 13 0 0 0 0 0
43 Architects 5: Black 6,366 23 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Architects 6: Other 8,236 33 2 0 0 0 0 0
43 Architects 7: Hispanic 12,774 50 1 0 0 0 0 0
43 Architects 8: NonHispanic 163,936 615 14 0 0 0 0 0
44 Aerospace 1: Total 115,384 439 13 0 0 0 0 0
44 Aerospace 2: Male 108,773 413 13 0 0 0 0 0
44 Aerospace 3: Female 6,612 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Aerospace 4: White 104,395 397 13 0 0 0 0 0
44 Aerospace 5: Black 2,570 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Aerospace 6: Other 8,418 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Aerospace 7: Hispanic 3,735 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Aerospace 8: NonHispanic 111,649 426 13 0 0 0 0 0
53 Civil 1: Total 264,614 980 16 1 39 39 26 26
53 Civil 2: Male 248,854 918 16 1 41 41 29 29
53 Civil 3: Female 15,759 62 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 Civil 4: White 233,004 863 14 1 44 44 30 30
53 Civil 5: Black 11,165 42 1 0 0 0 0 0
53 Civil 6: Other 20,444 75 1 0 0 0 0 0
53 Civil 7: Hispanic 13,090 47 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 Civil 8: NonHispanic 251,524 933 16 1 41 41 28 28
55 Electrical and electronic 1: Total 592,715 2,204 34 2 50 35 44 31
55 Electrical and electronic 2: Male 543,197 2,011 33 2 54 38 46 32
55 Electrical and electronic 3: Female 49,518 193 1 0 0 0 0 0
55 Electrical and electronic 4: White 518,640 1,927 30 2 56 40 48 34
55 Electrical and electronic 5: Black 28,944 106 2 0 0 0 0 0
55 Electrical and electronic 6: Other 45,131 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
55 Electrical and electronic 7: Hispanic 20,764 81 3 0 0 0 0 0
55 Electrical and electronic 8: NonHispanic 571,951 2,123 31 2 51 36 45 32
56 Industrial 1: Total 234,775 901 19 0 0 0 0 0
56 Industrial 2: Male 200,847 763 17 0 0 0 0 0
56 Industrial 3: Female 33,928 138 2 0 0 0 0 0
56 Industrial 4: White 210,888 807 15 0 0 0 0 0
56 Industrial 5: Black 11,813 50 4 0 0 0 0 0
56 Industrial 6: Other 12,074 44 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 Industrial 7: Hispanic 7,319 24 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 Industrial 8: NonHispanic 227,456 877 19 0 0 0 0 0
57 Mechanical 1: Total 330,773 1,211 30 1 72 73 60 60
57 Mechanical 2: Male 315,885 1,154 30 1 76 76 62 62
57 Mechanical 3: Female 14,888 57 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 Mechanical 4: White 293,040 1,085 26 1 81 82 68 68
57 Mechanical 5: Black 15,201 46 3 0 0 0 0 0
57 Mechanical 6: Other 22,532 80 1 0 0 0 0 0
57 Mechanical 7: Hispanic 9,655 34 1 0 0 0 0 0
57 Mechanical 8: NonHispanic 321,118 1,177 29 1 75 75 63 63
59 Engineers 1: Total 285,379 1,050 25 0 0 0 0 0
59 Engineers 2: Male 262,140 956 22 0 0 0 0 0
59 Engineers 3: Female 23,239 94 3 0 0 0 0 0
59 Engineers 4: White 254,567 928 23 0 0 0 0 0
59 Engineers 5: Black 9,368 38 1 0 0 0 0 0
59 Engineers 6: Other 21,444 84 1 0 0 0 0 0
59 Engineers 7: Hispanic 10,556 41 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 Engineers 8: NonHispanic 274,823 1,009 25 0 0 0 0 0
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 1: Total 564,743 2,099 24 1 6 6 4 4
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 2: Male 393,336 1,456 22 1 9 9 6 6
