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, 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
Management occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 66.7 133
Business and financial operations occupations 100.0 12.5 -- 18.8 -- -- -- 50.0 32
Computer and mathematical occupations 100.0 -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- -- 2
Architecture and engineering occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Life, physical, and social science occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8
Community and social service occupations 100.0 -- 10.5 -- -- -- -- 73.7 74
Legal occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational instruction and library occupations 100.0 -- -- 18.2 -- -- -- 36.4 10
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 100.0 7.3 8.2 14.5 9.1 14.5 2.7 44.5 18
Healthcare support occupations 100.0 -- -- 23.5 -- -- -- 47.1 23
Protective service occupations 100.0 7.8 7.4 12.0 7.8 16.1 9.2 39.6 19
Food preparation and serving related occupations 100.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 27.3 -- -- 31.8 8
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 100.0 4.1 6.1 18.4 24.5 10.2 6.1 30.6 10
Personal care and service occupations 100.0 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- 6
Sales and related occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Office and administrative support occupations 100.0 10.5 -- 18.4 5.3 10.5 18.4 31.6 21
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- 22.2 -- 44.4 15
Construction and extraction occupations 100.0 22.6 -- 54.8 -- 6.5 -- 12.9 4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 100.0 -- -- 16.7 33.3 16.7 -- 25.0 7
Production occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- 66.7 -- 22
Transportation and material moving occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 33.3 23

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.