Table 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[1] by selected occupations and number of days away from work, state 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 8.3 7.1 15.9 10.3 12.4 7.5 38.5 16
Correctional officers and jailers 100.0 2.8 2.8 3.7 7.4 13.9 11.1 58.3 50
Psychiatric technicians 100.0 3.8 11.5 17.3 7.7 9.6 -- 46.2 20
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers 100.0 17.9 17.9 15.4 -- 25.6 -- 12.8 5
Firefighters 100.0 -- -- 28.6 -- -- 17.1 28.6 19
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 100.0 5.9 5.9 23.5 17.6 5.9 8.8 32.4 10
Registered nurses 100.0 -- 8.0 12.0 8.0 12.0 -- 52.0 31
First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers 100.0 -- -- -- 37.5 -- -- -- 8
Highway maintenance workers 100.0 -- -- 66.7 -- -- -- -- 4
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 83.3 75
First-line supervisors of correctional officers 100.0 -- -- 27.3 -- 27.3 -- 36.4 19
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 100.0 -- -- -- 36.4 18.2 -- 27.3 9
Office clerks, general 100.0 20.0 -- -- -- -- -- 50.0 21
Psychiatric aides 100.0 -- -- 25.0 -- -- -- 50.0 58
Forest and conservation workers 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 50.0 28
Maintenance and repair workers, general 100.0 -- -- 25.0 37.5 -- -- 25.0 7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 100.0 -- -- -- 62.5 -- -- -- 6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 100.0 -- -- -- -- 28.6 -- 57.1 31
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 66.7 47
Management analysts 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 60.0 32
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers 100.0 -- -- 80.0 -- -- -- -- 5
Dietetic technicians 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 13
Compliance officers
100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0 98
Electricians
100.0 -- -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- 12
Dental assistants 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 50.0 26
Parking enforcement workers
100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2

Footnotes

1
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.