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, 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 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 41.6 | 20 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | 25.0 | -- | -- | 50.0 | -- | -- | -- | 7 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 100.0 | 21.4 | -- | -- | -- | 21.4 | -- | 28.6 | 9 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80.0 | 149 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80.0 | 67 |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | -- | 28.8 | 9.6 | -- | 9.6 | -- | 42.3 | 16 |
| Legal occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.4 | 12 |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 40.6 | 15 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57.9 | 36.8 | 29 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 18.6 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 8.5 | 37.3 | 16 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | 25.8 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 19.4 | -- | -- | 25.8 | 6 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 43.6 | 24 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | 20.6 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 16.7 | 27.5 | 10 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 48.5 | 28 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 100.0 | -- | 17.1 | -- | -- | 14.3 | -- | 25.7 | 7 |
| Sales and related occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 36.8 | 9 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | 17.6 | -- | 12.0 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 32.4 | 11 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 47.9 | 27 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | 18.3 | -- | -- | 9.9 | 39.4 | 4.2 | 26.8 | 19 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | 5.2 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 54.1 | 33 |
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 8, 2018.