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	2,100	73
Officials and administrators public admin	2: Male	315,909	1,212	1,180	54
Officials and administrators public admin	3: Female	226,264	945	920	19
Officials and administrators public admin	4: White	472,920	1,861	1,810	64
Officials and administrators public admin	5: Black	49,487	225	219	8
Officials and administrators public admin	6: Other	19,766	71	71	1
Officials and administrators public admin	7: Hispanic	23,438	92	87	3
Officials and administrators public admin	8: NonHispanic	518,736	2,065	2,013	70
Managers administrators, except public administration	1: Total	11,337,987	44,320	43,160	1,199
Managers administrators, except public administration	2: Male	7,260,207	27,924	27,155	926
Managers administrators, except public administration	3: Female	4,077,780	16,396	16,005	273
Managers administrators, except public administration	4: White	10,358,556	40,233	39,192	1,080
Managers administrators, except public administration	5: Black	630,687	2,760	2,692	96
Managers administrators, except public administration	6: Other	348,745	1,327	1,276	23
Managers administrators, except public administration	7: Hispanic	537,742	2,061	2,010	45
Managers administrators, except public administration	8: NonHispanic	10,800,245	42,259	41,150	1,154
Management related occs	1: Total	3,975,190	15,574	15,154	346
Management related occs	2: Male	1,909,843	7,267	7,069	247
Management related occs	3: Female	2,065,347	8,307	8,085	99
Management related occs	4: White	3,508,911	13,613	13,257	310
Management related occs	5: Black	302,468	1,342	1,298	31
Management related occs	6: Other	163,811	619	599	5
Management related occs	7: Hispanic	208,368	795	775	17
Management related occs	8: NonHispanic	3,766,822	14,779	14,379	329
Engineers	1: Total	2,009,300	7,700	7,471	147
Engineers	2: Male	1,848,533	7,054	6,838	141
Engineers	3: Female	160,767	646	633	6
Engineers	4: White	1,780,112	6,831	6,629	131
Engineers	5: Black	85,626	324	312	11
Engineers	6: Other	143,563	545	530	5
Engineers	7: Hispanic	72,090	272	267	5
Engineers	8: NonHispanic	1,937,210	7,428	7,204	142
Architects and surveyors	1: Total	201,731	778	761	19
Architects and surveyors	2: Male	177,084	678	663	18
Architects and surveyors	3: Female	24,647	100	98	1
Architects and surveyors	4: White	186,076	717	702	17
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	54	1
Architects and surveyors	8: NonHispanic	187,748	723	707	18
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	1: Total	1,330,325	5,115	4,954	73
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	2: Male	907,823	3,433	3,331	61
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	3: Female	422,502	1,682	1,623	12
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	4: White	1,154,319	4,421	4,289	62
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	5: Black	84,541	342	329	9
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	6: Other	91,465	352	336	2
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	7: Hispanic	48,104	182	178	3
Natural mathematical/computer scientists	8: NonHispanic	1,282,221	4,933	4,776	70
Health diagnosing occs	1: Total	829,443	3,249	3,102	84
Health diagnosing occs	2: Male	668,142	2,598	2,468	72
Health diagnosing occs	3: Female	161,301	651	634	12
Health diagnosing occs	4: White	724,399	2,839	2,708	78
Health diagnosing occs	5: Black	31,964	130	123	2
Health diagnosing occs	6: Other	73,080	280	271	4
Health diagnosing occs	7: Hispanic	41,633	153	146	3
Health diagnosing occs	8: NonHispanic	787,809	3,096	2,956	81
Health assessment/treating occs	1: Total	2,482,299	9,988	9,715	141
Health assessment/treating occs	2: Male	316,435	1,217	1,183	28
Health assessment/treating occs	3: Female	2,165,864	8,771	8,532	113
Health assessment/treating occs	4: White	2,133,040	8,445	8,221	108
Health assessment/treating occs	5: Black	230,708	1,078	1,045	30
Health assessment/treating occs	6: Other	118,550	465	449	3
Health assessment/treating occs	7: Hispanic	86,259	336	327	5
Health assessment/treating occs	8: NonHispanic	2,396,040	9,652	9,388	136
Teachers, librarians, counselors	1: Total	5,231,152	20,938	20,354	338
Teachers, librarians, counselors	2: Male	1,642,027	6,340	6,167	149
Teachers, librarians, counselors	3: Female	3,589,125	14,598	14,187	189
