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Federal Employment Statistics
THE TWENTY LARGEST BLUE-COLLAR OCCUPATIONS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 2008 AND COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER 1998
| Occupation Code |
Occupation | September 2008 |
September 1998 |
Change | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3566 | Custodial Working | 11,819 | 12,060 | -241 |
-2.0% |
| 4749 | Maintencance Mechanic | 10,987 | 12,121 | -1,134 |
-9.4% |
| 8852 | Aircraft Mechanic | 10,668 | 11,608 | -940 |
-8.1% |
| 6907 | Materials Handler | 8,438 | 14,108 | -5,670 |
-40.2% |
| 5803 | Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic | 8,005 | 9,804 | -1,799 |
-18.3% |
| 7408 | Food Service Working | 8,005 | 10,287 | -2,282 |
-22.2% |
| 5801 | Misc Transportation/Mobile Equipmt Maint | 7,804 | 719 | 7,085 |
985.4% |
| 3806 | Sheet Metal Mechanic | 6,681 | 6,893 | -212 |
-3.1% |
| 2604 | Electronics Mechanic | 6,331 | 7,623 | -1,292 |
-16.9% |
| 5703 | Motor Vehicle Operating | 6,093 | 7,362 | -1,269 |
-17.2% |
| 2805 | Electrician | 4,278 | 5,663 | -1,385 |
-24.5% |
| 3502 | Laboring | 4,175 | 6,428 | -2,253 |
-35.0% |
| 4102 | Painting | 4,081 | 3,945 | 136 |
3.4% |
| 7404 | Cooking | 3,923 | 4,218 | -295 |
-7.0% |
| 3414 | Machining | 3,783 | 3,852 | -69 |
-1.8% |
| 2610 | Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic | 3,712 | 4,125 | -413 |
-10.0% |
| 8602 | Aircraft Engine Mechanic | 2,940 | 4,109 | -1,169 |
-28.4% |
| 5716 | Engineering Equipment Operating | 2,833 | 3,355 | -522 |
-15.6% |
| 6914 | Store Working | 2,721 | 4,592 | -1,871 |
-40.7% |
| 4204 | Pipefitting | 2,653 | 3,949 | -1,296 |
-32.8% |
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Workforce Information, Central Personnel Data File (CPDF)
Data from the Central Personnel Data File
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