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, 2017

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 4.4 7.7 18.5 13.4 12.8 6.7 36.5 14
Management occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 60.0 32
Business and financial operations occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- 20.0 13.3 40.0 30
Computer and mathematical occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 69
Architecture and engineering occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5
Life, physical, and social science occupations 100.0 -- 29.4 29.4 -- 11.8 11.8 17.6 4
Community and social service occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 70.0 51
Legal occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational instruction and library occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 37.5 21
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 100.0 8.5 10.2 12.7 13.6 13.6 11.9 28.8 12
Healthcare support occupations 100.0 -- 9.1 22.7 9.1 -- -- 54.5 37
Protective service occupations 100.0 1.5 4.0 18.9 14.4 11.9 5.0 44.3 19
Food preparation and serving related occupations 100.0 8.7 8.7 13.0 30.4 -- 8.7 26.1 7
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 100.0 6.1 15.2 10.6 12.1 27.3 -- 25.8 11
Personal care and service occupations 100.0 -- -- 66.7 -- -- -- -- 5
Sales and related occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20
Office and administrative support occupations 100.0 -- -- 27.1 12.5 8.3 10.4 37.5 15
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Construction and extraction occupations 100.0 -- -- 29.0 25.8 6.5 -- 35.5 9
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- 25.0 -- 37.5 19
Production occupations 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3
Transportation and material moving occupations 100.0 -- -- 16.7 25.0 -- -- 41.7 21

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 8, 2018.