Teachers, librarians, counselors	4: White	4,612,706	18,208	17,712	276
Teachers, librarians, counselors	5: Black	452,612	2,136	2,065	56
Teachers, librarians, counselors	6: Other	165,834	594	577	6
Teachers, librarians, counselors	7: Hispanic	217,139	828	807	10
Teachers, librarians, counselors	8: NonHispanic	5,014,013	20,110	19,547	328
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	1: Total	1,971,725	7,538	7,298	182
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	2: Male	1,025,232	3,828	3,703	122
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	3: Female	946,492	3,710	3,595	60
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	4: White	1,799,120	6,879	6,660	168
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	5: Black	103,027	411	396	9
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	6: Other	69,577	248	242	5
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	7: Hispanic	93,668	359	348	8
Writers, artists, entertainers, athletes	8: NonHispanic	1,878,056	7,179	6,950	174
Other professional specialty occs	1: Total	2,227,360	8,822	8,521	246
Other professional specialty occs	2: Male	1,332,391	5,145	4,953	190
Other professional specialty occs	3: Female	894,969	3,677	3,568	56
Other professional specialty occs	4: White	1,952,622	7,627	7,367	191
Other professional specialty occs	5: Black	225,915	1,009	973	51
Other professional specialty occs	6: Other	48,823	186	181	4
Other professional specialty occs	7: Hispanic	98,301	388	368	10
Other professional specialty occs	8: NonHispanic	2,129,060	8,434	8,153	236
Health technologists/technicians	1: Total	1,357,639	5,558	5,410	74
Health technologists/technicians	2: Male	247,624	922	898	24
Health technologists/technicians	3: Female	1,110,015	4,636	4,512	50
Health technologists/technicians	4: White	1,091,114	4,331	4,217	56
Health technologists/technicians	5: Black	198,689	980	952	18
Health technologists/technicians	6: Other	67,836	247	241	0
Health technologists/technicians	7: Hispanic	89,019	345	334	4
Health technologists/technicians	8: NonHispanic	1,268,620	5,213	5,076	70
Technologists, technicians except health	1: Total	2,658,590	10,198	9,926	186
Technologists, technicians except health	2: Male	1,830,242	6,926	6,736	148
Technologists, technicians except health	3: Female	828,348	3,272	3,190	38
Technologists, technicians except health	4: White	2,305,125	8,778	8,541	152
Technologists, technicians except health	5: Black	191,172	816	795	29
Technologists, technicians except health	6: Other	162,293	604	590	5
Technologists, technicians except health	7: Hispanic	146,493	549	532	3
Technologists, technicians except health	8: NonHispanic	2,512,097	9,649	9,394	183
Supervisors and proprietors	1: Total	3,596,023	13,986	13,631	372
Supervisors and proprietors	2: Male	2,315,820	8,835	8,610	289
Supervisors and proprietors	3: Female	1,280,203	5,151	5,021	83
Supervisors and proprietors	4: White	3,297,445	12,793	12,480	346
Supervisors and proprietors	5: Black	169,165	706	684	18
Supervisors and proprietors	6: Other	129,414	487	467	8
Supervisors and proprietors	7: Hispanic	197,592	751	738	17
Supervisors and proprietors	8: NonHispanic	3,398,432	13,235	12,893	355
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	1: Total	3,603,720	13,918	13,483	385
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	2: Male	2,395,527	9,127	8,838	299
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	3: Female	1,208,194	4,791	4,645	86
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	4: White	3,373,892	12,985	12,582	367
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	5: Black	145,970	628	608	15
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	6: Other	83,858	305	293	3
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	7: Hispanic	155,619	603	586	10
Sales representatives, commodities and finance	8: NonHispanic	3,448,101	13,315	12,897	375
Other sales	1: Total	5,892,896	23,168	22,506	597
Other sales	2: Male	2,016,522	7,668	7,429	325
Other sales	3: Female	3,876,373	15,500	15,077	272
Other sales	4: White	5,079,311	19,679	19,128	523
Other sales	5: Black	574,014	2,619	2,540	55
Other sales	6: Other	239,570	870	838	19
Other sales	7: Hispanic	453,580	1,770	1,726	33
Other sales	8: NonHispanic	5,439,315	21,398	20,780	564
Computer equipment operators	1: Total	670,109	2,669	2,588	44