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 3: Female 171,407 643 2 0 0 0 0 0
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 4: White 484,823 1,797 21 1 7 7 5 5
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 5: Black 39,421 153 2 0 0 0 0 0
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 6: Other 40,500 149 1 0 0 0 0 0
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 7: Hispanic 17,252 63 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 8: NonHispanic 547,491 2,036 24 1 6 6 4 4
65 Operations/systems researchers and analysts 1: Total 279,844 1,054 12 1 61 61 39 39
65 Operations/systems researchers and analysts 2: Male 163,791 593 8 1 102 102 63 63
65 Operations/systems researchers and analysts 3: Female 116,053 461 4 0 0 0 0 0
65 Operations/systems researchers and analysts 4: White 241,287 906 8 1 70 70 45 45
65 Operations/systems researchers and analysts 5: Black 25,216 97 4 0 0 0 0 0
65 Operations/systems researchers and analysts 6: Other 13,341 51 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 Operations/systems researchers and analysts 7: Hispanic 11,394 45 1 0 0 0 0 0
65 Operations/systems researchers and analysts 8: NonHispanic 268,451 1,009 11 1 63 63 41 41
73 Chemists, except biochemists 1: Total 124,271 463 13 0 0 0 0 0
73 Chemists, except biochemists 2: Male 95,013 348 10 0 0 0 0 0
73 Chemists, except biochemists 3: Female 29,258 115 3 0 0 0 0 0
73 Chemists, except biochemists 4: White 102,713 381 12 0 0 0 0 0
73 Chemists, except biochemists 5: Black 7,721 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 Chemists, except biochemists 6: Other 13,837 52 1 0 0 0 0 0
73 Chemists, except biochemists 7: Hispanic 4,617 18 1 0 0 0 0 0
73 Chemists, except biochemists 8: NonHispanic 119,654 445 12 0 0 0 0 0
84 Physicians 1: Total 564,555 2,090 60 1 11 11 8 8
84 Physicians 2: Male 444,900 1,620 50 1 14 14 10 10
84 Physicians 3: Female 119,655 470 10 0 0 0 0 0
84 Physicians 4: White 478,408 1,773 55 1 13 13 10 10
84 Physicians 5: Black 24,627 90 2 0 0 0 0 0
84 Physicians 6: Other 61,520 227 3 0 0 0 0 0
84 Physicians 7: Hispanic 34,042 118 2 0 0 0 0 0
84 Physicians 8: NonHispanic 530,513 1,972 58 1 12 12 9 9
85 Dentists 1: Total 139,120 529 11 0 0 0 0 0
85 Dentists 2: Male 121,213 460 11 0 0 0 0 0
85 Dentists 3: Female 17,908 69 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 Dentists 4: White 126,000 480 11 0 0 0 0 0
85 Dentists 5: Black 4,094 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 Dentists 6: Other 9,026 33 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 Dentists 7: Hispanic 3,889 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 Dentists 8: NonHispanic 135,231 515 11 0 0 0 0 0
95 Registered nurses 1: Total 1,799,165 7,108 99 2 12 10 8 7
95 Registered nurses 2: Male 92,522 353 3 0 0 0 0 0
95 Registered nurses 3: Female 1,706,643 6,755 96 2 12 11 9 8
95 Registered nurses 4: White 1,537,400 5,968 74 2 14 12 10 9
95 Registered nurses 5: Black 172,626 792 22 0 0 0 0 0
95 Registered nurses 6: Other 89,139 348 3 0 0 0 0 0
95 Registered nurses 7: Hispanic 57,372 223 3 0 0 0 0 0
95 Registered nurses 8: NonHispanic 1,741,793 6,885 96 2 12 11 9 8
96 Pharmacists 1: Total 164,795 617 20 0 0 0 0 0
96 Pharmacists 2: Male 96,449 363 18 0 0 0 0 0