Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation, 1994 (details in table note)  
       
COC Occupation Name Obs Employment Members Covered %Mem %Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 20,834 13,102,876 827,731 1,073,199 6.3 8.2
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public administration 21 13,765 1,032 1,032 7.5 7.5
5 Administrators and officials, public administration 1,036 627,825 113,190 153,584 18.0 24.5
6 Administrators, protective services 95 52,575 13,398 13,730 25.5 26.1
7 Financial managers 903 588,202 9,758 15,145 1.7 2.6
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 162 102,994 4,106 5,822 4.0 5.7
9 Purchasing managers 175 118,451 5,200 6,808 4.4 5.7
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 822 534,461 2,724 5,667 0.5 1.1
14 Administrators, education and related fields 1,043 631,793 111,793 144,861 17.7 22.9
15 Managers, medicine and health 941 574,385 27,826 33,290 4.8 5.8
17 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments 1,307 829,599 20,229 25,955 2.4 3.1
18 Managers, properties and real estate 500 329,281 17,214 19,895 5.2 6.0
19 Funeral directors 48 31,821 1,110 1,110 3.5 3.5
21 Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. 821 503,118 39,680 50,360 7.9 10.0
22 Managers and administrators, n.e.c. 6,778 4,253,844 136,454 178,190 3.2 4.2
23 Accountants and auditors 2,062 1,313,321 89,655 120,389 6.8 9.2
24 Underwriters 138 86,062 0 0 0.0 0.0
25 Other financial officers 1,048 668,381 20,757 27,010 3.1 4.0
26 Management analysts 192 126,466 4,739 8,525 3.7 6.7
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists 619 390,099 44,663 51,268 11.4 13.1
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 28 15,393 108 108 0.7 0.7
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products 319 200,944 2,204 2,705 1.1 1.3
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. 354 222,854 18,168 25,217 8.2 11.3
34 Business and promotion agents 28 17,036 763 763 4.5 4.5
35 Construction inspectors 101 63,468 21,540 23,976 33.9 37.8
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction 353 224,946 66,702 80,479 29.7 35.8
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c. 828 527,052 29,308 46,940 5.6 8.9
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS, EXC. TEACHERS 16,947 10,464,731 1,154,108 1,429,573 11.0 13.7
43 Architects 134 84,784 2,488 5,102 2.9 6.0
44 Aerospace engineers 97 74,572 6,435 10,854 8.6 14.6
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers 53 32,972 1,758 1,758 5.3 5.3
46 Mining engineers 14 6,597 0 0 0.0 0.0
47 Petroleum engineers 39 26,245 962 1,247 3.7 4.8
48 Chemical engineers 96 53,319 872 1,566 1.6 2.9
49 Nuclear engineers 18 8,978 237 237 2.6 2.6
53 Civil engineers 366 209,320 30,336 35,125 14.5 16.8
54 Agricultural engineers 5 2,377 0 0 0.0 0.0
55 Electrical and electronic engineers 832 535,161 26,182 39,352 4.9 7.4
56 Industrial engineers 371 245,772 10,893 16,524 4.4 6.7
57 Mechanical engineers 506 324,222 17,031 25,726 5.3 7.9
58 Marine and naval architects 17 10,133 2,656 3,189 26.2 31.5
59 Engineers, n.e.c. 374 235,155 9,955 12,235 4.2 5.2
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists 32 17,005 1,028 1,028 6.0 6.0
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 1,247 846,428 23,619 48,876 2.8 5.8
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts 341 225,297 17,899 23,467 7.9 10.4
66 Actuaries 17 10,798 0 0 0.0 0.0
67 Statisticians 42 26,785 2,989 3,673 11.2 13.7