Computer equipment operators	2: Male	239,795	898	871	20
Computer equipment operators	3: Female	430,315	1,771	1,717	24
Computer equipment operators	4: White	551,272	2,134	2,072	31
Computer equipment operators	5: Black	94,249	443	428	12
Computer equipment operators	6: Other	24,588	92	88	1
Computer equipment operators	7: Hispanic	42,368	159	154	4
Computer equipment operators	8: NonHispanic	627,741	2,510	2,434	40
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	1: Total	4,413,986	17,666	17,163	292
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	2: Male	82,392	318	305	7
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	3: Female	4,331,594	17,348	16,858	285
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	4: White	3,926,331	15,405	14,967	265
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	5: Black	383,375	1,888	1,834	25
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	6: Other	104,279	373	362	2
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	7: Hispanic	268,104	1,053	1,020	11
Secretaries, stenographers and typists	8: NonHispanic	4,145,882	16,613	16,143	281
Financial records processing occs	1: Total	2,245,512	8,945	8,741	222
Financial records processing occs	2: Male	220,612	828	807	42
Financial records processing occs	3: Female	2,024,900	8,117	7,934	180
Financial records processing occs	4: White	2,018,647	7,968	7,784	207
Financial records processing occs	5: Black	141,277	664	649	9
Financial records processing occs	6: Other	85,588	313	308	6
Financial records processing occs	7: Hispanic	118,397	471	461	6
Financial records processing occs	8: NonHispanic	2,127,115	8,474	8,280	216
Mail and message distributing	1: Total	914,844	3,735	3,637	95
Mail and message distributing	2: Male	583,219	2,307	2,240	81
Mail and message distributing	3: Female	331,625	1,428	1,397	14
Mail and message distributing	4: White	694,766	2,729	2,659	68
Mail and message distributing	5: Black	178,086	850	825	23
Mail and message distributing	6: Other	41,992	156	153	4
Mail and message distributing	7: Hispanic	72,808	280	275	9
Mail and message distributing	8: NonHispanic	842,036	3,455	3,362	86
Other administrative support	1: Total	9,296,535	37,119	36,170	806
Other administrative support	2: Male	2,592,119	9,841	9,574	339
Other administrative support	3: Female	6,704,416	27,278	26,596	467
Other administrative support	4: White	7,787,826	30,337	29,590	657
Other administrative support	5: Black	1,176,476	5,555	5,390	128
Other administrative support	6: Other	332,234	1,227	1,190	21
Other administrative support	7: Hispanic	733,149	2,857	2,783	51
Other administrative support	8: NonHispanic	8,563,386	34,262	33,387	755
Private household occs	1: Total	761,954	3,324	3,249	159
Private household occs	2: Male	36,030	144	141	10
Private household occs	3: Female	725,924	3,180	3,108	149
Private household occs	4: White	525,115	2,092	2,039	68
Private household occs	5: Black	215,855	1,155	1,137	88
Private household occs	6: Other	20,984	77	73	3
Private household occs	7: Hispanic	128,949	522	511	5
Private household occs	8: NonHispanic	633,005	2,802	2,738	154
Police and firefighters	1: Total	1,157,796	4,471	4,333	85
Police and firefighters	2: Male	1,021,431	3,899	3,780	79
Police and firefighters	3: Female	136,365	572	553	6
Police and firefighters	4: White	973,160	3,722	3,614	73
Police and firefighters	5: Black	163,151	675	653	12
Police and firefighters	6: Other	21,485	74	66	0
Police and firefighters	7: Hispanic	74,433	281	274	6
Police and firefighters	8: NonHispanic	1,083,362	4,190	4,059	79
Other protective service occs	1: Total	793,111	3,140	3,059	190
Other protective service occs	2: Male	638,415	2,488	2,428	177
Other protective service occs	3: Female	154,696	652	631	13
Other protective service occs	4: White	596,080	2,251	2,188	139
Other protective service occs	5: Black	172,579	794	779	47
Other protective service occs	6: Other	24,452	95	92	4
Other protective service occs	7: Hispanic	57,736	224	214	10
Other protective service occs	8: NonHispanic	735,375	2,916	2,845	180
Food service	1: Total	4,570,186	18,097	17,691	433
Food service	2: Male	1,734,081	6,577	6,407	186
Food service	3: Female	2,836,105	11,520	11,284	247
Food service	4: White	3,677,566	14,187	13,893	320
Food service	5: Black	604,271	2,870	2,795	94
Food service	6: Other	288,349	1,040	1,003	19
