CHART 21
O ccupations
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Eight occupations in State government
experienced more than 2,000 cases
involving days away from work. Of
these occupations, correctional officers
and jailers had the highest number of
cases and accounted for 17.5 percent
of days-away-from-work cases in State
government. No other occupation had
more than 5,000 cases.
Psychiatric aides and psychiatric
technicians both had large numbers of
cases in State government but almost
no cases in local government.
Injuries and illnesses involving days away
from work for selected occupations in
State government with high numbers
of cases, by category of ownership, 2008
Occupation
12,420
Correctional officers and jailers
 State government
 Local government
 Private industry
4,620
Psychiatric aides
3,800
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
3,140
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
2,980
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
2,920
Psychiatric technicians
2,440
Registered nurses
2,360
Transit and intercity bus drivers
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2009.
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