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c. 11 7,007 0 0 0.0 0.0
69 Physicists and astronomers 46 24,569 930 1,752 3.8 7.1
73 Chemists, except biochemists 233 143,316 7,296 9,871 5.1 6.9
74 Atmospheric and space scientists 21 11,946 857 2,105 7.2 17.6
75 Geologists and geodesists 89 48,128 2,427 2,427 5.0 5.0
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c. 57 33,834 1,465 1,465 4.3 4.3
77 Agricultural and food scientists 62 30,556 3,217 3,217 10.5 10.5
78 Biological and life scientists 203 124,218 10,976 11,939 8.8 9.6
79 Forestry and conservation scientists 72 37,925 5,231 8,216 13.8 21.7
83 Medical scientists 99 64,411 2,558 3,136 4.0 4.9
84 Physicians 635 385,690 18,373 31,027 4.8 8.0
85 Dentists 45 24,501 1,965 2,751 8.0 11.2
86 Veterinarians 41 26,516 1,645 2,306 6.2 8.7
87 Optometrists 17 10,626 441 441 4.2 4.2
88 Podiatrists 2 1,316 0 703 0.0 53.4
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. 11 7,037 0 0 0.0 0.0
95 Registered nurses 3,214 1,933,338 333,553 388,533 17.3 20.1
96 Pharmacists 254 158,353 12,876 16,770 8.1 10.6
97 Dietitians 132 78,971 8,562 12,438 10.8 15.8
98 Respiratory therapists 148 97,418 7,356 9,057 7.6 9.3
99 Occupational therapists 67 41,336 2,778 2,778 6.7 6.7
103 Physical therapists 153 92,096 5,677 8,048 6.2 8.7
104 Speech therapists 146 87,294 37,702 43,647 43.2 50.0
105 Therapists, n.e.c. 116 74,510 14,941 15,276 20.1 20.5
106 Physicians' assistants 86 51,763 1,460 4,547 2.8 8.8
163 Counselors, Educational and Vocational 395 232,739 84,938 104,769 36.5 45.0
164 Librarians 360 201,126 43,616 51,367 21.7 25.5
165 Archivists and curators 38 23,383 1,634 3,132 7.0 13.4
166 Economists 154 92,411 5,674 8,428 6.1 9.1
167 Psychologists 334 205,178 38,464 47,414 18.7 23.1
168 Sociologists 5 3,126 2,082 3,126 66.6 100.0
169 Social scientists, n.e.c. 41 26,147 2,952 2,952 11.3 11.3
173 Urban planners 25 18,656 4,079 4,079 21.9 21.9
174 Social workers 1,058 633,225 170,507 191,204 26.9 30.2
175 Recreation workers 177 111,147 4,966 5,996 4.5 5.4
176 Clergy 593 372,096 9,299 11,520 2.5 3.1
177 Religious workers, n.e.c. 108 69,515 0 1,778 0.0 2.6
178 Lawyers and Judges 771 472,988 26,676 35,947 5.6 7.6
183 Authors 70 39,077 3,919 5,163 10.0 13.2
184 Technical writers 103 70,567 2,626 3,168 3.7 4.5
185 Designers 650 410,785 20,770 22,034 5.1 5.4
186 Musicians and composers 133 84,629 12,440 13,463 14.7 15.9
187 Actors and directors 98 60,717 12,595 12,595 20.7 20.7
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers 159 91,768 7,753 10,140 8.4 11.0
189 Photographers 124 82,792 4,088 5,572 4.9 6.7
193 Dancers 30 20,404 1,201 1,201 5.9 5.9
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 94 58,990 6,320 7,311 10.7 12.4
195 Editors and reporters 395 232,836 25,392 30,660 10.9 13.2
197 Public relations specialists 236 138,200 7,064 11,337 5.1 8.2
198 Announcers 77 41,615 6,823 6,823 16.4 16.4
199 Athletes 99 60,437 7,842 11,491 13.0 19.0
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,449 840,601 143,154 196,975 17.0 23.4
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers 12 5,443 885 885 16.3 16.3
114 Biological science teachers 60 33,588 6,174 8,760 18.4 26.1
115 Chemistry teachers 34 21,016 1,756 4,339 8.4 20.6
116 Physics teachers 26 15,828 1,793 2,023 11.3 12.8
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c. 3 1,527 0 0 0.0 0.0
118 Psychology teachers 35 17,257 3,276 4,281 19.0 24.8
119 Economics teachers 39 22,524 3,048 3,792 13.5 16.8
123 History teachers 21 15,107 2,411 3,265 16.0 21.6
