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

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.