Food service	7: Hispanic	537,477	2,080	2,037	43
Food service	8: NonHispanic	4,032,710	16,017	15,654	390
Health service	1: Total	1,986,806	8,508	8,338	196
Health service	2: Male	207,785	820	804	29
Health service	3: Female	1,779,022	7,688	7,534	167
Health service	4: White	1,377,005	5,477	5,363	107
Health service	5: Black	529,021	2,721	2,674	85
Health service	6: Other	80,780	310	301	4
Health service	7: Hispanic	157,020	632	614	12
Health service	8: NonHispanic	1,829,786	7,876	7,724	184
Cleaning and building service	1: Total	2,836,111	11,852	11,603	563
Cleaning and building service	2: Male	1,666,580	6,748	6,596	399
Cleaning and building service	3: Female	1,169,530	5,104	5,007	164
Cleaning and building service	4: White	2,035,113	8,022	7,847	343
Cleaning and building service	5: Black	670,658	3,368	3,301	205
Cleaning and building service	6: Other	130,339	462	455	15
Cleaning and building service	7: Hispanic	397,872	1,583	1,550	49
Cleaning and building service	8: NonHispanic	2,438,238	10,269	10,053	514
Personal service	1: Total	2,356,169	9,494	9,248	248
Personal service	2: Male	426,790	1,639	1,589	86
Personal service	3: Female	1,929,380	7,855	7,659	162
Personal service	4: White	1,985,097	7,754	7,544	182
Personal service	5: Black	276,853	1,408	1,380	58
Personal service	6: Other	94,219	332	324	8
Personal service	7: Hispanic	185,720	730	714	18
Personal service	8: NonHispanic	2,170,450	8,764	8,534	230
Farm operators and managers	1: Total	1,399,369	5,843	5,632	416
Farm operators and managers	2: Male	1,168,400	4,849	4,670	375
Farm operators and managers	3: Female	230,968	994	962	41
Farm operators and managers	4: White	1,360,005	5,690	5,484	398
Farm operators and managers	5: Black	26,581	101	99	15
Farm operators and managers	6: Other	12,783	52	49	3
Farm operators and managers	7: Hispanic	42,237	166	156	11
Farm operators and managers	8: NonHispanic	1,357,132	5,677	5,476	405
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	1: Total	1,616,443	6,463	6,309	247
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	2: Male	1,322,851	5,271	5,149	221
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	3: Female	293,592	1,192	1,160	26
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	4: White	1,421,858	5,625	5,488	191
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	5: Black	158,075	698	683	50
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	6: Other	36,510	140	138	6
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	7: Hispanic	373,069	1,489	1,446	36
Farm workers and other agricultural workers	8: NonHispanic	1,243,374	4,974	4,863	211
Forestry and fishing occs	1: Total	199,857	736	710	37
Forestry and fishing occs	2: Male	191,542	704	680	35
Forestry and fishing occs	3: Female	8,315	32	30	2
Forestry and fishing occs	4: White	170,245	620	599	27
Forestry and fishing occs	5: Black	23,999	98	93	10
Forestry and fishing occs	6: Other	5,614	18	18	0
Forestry and fishing occs	7: Hispanic	6,092	25	23	0
Forestry and fishing occs	8: NonHispanic	193,766	711	687	37
Mechanics and repairers	1: Total	4,203,192	16,258	15,896	508
Mechanics and repairers	2: Male	4,037,571	15,585	15,240	498
Mechanics and repairers	3: Female	165,622	673	656	10
Mechanics and repairers	4: White	3,756,127	14,399	14,085	428
Mechanics and repairers	5: Black	334,805	1,459	1,419	70
Mechanics and repairers	6: Other	112,260	400	392	10
Mechanics and repairers	7: Hispanic	312,662	1,190	1,169	31
Mechanics and repairers	8: NonHispanic	3,890,530	15,068	14,727	477
Construction and extractive trades	1: Total	4,960,923	19,111	18,616	568
Construction and extractive trades	2: Male	4,852,370	18,665	18,184	562
Construction and extractive trades	3: Female	108,553	446	432	6
Construction and extractive trades	4: White	4,502,359	17,140	16,690	472
Construction and extractive trades	5: Black	350,909	1,589	1,555	84
Construction and extractive trades	6: Other	107,655	382	371	12
Construction and extractive trades	7: Hispanic	451,211	1,717	1,684	39
Construction and extractive trades	8: NonHispanic	4,509,712	17,394	16,932	529
Precision production occs	1: Total	3,766,588	14,874	14,577	468
Precision production occs	2: Male	2,894,734	11,282	11,063	400
Precision production occs	3: Female	871,854	3,592	3,514	68
Precision production occs	4: White	3,299,504	12,844	12,598	386
