Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Occupation, 1995 (details in table note)  
       
COC Occupation Name Obs Employment Members Covered %Mem %Cov
  EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 21,776 13,825,589 803,197 1,016,646 5.8 7.4
4 Chief executives and general administrators, public administration 23 17,098 1,124 1,124 6.6 6.6
5 Administrators and officials, public administration 1,085 613,694 103,771 145,259 16.9 23.7
6 Administrators, protective services 101 56,885 13,668 15,518 24.0 27.3
7 Financial managers 921 574,945 3,686 6,935 0.6 1.2
8 Personnel and labor relations managers 187 122,802 4,157 5,785 3.4 4.7
9 Purchasing managers 196 127,391 6,231 7,597 4.9 6.0
13 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 960 634,595 8,976 11,640 1.4 1.8
14 Administrators, education and related fields 1,057 638,257 103,092 130,228 16.2 20.4
15 Managers, medicine and health 1,017 624,597 21,311 25,586 3.4 4.1
17 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments 1,370 882,893 24,223 30,135 2.7 3.4
18 Managers, properties and real estate 529 342,880 18,401 19,882 5.4 5.8
19 Funeral directors 55 33,612 0 0 0.0 0.0
21 Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. 835 534,467 39,292 50,497 7.4 9.4
22 Managers and administrators, n.e.c. 7,309 4,717,679 163,194 199,485 3.5 4.2
23 Accountants and auditors 2,150 1,365,850 79,318 103,523 5.8 7.6
24 Underwriters 156 101,570 1,151 1,772 1.1 1.7
25 Other financial officers 1,010 655,704 18,265 29,231 2.8 4.5
26 Management analysts 255 151,235 6,060 7,670 4.0 5.1
27 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists 628 394,849 37,259 46,258 9.4 11.7
28 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 16 7,827 541 541 6.9 6.9
29 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products 326 208,487 3,301 5,782 1.6 2.8
33 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. 381 251,651 16,746 23,430 6.7 9.3
34 Business and promotion agents 24 14,839 0 0 0.0 0.0
35 Construction inspectors 103 65,831 21,580 23,553 32.8 35.8
36 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction 328 224,993 65,352 74,411 29.0 33.1
37 Management related occupations, n.e.c. 682 423,478 25,000 31,993 5.9 7.6
  PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS, EXC. TEACHERS 17,273 10,841,199 1,157,174 1,427,427 10.7 13.2
43 Architects 169 107,026 5,961 5,961 5.6 5.6
44 Aerospace engineers 99 75,447 7,092 7,092 9.4 9.4
45 Metallurgical and materials engineers 33 19,991 142 142 0.7 0.7
46 Mining engineers 19 6,861 0 0 0.0 0.0
47 Petroleum engineers 31 21,829 1,215 1,215 5.6 5.6
48 Chemical engineers 109 72,958 2,977 5,776 4.1 7.9
49 Nuclear engineers 26 15,943 359 1,164 2.2 7.3
53 Civil engineers 358 216,313 29,833 36,397 13.8 16.8
54 Agricultural engineers 5 2,709 0 0 0.0 0.0
55 Electrical and electronic engineers 878 602,344 35,302 46,705 5.9 7.8
56 Industrial engineers 369 244,459 7,282 11,585 3.0 4.7
57 Mechanical engineers 492 313,076 16,991 22,983 5.4 7.3
58 Marine and naval architects 22 14,329 1,183 1,714 8.3 12.0
59 Engineers, n.e.c. 390 253,760 10,614 14,228 4.2 5.6
63 Surveyors and mapping scientists 32 16,519 1,852 1,998 11.2 12.1
64 Computer systems analysts and scientists 1,273 834,866 21,753 48,217 2.6 5.8
65 Operations and systems researchers and analysts 322 204,860 16,535 24,649 8.1 12.0
66 Actuaries 25 17,706 417 417 2.4 2.4
67 Statisticians 32 19,618 1,323 2,157 6.7 11.0
68 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c. 9 6,921 0 550 0.0 7.9
