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, 2020
| 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 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 28.9 | 14 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 61.1 | 11.1 | -- | -- | 10 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.8 | -- | 23.1 | 13 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.0 | 123 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80.0 | -- | -- | 17 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44.4 | 13 |
| Legal occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 18.3 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 30.9 | 19 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | -- | 28.6 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 28.6 | 10 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 19.9 | 23.4 | 8.6 | 28.2 | 14 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 31.8 | -- | 27.3 | -- | 22.7 | 14 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | -- | 6.9 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 27.6 | 6.9 | 31.0 | 13 |
| Personal care and service occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sales and related occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 24.4 | 17.8 | 22.2 | 15.6 | 12 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 100.0 | 38.5 | -- | 23.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | 21.1 | -- | -- | 15.8 | 21.1 | -- | 42.1 | 15 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.0 | 29 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80.0 | -- | -- | 13 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60.0 | 58 |
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 3, 2021