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, private industry, 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 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 34.8 | 11 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | 25.4 | 6.9 | 17.7 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 26.7 | 5 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 100.0 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 57.0 | 58 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 100.0 | 12.5 | -- | 25.0 | -- | 12.5 | -- | 25.0 | 5 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 100.0 | 36.1 | 30.6 | -- | 8.3 | 11.1 | -- | 11.1 | 2 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 100.0 | 11.1 | -- | 16.7 | 38.9 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 7 |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | 17.2 | 20.3 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 26.6 | 5 |
| Legal occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 5.7 | -- | -- | 5.7 | -- | 180 |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | 16.8 | 10.6 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 35.4 | 11 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 100.0 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 17.4 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 15.2 | 29.3 | 12 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 17.9 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 29.8 | 7 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | 16.6 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 31.2 | 10 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 18.3 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 35.2 | 14 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 23.5 | 16.3 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 21.7 | 7 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 36.0 | 12 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 100.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 29.1 | 12.3 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 32.1 | 6 |
| Sales and related occupations | 100.0 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 21.6 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 38.7 | 11 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 6.2 | 41.7 | 19 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 100.0 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 38.9 | 15 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 5.1 | 33.3 | 12 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 19.2 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 30.6 | 10 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 33.1 | 10 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 43.7 | 22 |
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.