69 Physicists and astronomers 47 29,198 1,147 1,874 3.9 6.4
73 Chemists, except biochemists 222 137,334 8,104 10,790 5.9 7.9
74 Atmospheric and space scientists 20 9,600 996 1,168 10.4 12.2
75 Geologists and geodesists 78 52,854 2,949 4,324 5.6 8.2
76 Physical scientists, n.e.c. 76 40,981 4,767 6,227 11.6 15.2
77 Agricultural and food scientists 62 38,237 3,101 4,333 8.1 11.3
78 Biological and life scientists 175 97,894 8,307 10,514 8.5 10.7
79 Forestry and conservation scientists 50 20,418 1,637 2,014 8.0 9.9
83 Medical scientists 95 61,054 3,752 6,650 6.1 10.9
84 Physicians 736 451,761 26,028 39,847 5.8 8.8
85 Dentists 52 29,158 289 1,380 1.0 4.7
86 Veterinarians 49 31,538 146 1,655 0.5 5.2
87 Optometrists 17 10,503 1,534 2,280 14.6 21.7
88 Podiatrists 1 364 0 0 0.0 0.0
89 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. 16 11,688 0 0 0.0 0.0
95 Registered nurses 3,179 1,949,020 300,931 360,766 15.4 18.5
96 Pharmacists 252 151,982 11,499 15,079 7.6 9.9
97 Dietitians 136 83,496 15,165 16,063 18.2 19.2
98 Respiratory therapists 146 96,151 4,811 5,114 5.0 5.3
99 Occupational therapists 74 43,704 3,741 5,152 8.6 11.8
103 Physical therapists 196 121,261 9,261 12,416 7.6 10.2
104 Speech therapists 147 80,750 33,080 38,426 41.0 47.6
105 Therapists, n.e.c. 140 88,916 10,722 11,014 12.1 12.4
106 Physicians' assistants 85 53,369 2,998 3,550 5.6 6.7
163 Counselors, Educational and Vocational 381 235,955 88,129 100,535 37.3 42.6
164 Librarians 335 192,510 56,693 63,707 29.4 33.1
165 Archivists and curators 25 15,547 607 739 3.9 4.8
166 Economists 211 130,854 3,860 8,083 2.9 6.2
167 Psychologists 309 191,090 37,927 48,304 19.8 25.3
168 Sociologists 7 4,174 1,540 1,540 36.9 36.9
169 Social scientists, n.e.c. 45 21,468 1,413 2,147 6.6 10.0
173 Urban planners 23 17,064 3,178 3,178 18.6 18.6
174 Social workers 1,143 716,558 190,615 214,461 26.6 29.9
175 Recreation workers 163 99,455 1,940 4,337 2.0 4.4
176 Clergy 566 362,054 7,443 7,968 2.1 2.2
177 Religious workers, n.e.c. 167 108,034 0 966 0.0 0.9
178 Lawyers and Judges 874 555,769 35,684 40,658 6.4 7.3
183 Authors 64 37,904 3,700 3,700 9.8 9.8
184 Technical writers 73 47,577 1,886 2,348 4.0 4.9
185 Designers 626 395,209 20,800 23,882 5.3 6.0
186 Musicians and composers 134 87,276 11,493 11,964 13.2 13.7
187 Actors and directors 131 81,775 9,948 10,672 12.2 13.1
188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers 164 111,742 8,250 10,319 7.4 9.2
189 Photographers 121 78,643 7,278 8,701 9.3 11.1
193 Dancers 39 21,014 741 1,394 3.5 6.6
194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 95 63,099 5,786 8,120 9.2 12.9
195 Editors and reporters 400 240,143 18,826 23,480 7.8 9.8
197 Public relations specialists 208 123,165 6,347 8,920 5.2 7.2
198 Announcers 73 40,125 6,010 6,010 15.0 15.0
199 Athletes 114 79,487 10,160 15,889 12.8 20.0
  TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1,446 846,433 140,891 179,350 16.6 21.2
113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers 10 6,698 656 2,318 9.8 34.6
114 Biological science teachers 62 35,000 2,923 4,696 8.4 13.4
115 Chemistry teachers 34 19,568 2,720 3,632 13.9 18.6
116 Physics teachers 21 14,347 3,669 5,030 25.6 35.1
117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c. 6 3,063 1,610 1,610 52.6 52.6
118 Psychology teachers 42 25,039 3,341 4,842 13.3 19.3
119 Economics teachers 32 18,824 4,917 6,163 26.1 32.7
123 History teachers 17 10,832 468 2,754 4.3 25.4
124 Political science teachers 15 7,600 2,409 2,883 31.7 37.9
