Table 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days of job transfer or restriction (DJTR)[1] by selected occupations and number of days, state government, California, 2021-2022

Occupation Percent of cases involving Median days
Total cases 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 10 days 11 to 20 days 21 to 30 days 31 days or more
Total 100.0 5.6 1.9 10.1 11.3 22.1 14.1 34.7 19
Forest and conservation workers 100.0 -- -- -- -- 43.4 -- -- 11
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers 100.0 -- -- 51.4 -- 45.9 -- -- 3
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 100.0 -- -- 20.0 40.0 22.9 8.6 8.6 8
Registered nurses 100.0 -- -- -- -- 22.6 29.0 38.7 29
Correctional officers and jailers 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 68.8 39
Fish and game wardens 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 72
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 75.0 165
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 75.0 121
Nursing assistants 100.0 -- -- -- -- 27.3 45.5 -- 23
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 100.0 -- -- -- 20.0 -- -- 80.0 43
Maintenance and repair workers, general 100.0 -- -- -- 33.3 -- -- 33.3 20
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 87.5 119
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 62.5 53
Food servers, nonrestaurant 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70
Electricians 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 100.0 -- -- -- -- 50.0 -- 50.0 16
Social science research assistants 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0 34
Psychiatric technicians 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6
Physical therapists 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0 40
Teaching assistants, preschool, elementary, middle, and secondary school, except special education 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 66.7 91
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15
Dietetic technicians
100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21
Office clerks, general 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0 49
Eligibility interviewers, government programs
100.0 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1

Footnotes

1
Days of job transfer or restriction cases include those that result in only days of 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 8, 2023.