Precision production occs	5: Black	310,343	1,435	1,402	64
Precision production occs	6: Other	156,740	595	577	18
Precision production occs	7: Hispanic	343,542	1,326	1,307	34
Precision production occs	8: NonHispanic	3,423,046	13,548	13,270	434
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	1: Total	5,221,401	21,002	20,578	596
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	2: Male	3,134,398	12,267	12,011	391
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	3: Female	2,087,003	8,735	8,567	205
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	4: White	4,210,362	16,448	16,117	430
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	5: Black	794,809	3,729	3,661	149
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	6: Other	216,230	825	800	17
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	7: Hispanic	660,521	2,637	2,591	74
Machine operators/tenderers, except precision	8: NonHispanic	4,560,880	18,365	17,987	522
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	1: Total	2,566,964	10,312	10,098	248
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	2: Male	1,581,326	6,209	6,083	161
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	3: Female	985,638	4,103	4,015	87
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	4: White	2,118,235	8,334	8,171	193
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	5: Black	336,777	1,541	1,505	48
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	6: Other	111,951	437	422	7
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	7: Hispanic	298,407	1,197	1,178	28
Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, samplers	8: NonHispanic	2,268,557	9,115	8,920	220
Motor vehicle operators	1: Total	3,529,824	14,053	13,721	544
Motor vehicle operators	2: Male	3,147,698	12,448	12,143	513
Motor vehicle operators	3: Female	382,126	1,605	1,578	31
Motor vehicle operators	4: White	2,907,359	11,318	11,045	418
Motor vehicle operators	5: Black	536,222	2,421	2,373	115
Motor vehicle operators	6: Other	86,243	314	303	11
Motor vehicle operators	7: Hispanic	276,992	1,051	1,027	31
Motor vehicle operators	8: NonHispanic	3,252,832	13,002	12,694	513
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	1: Total	176,360	668	652	16
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	2: Male	170,736	645	630	16
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	3: Female	5,625	23	22	0
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	4: White	160,282	598	583	15
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	5: Black	13,492	63	62	1
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	6: Other	2,587	7	7	0
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	7: Hispanic	6,341	21	20	0
Other transportation, except motor vehicles	8: NonHispanic	170,020	647	632	16
Material moving equipment operators	1: Total	1,094,233	4,326	4,232	152
Material moving equipment operators	2: Male	1,035,934	4,084	3,992	151
Material moving equipment operators	3: Female	58,299	242	240	1
Material moving equipment operators	4: White	919,315	3,575	3,493	111
Material moving equipment operators	5: Black	152,242	663	652	39
Material moving equipment operators	6: Other	22,676	88	87	2
Material moving equipment operators	7: Hispanic	88,147	352	345	9
Material moving equipment operators	8: NonHispanic	1,006,086	3,974	3,887	143
Construction laborers	1: Total	697,191	2,707	2,631	111
Construction laborers	2: Male	676,315	2,625	2,554	108
Construction laborers	3: Female	20,877	82	77	3
Construction laborers	4: White	585,900	2,216	2,156	71
Construction laborers	5: Black	97,045	440	428	36
Construction laborers	6: Other	14,246	51	47	4
Construction laborers	7: Hispanic	111,458	427	405	10
Construction laborers	8: NonHispanic	585,733	2,280	2,226	101
Freight, stock, material handlers	1: Total	3,410,507	13,517	13,227	418
Freight, stock, material handlers	2: Male	2,627,018	10,246	10,017	359
Freight, stock, material handlers	3: Female	783,489	3,271	3,210	59
Freight, stock, material handlers	4: White	2,733,823	10,550	10,319	294
Freight, stock, material handlers	5: Black	564,450	2,561	2,512	114
Freight, stock, material handlers	6: Other	112,233	406	396	10
Freight, stock, material handlers	7: Hispanic	379,154	1,469	1,441	37
Freight, stock, material handlers	8: NonHispanic	3,031,353	12,048	11,786	381