125 Sociology teachers 12 7,250 1,218 1,717 16.8 23.7
126 Social science teachers, n.e.c. 10 6,043 0 0 0.0 0.0
127 Engineering teachers 57 31,572 6,624 9,661 21.0 30.6
128 Mathematical science teachers 75 42,250 5,679 7,045 13.4 16.7
129 Computer science teachers 41 26,563 5,277 7,739 19.9 29.1
133 Medical science teachers 17 9,652 1,153 1,153 11.9 11.9
134 Health specialties teachers 71 44,023 11,440 14,262 26.0 32.4
135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers 50 30,163 8,442 8,442 28.0 28.0
136 Agriculture and forestry teachers 4 1,562 0 0 0.0 0.0
137 Art, drama, and music teachers 49 28,412 4,281 5,763 15.1 20.3
138 Physical education teachers 10 7,231 1,886 1,886 26.1 26.1
139 Education teachers 15 8,370 3,361 3,361 40.2 40.2
143 English teachers 113 71,267 12,151 13,411 17.0 18.8
144 Foreign language teachers 51 35,297 7,702 7,702 21.8 21.8
145 Law teachers 10 3,762 162 162 4.3 4.3
146 Social work teachers 6 4,152 1,829 1,829 44.0 44.0
147 Theology teachers 17 9,993 1,103 1,103 11.0 11.0
148 Trade and industrial teachers 7 3,132 1,931 1,931 61.7 61.7
149 Home economics teachers 3 961 676 676 70.3 70.3
153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c. 11 7,599 2,363 2,363 31.1 31.1
154 Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified 578 326,207 40,901 55,214 12.5 16.9
  TEACHERS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY 6,982 4,299,525 2,014,296 2,285,130 46.8 53.1
155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten 744 488,227 89,531 108,687 18.3 22.3
156 Teachers, elementary school 2,815 1,714,555 958,529 1,087,378 55.9 63.4
157 Teachers, secondary school 2,012 1,228,983 717,862 801,881 58.4 65.2
158 Teachers, special education 526 317,591 195,166 222,485 61.5 70.1
159 Teachers, n.e.c. 885 550,169 53,208 64,699 9.7 11.8
  TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 5,874 3,794,748 447,845 526,244 11.8 13.9
203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 592 370,727 43,354 51,650 11.7 13.9
204 Dental hygienists 155 94,170 2,583 2,948 2.7 3.1
205 Health record technologists and technicians 35 19,974 2,197 2,197 11.0 11.0
206 Radiologic technicians 232 148,215 14,029 15,452 9.5 10.4
207 Licensed practical nurses 630 394,863 53,845 64,285 13.6 16.3
208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. 901 608,101 74,887 87,219 12.3 14.3
213 Electrical and electronic technicians 474 323,092 50,749 56,875 15.7 17.6
214 Industrial engineering technicians 5 2,411 1,287 1,287 53.4 53.4
215 Mechanical engineering technicians 27 17,567 1,588 2,382 9.0 13.6
216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c. 353 229,409 35,651 45,761 15.5 19.9
217 Drafting occupations 325 213,007 11,629 12,704 5.5 6.0
218 Surveying and mapping technicians 88 57,219 5,675 6,819 9.9 11.9
223 Biological technicians 159 96,888 10,428 11,446 10.8 11.8
224 Chemical technicians 129 79,466 12,099 13,444 15.2 16.9
225 Science technicians, n.e.c. 140 90,239 11,052 14,022 12.2 15.5
226 Airplane pilots and navigators 156 107,156 57,305 60,032 53.5 56.0
227 Air traffic controllers 49 33,621 15,100 20,882 44.9 62.1
228 Broadcast equipment operators 57 34,488 5,546 6,963 16.1 20.2
229 Computer programmers 815 527,678 21,715 28,277 4.1 5.4
233 Tool programmers, numerical control 3 2,130 835 835 39.2 39.2
234 Legal assistants 411 266,266 10,699 13,892 4.0 5.2
235 Technicians, n.e.c. 138 78,061 5,593 6,872 7.2 8.8
  SALES OCCUPATIONS 19,138 12,427,401 560,956 650,778 4.5 5.2