124 Political science teachers 17 9,086 1,839 3,023 20.2 33.3
125 Sociology teachers 13 12,039 1,259 1,259 10.5 10.5
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c. 20 15,230 3,915 5,721 25.7 37.6
127 Engineering teachers 59 31,836 6,113 9,188 19.2 28.9
128 Mathematical science teachers 82 47,940 5,040 11,784 10.5 24.6
129 Computer science teachers 34 17,307 2,258 3,255 13.0 18.8
133 Medical science teachers 24 14,100 1,687 3,776 12.0 26.8
134 Health specialties teachers 68 35,539 7,570 11,193 21.3 31.5
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers 44 22,222 5,958 6,419 26.8 28.9
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers 9 4,234 408 1,201 9.6 28.4
137 Art, drama, and music teachers 58 33,137 7,714 8,098 23.3 24.4
138 Physical education teachers 11 6,333 579 1,528 9.1 24.1
139 Education teachers 24 13,379 3,798 4,403 28.4 32.9
143 English teachers 107 65,838 17,676 18,819 26.8 28.6
144 Foreign language teachers 31 17,125 1,098 3,112 6.4 18.2
145 Law teachers 20 12,560 0 375 0.0 3.0
146 Social work teachers 4 2,059 1,641 1,641 79.7 79.7
147 Theology teachers 22 12,889 1,115 1,115 8.6 8.6
148 Trade and industrial teachers 9 4,186 1,465 1,465 35.0 35.0
149 Home economics teachers 3 807 0 0 0.0 0.0
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c. 15 8,354 556 1,687 6.7 20.2
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 545 322,112 52,125 70,570 16.2 21.9
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 6,926 4,134,704 1,976,670 2,239,216 47.8 54.2
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten 766 480,379 111,228 125,343 23.2 26.1
156 Teachers, elementary school 2,702 1,635,108 931,531 1,052,956 57.0 64.4
157 Teachers, secondary school 2,067 1,189,715 696,675 790,729 58.6 66.5
158 Teachers, special education 518 300,931 189,810 214,572 63.1 71.3
159 Teachers, n.e.c. 873 528,571 47,425 55,617 9.0 10.5
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 6,086 3,765,520 428,189 505,439 11.4 13.4
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 547 332,803 30,606 38,828 9.2 11.7
204 Dental hygienists 154 91,540 1,724 2,850 1.9 3.1
205 Health record technologists and technicians 57 32,233 3,851 4,433 11.9 13.8
206 Radiologic technicians 249 154,224 12,868 15,809 8.3 10.3
207 Licensed practical nurses 657 390,471 53,448 64,244 13.7 16.5
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. 879 562,829 57,235 67,947 10.2 12.1
213 Electrical and electronic technicians 492 306,371 56,938 68,373 18.6 22.3
214 Industrial engineering technicians 7 5,183 2,706 2,706 52.2 52.2
215 Mechanical engineering technicians 26 16,882 2,749 2,749 16.3 16.3
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c. 436 264,819 30,730 38,506 11.6 14.5
217 Drafting occupations 349 221,391 15,766 18,474 7.1 8.3
218 Surveying and mapping technicians 103 59,896 8,908 10,293 14.9 17.2
223 Biological technicians 135 82,735 6,045 6,358 7.3 7.7
224 Chemical technicians 126 77,993 11,831 11,831 15.2 15.2
225 Science technicians, n.e.c. 165 99,921 14,556 15,671 14.6 15.7
226 Airplane pilots and navigators 159 105,426 55,367 56,425 52.5 53.5
227 Air traffic controllers 44 23,723 14,513 17,912 61.2 75.5
228 Broadcast equipment operators 42 24,352 5,780 5,780 23.7 23.7
229 Computer programmers 827 529,936 20,560 30,549 3.9 5.8
233 Tool programmers, numerical control 8 4,699 0 0 0.0 0.0
234 Legal assistants 432 259,893 10,200 11,955 3.9 4.6
235 Technicians, n.e.c. 192 118,203 11,809 13,748 10.0 11.6
