Table 1. Occupational Groups, Sample Size and Population Estimates by 13Occupations
  Occupation 13 Classes Group Population Estimates Sample Size
  All Workers   114,093,524 451,897
1 Executive, administrative managerial 1: Total 15855350 62,051
1 Executive, administrative managerial 2: Male 9,485,959 36,403
1 Executive, administrative managerial 3: Female 6,369,391 25,648
1 Executive, administrative managerial 4: White 14,340,387 55,707
1 Executive, administrative managerial 5: Black 982,642 4,327
1 Executive, administrative managerial 6: Other 532,322 2,017
1 Executive, administrative managerial 7: Hispanic 769,548 2,948
1 Executive, administrative managerial 8: NonHispanic 15,085,802 59,103
2 Professional specialty 1: Total 16283334 64,128
2 Professional specialty 2: Male 7,917,667 30,293
2 Professional specialty 3: Female 8,365,667 33,835
2 Professional specialty 4: White 14,342,393 55,967
2 Professional specialty 5: Black 1,221,598 5,457
2 Professional specialty 6: Other 719,343 2,704
2 Professional specialty 7: Hispanic 671,176 2,573
2 Professional specialty 8: NonHispanic 15,612,158 61,555
3 Technicians/related support 1: Total 4016229 15,756
3 Technicians/related support 2: Male 2,077,866 7,848
3 Technicians/related support 3: Female 1,938,363 7,908
3 Technicians/related support 4: White 3,396,239 13,109
3 Technicians/related support 5: Black 389,861 1,796
3 Technicians/related support 6: Other 230,129 851
3 Technicians/related support 7: Hispanic 235,511 894
3 Technicians/related support 8: NonHispanic 3,780,718 14,862
4 Sales 1: Total 13092640 51,072
4 Sales 2: Male 6,727,869 25,630
4 Sales 3: Female 6,364,770 25,442
4 Sales 4: White 11,750,648 45,457
4 Sales 5: Black 889,149 3,953
4 Sales 6: Other 452,842 1,662
4 Sales 7: Hispanic 806,791 3,124
4 Sales 8: NonHispanic 12,285,848 47,948
5 Administrative support occs, including clerical 1: Total 17540987 70,134
5 Administrative support occs, including clerical 2: Male 3,718,137 14,192
5 Administrative support occs, including clerical 3: Female 13,822,850 55,942
5 Administrative support occs, including clerical 4: White 14,978,842 58,573
5 Administrative support occs, including clerical 5: Black 1,973,463 9,400
5 Administrative support occs, including clerical 6: Other 588,682 2,161
5 Administrative support occs, including clerical 7: Hispanic 1,234,827 4,820
5 Administrative support occs, including clerical 8: NonHispanic 16,306,160 65,314
6 Private household 1: Total 761954 3,324
6 Private household 2: Male 36,030 144
6 Private household 3: Female 725,924 3,180
6 Private household 4: White 525,115 2,092
6 Private household 5: Black 215,855 1,155
6 Private household 6: Other 20,984 77
6 Private household 7: Hispanic 128,949 522
6 Private household 8: NonHispanic 633,005 2,802
7 Protective service 1: Total 1950907 7,611
7 Protective service 2: Male 1,659,846 6,387
7 Protective service 3: Female 291,060 1,224
7 Protective service 4: White 1,569,239 5,973
7 Protective service 5: Black 335,730 1,469
7 Protective service 6: Other 45,937 169
7 Protective service 7: Hispanic 132,169 505
7 Protective service 8: NonHispanic 1,818,737 7,106
8 Service occs, except protective/household 1: Total 11749273 47,951
8 Service occs, except protective/household 2: Male 4,035,235 15,784
8 Service occs, except protective/household 3: Female 7,714,037 32,167
8 Service occs, except protective/household 4: White 9,074,782 35,440
8 Service occs, except protective/household 5: Black 2,080,803 10,367
8 Service occs, except protective/household 6: Other 593,688 2,144
8 Service occs, except protective/household 7: Hispanic 1,278,089 5,025
8 Service occs, except protective/household 8: NonHispanic 10,471,184 42,926
9 Farming, forestry, fishing 1: Total 3215669 13,042
9 Farming, forestry, fishing 2: Male 2,682,794 10,824
9 Farming, forestry, fishing 3: Female 532,875 2,218
9 Farming, forestry, fishing 4: White 2,952,108 11,935
9 Farming, forestry, fishing 5: Black 208,654 897
9 Farming, forestry, fishing 6: Other 54,907 210
9 Farming, forestry, fishing 7: Hispanic 421,398 1,680
9 Farming, forestry, fishing 8: NonHispanic 2,794,271 11,362
10 Precision production, craft, repair 1: Total 12930703 50,243
10 Precision production, craft, repair 2: Male 11,784,674 45,532
10 Precision production, craft, repair 3: Female 1,146,029 4,711
10 Precision production, craft, repair 4: White 11,557,990 44,383
10 Precision production, craft, repair 5: Black 996,058 4,483
10 Precision production, craft, repair 6: Other 376,655 1,377
10 Precision production, craft, repair 7: Hispanic 1,107,415 4,233
10 Precision production, craft, repair 8: NonHispanic 11,823,288 46,010
11 Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 1: Total 7788365 31,314
11 Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 2: Male 4,715,724 18,476
11 Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 3: Female 3,072,641 12,838
11 Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 4: White 6,328,597 24,782
11 Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 5: Black 1,131,586 5,270
11 Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 6: Other 328,181 1,262
11 Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 7: Hispanic 958,928 3,834
11 Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 8: NonHispanic 6,829,437 27,480
12 Transportation/ material moving 1: Total 4800417 19,047
12 Transportation/ material moving 2: Male 4,354,367 17,177
12 Transportation/ material moving 3: Female 446,050 1,870
12 Transportation/ material moving 4: White 3,986,956 15,491
12 Transportation/ material moving 5: Black 701,955 3,147
12 Transportation/ material moving 6: Other 111,505 409
12 Transportation/ material moving 7: Hispanic 371,480 1,424
12 Transportation/ material moving 8: NonHispanic 4,428,937 17,623
13 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 1: Total 4107698 16,224
13 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 2: Male 3,303,332 12,871
13 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 3: Female 804,365 3,353
13 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 4: White 3,319,724 12,766
13 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 5: Black 661,495 3,001
13 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 6: Other 126,479 457
13 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 7: Hispanic 490,612 1,896
13 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 8: NonHispanic 3,617,086 14,328