Table 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[1] by major occupational group and number of days away from work, local government, California, 2018
| Occupation | Percent of cases involving | Median days away from work | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases | 1 day | 2 days | 3 to 5 days | 6 to 10 days | 11 to 20 days | 21 to 30 days | 31 or more days | ||
| Total | 100.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 38.0 | 16 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | 21.4 | -- | 14.3 | -- | 21.4 | -- | 35.7 | 11 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 21.4 | 14.3 | -- | 35.7 | 17 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 30.0 | -- | -- | 60.0 | 94 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | 19.4 | -- | 16.7 | 13.9 | 8.3 | -- | 36.1 | 7 |
| Legal occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 20.0 | 15.0 | -- | 15.0 | 35.0 | 21 |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 34.6 | 10 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 100.0 | -- | 40.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 28.2 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 20.0 | 6 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | -- | 18.8 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -- | -- | 43.8 | 16 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 4.6 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 14.2 | 5.3 | 43.5 | 19 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 32.7 | 21.8 | -- | 21.8 | 9 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 16.0 | 11.8 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 31.9 | 18 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 100.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -- | 12.0 | -- | 36.0 | 17 |
| Sales and related occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 16.4 | 8.6 | 30.5 | 13 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | 6.1 | -- | 12.1 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 6.1 | 50.0 | 31 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 19.3 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 45.2 | 24 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | -- | 12.8 | 7.7 | -- | 23.1 | -- | 38.5 | 13 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 22.1 | 6.4 | 48.0 | 27 |
Footnotes
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- Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating state agencies, November 7, 2019.