243 Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations 4,962 3,136,065 142,827 168,355 4.6 5.4
253 Insurance sales occupations 589 384,631 9,637 14,651 2.5 3.8
254 Real estate sales occupations 587 383,827 10,990 15,893 2.9 4.1
255 Securities and financial services sales occupations 466 299,273 3,565 5,425 1.2 1.8
256 Advertising and related sales occupations 218 130,323 4,485 5,086 3.4 3.9
257 Sales occupations, other business services 756 513,395 25,054 29,864 4.9 5.8
258 Sales engineers 52 36,818 695 1,445 1.9 3.9
259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale 1,961 1,300,403 27,029 33,021 2.1 2.5
263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats 435 285,578 2,943 3,706 1.0 1.3
264 Sales workers, apparel 637 433,318 5,116 6,860 1.2 1.6
265 Sales workers, shoes 189 134,121 3,664 4,291 2.7 3.2
266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings 233 155,267 3,349 4,070 2.2 2.6
267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances 328 215,270 1,877 2,564 0.9 1.2
268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 386 236,730 2,498 2,498 1.1 1.1
269 Sales workers, parts 223 146,603 2,603 3,113 1.8 2.1
274 Sales workers, other commodities 2,189 1,406,193 37,640 44,531 2.7 3.2
275 Sales counter clerks 278 190,983 9,602 10,245 5.0 5.4
276 Cashiers 4,096 2,680,283 265,238 289,298 9.9 10.8
277 Street and door-to-door sales workers 306 187,395 918 2,550 0.5 1.4
278 News vendors 133 91,433 1,224 3,313 1.3 3.6
283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales 95 65,222 0 0 0.0 0.0
284 Auctioneers 3 1,165 0 0 0.0 0.0
285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c. 16 13,102 0 0 0.0 0.0
  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL 27,539 17,619,971 2,355,114 2,705,528 13.4 15.4
303 Supervisors, general office 723 449,943 59,240 73,043 13.2 16.2
304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators 24 15,948 1,022 1,022 6.4 6.4
305 Supervisors, financial records processing 136 84,831 3,922 5,326 4.6 6.3
306 Chief communications operators 10 6,602 1,233 1,233 18.7 18.7
307 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks 233 162,534 28,135 33,312 17.3 20.5
308 Computer operators 727 480,819 47,326 55,103 9.8 11.5
309 Peripheral equipment operators 8 4,916 606 606 12.3 12.3
313 Secretaries 5,192 3,192,813 266,789 314,897 8.4 9.9
314 Stenographers 114 68,907 9,113 9,505 13.2 13.8
315 Typists 1,002 650,521 83,470 98,366 12.8 15.1
316 Interviewers 273 179,896 9,168 12,370 5.1 6.9
317 Hotel clerks 162 90,791 1,005 1,372 1.1 1.5
318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents 429 282,721 39,172 42,055 13.9 14.9
319 Receptionists 1,422 909,942 32,383 39,753 3.6 4.4
323 Information clerks, n.e.c. 463 300,440 16,149 18,127 5.4 6.0
325 Classified-ad clerks 4 3,093 0 0 0.0 0.0
326 Correspondence clerks 26 14,042 169 169 1.2 1.2
327 Order clerks 358 238,418 58,152 68,051 24.4 28.5
328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping 99 62,220 9,561 13,045 15.4 21.0
329 Library clerks 228 145,089 31,322 34,075 21.6 23.5
335 File clerks 474 316,515 19,037 22,839 6.0 7.2
336 Records clerks 269 164,893 23,142 26,214 14.0 15.9
337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,250 1,405,545 67,531 80,611 4.8 5.7
338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 247 155,028 28,636 30,328 18.5 19.6
339 Billing clerks 268 174,915 13,014 15,217 7.4 8.7
343 Cost and rate clerks 85 52,124 6,461 7,090 12.4 13.6
