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, local government, California, 2019
| 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 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 13.5 | 9.3 | 36.9 | 18 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | 20.7 | -- | 10.3 | 37.9 | -- | -- | 17.2 | 6 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58.3 | 45 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.9 | 45 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | 25.6 | 10.3 | 17.9 | -- | -- | -- | 35.9 | 4 |
| Legal occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.4 | -- | 28 |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 22.3 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 9 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 14.9 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 22.4 | 6 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 22.5 | 10.0 | -- | -- | 35.0 | 8 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 43.6 | 20 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | -- | 11.1 | 7.9 | 28.6 | 12.7 | 23.8 | 14.3 | 11 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 35.0 | 17 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 23.1 | -- | -- | 57.7 | 43 |
| Sales and related occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 29.8 | 16 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | 6.7 | -- | 13.4 | 27.5 | 20.1 | 4.7 | 27.5 | 11 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | 4.4 | -- | 12.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | -- | 42.5 | 14 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64.7 | 58 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | 5.2 | -- | 15.2 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 23.9 | 39.1 | 28 |
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, July 26, 2021