Table 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work (DAFW)[1] by major occupational group and number of days, local government, California, 2021-2022
| Occupation | Percent of cases involving | Median days | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases | 1 day | 2 days | 3 to 5 days | 6 to 10 days | 11 to 20 days | 21 to 30 days | 31 days or more | ||
| Total | 100.0 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 27.2 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 24.3 | 10 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | -- | 6.1 | 15.0 | 59.9 | 5.4 | -- | 8.2 | 10 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | -- | No Value | No Value | No Value | -- | No Value | -- | No Value | -- |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 22.2 | 27.8 | -- | -- | 38.9 | 10 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 100.0 | 15.5 | -- | 17.2 | 36.2 | 3.4 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 6 |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | 5.9 | -- | 21.8 | 22.8 | 16.8 | 9.9 | 19.8 | 9 |
| Legal occupations | 100.0 | 3.1 | -- | -- | 80.9 | -- | -- | -- | 10 |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 21.0 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 30.2 | 10 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 8.6 | 68.6 | -- | 10.0 | 7.1 | 10 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 28.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 3.3 | 18.7 | 9 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | 9.0 | -- | 19.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 34.0 | 16 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 2.7 | 20.5 | 11 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | 8.5 | -- | 15.5 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 41.9 | 20 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 16.8 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 35.4 | 13 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 100.0 | 23.3 | -- | 27.2 | 10.7 | -- | 3.9 | 17.5 | 5 |
| Sales and related occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 37.4 | -- | 2.8 | 9.2 | 10 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 18.0 | -- | 34.5 | 18 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | 5.3 | 14.8 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 41.2 | 17 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 11.5 | -- | 28.2 | 9 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 4.6 | -- | 51.5 | 32 |
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, 2023.