Injuries and illnesses were
not directly proportional to
employment among
occupations with large
numbers of injuries.
Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers; laborers and material movers; nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides; construction laborers; janitors and cleaners;
carpenters; stock clerks and order fillers; and general maintenance and repair
workers experienced a higher percentage of injuries and illnesses than their
employment share.
Of the nine occupations on the chart, only retail salespersons experienced a
lower percentage of injuries and illnesses than its employment share.
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7.0%
Percentage of injuries and illnesses
Percentage of employment
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NOTE: Current Population Survey employment data were not available for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; light or
delivery service truck drivers; and nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants. These occupations were included in higher
level detail on this chart.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2005