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 18,858 11,982,418 583,816 661,275 4.9 5.5
243 Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations 4,787 3,001,164 140,394 156,375 4.7 5.2
253 Insurance sales occupations 622 407,743 17,949 24,529 4.4 6.0
254 Real estate sales occupations 599 386,781 9,747 14,157 2.5 3.7
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations 482 313,347 3,122 4,033 1.0 1.3
256 Advertising and related sales occupations 219 132,772 7,625 9,425 5.7 7.1
257 Sales occupations, other business services 686 450,219 21,007 25,483 4.7 5.7
258 Sales engineers 41 26,173 0 0 0.0 0.0
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale 1,950 1,246,711 25,762 30,413 2.1 2.4
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats 382 247,926 1,389 1,389 0.6 0.6
264 Sales workers, apparel 627 407,174 13,420 14,251 3.3 3.5
265 Sales workers, shoes 167 111,182 2,890 3,855 2.6 3.5
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings 225 135,866 1,438 2,890 1.1 2.1
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances 298 210,770 706 706 0.3 0.3
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 396 243,310 3,406 5,494 1.4 2.3
269 Sales workers, parts 254 157,618 3,762 5,386 2.4 3.4
274 Sales workers, other commodities 2,005 1,249,812 37,958 40,875 3.0 3.3
275 Sales counter clerks 303 198,817 4,428 5,885 2.2 3.0
276 Cashiers 4,271 2,716,437 279,943 305,210 10.3 11.2
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers 285 177,063 5,213 6,813 2.9 3.8
278 News vendors 155 91,219 1,995 2,444 2.2 2.7
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales 80 55,622 1,662 1,662 3.0 3.0
284 Auctioneers 4 2,137 0 0 0.0 0.0
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c. 20 12,556 0 0 0.0 0.0
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 28,433 17,755,135 2,452,862 2,874,129 13.8 16.2
303 Supervisors, general office 734 461,453 61,109 75,532 13.2 16.4
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators 40 25,662 893 1,984 3.5 7.7
305 Supervisors, financial records processing 166 96,646 3,263 5,450 3.4 5.6
306 Chief communications operators 5 3,340 0 0 0.0 0.0
307 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks 255 166,105 32,800 39,200 19.7 23.6
308 Computer operators 861 544,695 56,205 68,129 10.3 12.5
309 Peripheral equipment operators 7 4,289 0 0 0.0 0.0
313 Secretaries 5,340 3,200,788 271,615 326,897 8.5 10.2
314 Stenographers 121 74,846 8,879 9,193 11.9 12.3
315 Typists 1,007 623,274 85,761 99,540 13.8 16.0
316 Interviewers 233 155,981 8,393 9,154 5.4 5.9
317 Hotel clerks 189 114,917 4,617 4,617 4.0 4.0
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents 364 226,897 31,871 34,352 14.0 15.1
319 Receptionists 1,425 918,480 44,328 54,668 4.8 6.0
323 Information clerks, n.e.c. 410 268,244 21,010 26,482 7.8 9.9
325 Classified-ad clerks 4 1,578 0 0 0.0 0.0
326 Correspondence clerks 21 11,794 674 1,153 5.7 9.8
327 Order clerks 308 203,057 62,131 70,487 30.6 34.7
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping 105 71,867 10,228 14,530 14.2 20.2
329 Library clerks 245 147,089 19,677 26,852 13.4 18.3
335 File clerks 413 272,036 20,640 25,992 7.6 9.6
336 Records clerks 278 177,363 22,938 30,717 12.9 17.3
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,383 1,414,057 72,686 88,691 5.1 6.3
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 244 152,947 20,239 23,906 13.2 15.6
339 Billing clerks 260 166,802 15,078 17,108 9.0 10.3
343 Cost and rate clerks 77 49,909 6,929 7,805 13.9 15.6