344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 127 84,426 6,727 7,974 8.0 9.4
345 Duplicating machine operators 54 38,296 1,842 1,842 4.8 4.8
346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 12 7,731 1,784 1,784 23.1 23.1
347 Office machine operators, n.e.c. 34 21,618 559 1,763 2.6 8.2
348 Telephone operators 256 169,487 44,284 46,541 26.1 27.5
353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. 14 8,283 1,610 1,610 19.4 19.4
354 Postal clerks, except mail carriers 480 300,714 223,611 245,853 74.4 81.8
355 Mail carriers, postal service 567 374,194 303,903 320,888 81.2 85.8
356 Mail clerks, except postal service 276 183,233 17,912 21,738 9.8 11.9
357 Messengers 221 141,516 7,503 8,796 5.3 6.2
359 Dispatchers 368 239,437 49,533 55,774 20.7 23.3
363 Production coordinators 312 201,459 21,712 25,879 10.8 12.8
364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks 931 653,708 107,338 112,261 16.4 17.2
365 Stock and inventory clerks 700 462,142 76,497 91,492 16.6 19.8
366 Meter readers 74 51,443 21,028 22,259 40.9 43.3
368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 93 54,202 14,951 16,156 27.6 29.8
373 Expediters 308 195,946 19,277 21,911 9.8 11.2
374 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c. 32 23,161 4,709 4,709 20.3 20.3
375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators 564 367,101 11,049 13,706 3.0 3.7
376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance 1,242 810,730 46,099 59,912 5.7 7.4
377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare 140 87,779 27,826 33,333 31.7 38.0
378 Bill and account collectors 226 145,732 8,978 11,026 6.2 7.6
379 General office clerks 1,036 648,203 82,852 95,628 12.8 14.8
383 Bank tellers 680 442,884 8,328 10,337 1.9 2.3
384 Proofreaders 40 27,298 168 168 0.6 0.6
385 Data-entry keyers 973 641,694 62,915 74,822 9.8 11.7
386 Statistical clerks 140 91,397 10,803 12,153 11.8 13.3
387 Teachers' aides 979 638,572 194,273 242,131 30.4 37.9
389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c. 1,434 894,082 121,285 139,352 13.6 15.6
  PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 1,246 818,322 3,835 7,467 0.5 0.9
403 Launderers and ironers 2 1,061 0 0 0.0 0.0
404 Cooks, private household 14 7,679 0 0 0.0 0.0
405 Housekeepers and butlers 16 10,972 0 0 0.0 0.0
406 Child care workers, private household 496 319,465 1,793 4,263 0.6 1.3
407 Private household cleaners and servants 718 479,144 2,041 3,204 0.4 0.7
  PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 3,308 2,235,787 899,534 977,978 40.2 43.7
413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations 56 36,033 26,077 26,077 72.4 72.4
414 Supervisors, police and detectives 148 99,098 56,358 61,158 56.9 61.7
415 Supervisors, guards 79 55,105 2,138 4,753 3.9 8.6
416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations 15 8,661 3,434 3,941 39.6 45.5
417 Firefighting occupations 358 236,819 165,421 172,948 69.9 73.0
418 Police and detectives, public service 777 517,869 317,085 348,377 61.2 67.3
423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 221 157,562 58,260 62,766 37.0 39.8
424 Correctional institution officers 407 287,893 158,808 168,776 55.2 58.6
425 Crossing guards 67 42,129 10,669 11,890 25.3 28.2
426 Guards and police, except public service 1,028 696,640 96,887 110,192 13.9 15.8
427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c. 152 97,977 4,397 7,098 4.5 7.2
  SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD 19,771 12,593,486 1,209,105 1,370,429 9.6 10.9