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, 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 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60.0 | 32 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0 | 13.3 | 40.0 | 30 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 100.0 | -- | 29.4 | 29.4 | -- | 11.8 | 11.8 | 17.6 | 4 |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.0 | 51 |
| Legal occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.5 | 21 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 28.8 | 12 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | -- | 9.1 | 22.7 | 9.1 | -- | -- | 54.5 | 37 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 18.9 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 5.0 | 44.3 | 19 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 30.4 | -- | 8.7 | 26.1 | 7 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | 6.1 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 27.3 | -- | 25.8 | 11 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 66.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Sales and related occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 27.1 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 37.5 | 15 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 29.0 | 25.8 | 6.5 | -- | 35.5 | 9 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.0 | -- | 37.5 | 19 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 25.0 | -- | -- | 41.7 | 21 |
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.