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
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- 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.