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, 2019
| 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 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 40.5 | 18 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.8 | -- | 25.0 | 14 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 100.0 | -- | 11.1 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 27.8 | 14 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 100.0 | 50.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2 | -- | 63.6 | 32 |
| Legal occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 30.0 | -- | -- | 30.0 | 9 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 13.7 | 22.1 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 32.6 | 12 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -- | 15.8 | -- | -- | 42.1 | 14 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 4.7 | 45.8 | 23 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | -- | 7.7 | 34.6 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 19.2 | 9 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 8.7 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 34.8 | 19 |
| Personal care and service occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sales and related occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 21.6 | 9.8 | 5.9 | -- | 49.0 | 22 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 100.0 | -- | 37.5 | 25.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 20.0 | -- | 13.3 | -- | 53.3 | 53 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 22.2 | -- | -- | 55.6 | 55 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 14.3 | -- | -- | 71.4 | 62 |
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, July 26, 2021