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 114 67,315 4,934 6,022 7.3 8.9
345 Duplicating machine operators 40 27,822 1,457 1,457 5.2 5.2
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 13 7,360 1,802 1,802 24.5 24.5
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c. 46 28,195 3,473 3,473 12.3 12.3
348 Telephone operators 270 163,028 53,411 55,127 32.8 33.8
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. 17 14,461 1,443 1,443 10.0 10.0
354 Postal clerks, except mail carriers 496 303,589 234,087 259,828 77.1 85.6
355 Mail carriers, postal service 563 359,807 294,228 310,928 81.8 86.4
356 Mail clerks, except postal service 275 166,066 23,385 26,447 14.1 15.9
357 Messengers 215 137,972 5,867 5,867 4.3 4.3
359 Dispatchers 344 221,970 37,152 44,777 16.7 20.2
363 Production coordinators 292 192,791 25,363 29,171 13.2 15.1
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks 870 571,084 100,083 107,563 17.5 18.8
365 Stock and inventory clerks 688 443,233 73,277 85,442 16.5 19.3
366 Meter readers 84 52,554 23,761 24,217 45.2 46.1
368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 102 65,200 12,901 15,925 19.8 24.4
373 Expediters 294 176,947 23,209 26,663 13.1 15.1
374 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c. 33 21,394 3,984 4,942 18.6 23.1
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators 538 345,440 14,460 19,375 4.2 5.6
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance 1,219 789,522 42,728 53,668 5.4 6.8
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare 173 108,333 35,661 41,364 32.9 38.2
378 Bill and account collectors 246 155,531 9,658 10,521 6.2 6.8
379 General office clerks 1,049 672,251 85,800 101,776 12.8 15.1
383 Bank tellers 676 424,291 4,709 12,590 1.1 3.0
384 Proofreaders 35 22,978 1,606 1,960 7.0 8.5
385 Data-entry keyers 978 633,355 63,714 79,696 10.1 12.6
386 Statistical clerks 108 75,223 10,814 13,566 14.4 18.0
387 Teachers' aides 944 574,814 183,006 221,813 31.8 38.6
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c. 2,216 1,378,491 194,923 244,267 14.1 17.7
  PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 1,228 796,577 6,058 8,710 0.8 1.1
403 Launderers and ironers 1 622 0 0 0.0 0.0
404 Cooks, private household 14 8,557 0 0 0.0 0.0
405 Housekeepers and butlers 24 16,130 0 0 0.0 0.0
406 Child care workers, private household 424 271,892 2,842 4,324 1.0 1.6
407 Private household cleaners and servants 765 499,376 3,215 4,386 0.6 0.9
  PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 3,370 2,232,568 925,289 984,140 41.4 44.1
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations 76 50,625 33,947 37,326 67.1 73.7
414 Supervisors, police and detectives 158 106,626 60,613 64,033 56.8 60.1
415 Supervisors, guards 86 62,328 3,060 3,060 4.9 4.9
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations 35 18,005 8,398 8,398 46.6 46.6
417 Firefighting occupations 309 198,501 151,739 154,759 76.4 78.0
418 Police and detectives, public service 825 529,567 354,798 369,233 67.0 69.7
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 195 127,946 49,270 54,006 38.5 42.2
424 Correctional institution officers 428 303,581 159,007 170,774 52.4 56.3
425 Crossing guards 67 39,881 9,657 10,038 24.2 25.2
426 Guards and police, except public service 1,039 694,296 84,651 99,762 12.2 14.4
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c. 152 101,212 10,149 12,751 10.0 12.6
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 20,242 12,564,619 1,290,636 1,446,763 10.3 11.5