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, 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 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 18.5 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 36.5 | 14 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 100.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 12.0 | 9.6 | 56.6 | 36 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 100.0 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 20.6 | 10.3 | 13.2 | 17.6 | 6 |
| Firefighters | 100.0 | -- | -- | 24.5 | 32.7 | 16.3 | -- | 24.5 | 9 |
| Registered nurses | 100.0 | -- | 6.1 | 15.2 | -- | 21.2 | 12.1 | 39.4 | 21 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 100.0 | 9.1 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 12.1 | -- | -- | 33.3 | 6 |
| Police and sheriff’s patrol officers | 100.0 | -- | -- | 32.1 | -- | -- | -- | 39.3 | 4 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 100.0 | -- | -- | 7.1 | 14.3 | 60.7 | -- | 7.1 | 11 |
| First-line supervisors of police and detectives | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64.3 | 31 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.0 | 29 |
| First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.5 | 8 |
| Office clerks, general | 100.0 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 25.0 | -- | -- | 50.0 | 40 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 100.0 | -- | 44.4 | 44.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| First-line supervisors of correctional officers | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.6 | -- | 57.1 | 46 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 28.6 | -- | -- | 28.6 | 9 |
| Management analysts | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.3 | 24 |
| Psychiatric aides | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 |
| Dental assistants | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80.0 | 84 |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 60.0 | -- | -- | -- | 7 |
| Medical assistants | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 50.0 | -- | -- | -- | 7 |
| First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.0 | -- | 29 |
| Security guards | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.0 | -- | -- | 15 |
| Compliance officers | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 100.0 | 51 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.7 | 51 |
| Medical and health services managers | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.7 | 43 |
| Human resources specialists |
100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.7 | 54 |
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.