Table 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work (DAFW)[1] by selected worker occupations and major industry sector, private industry, California, 2023-2024
| Occupation | Private industry [2], [3], [4] | Goods producing | Service providing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total goods producing | Natural resources and mining [2], [3] | Construction | Manufacturing | Total service providing | Trade, transportation and utilities[4] | Information | Financial activities | Professional and business services | Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | Public Administration | ||
| Total | 271,660 | 61,130 | 10,830 | 25,710 | 24,590 | 210,530 | 77,610 | 3,370 | 6,680 | 22,320 | 58,980 | 33,900 | 7,670 | -- |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 19,260 | 3,110 | -- | 290 | 2,810 | 16,150 | 14,210 | 150 | -- | 750 | 260 | 510 | 40 | -- |
| Stockers and order fillers | 11,190 | 330 | -- | -- | 280 | 10,860 | 10,530 | -- | -- | 110 | 150 | 20 | -- | -- |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 9,060 | 1,050 | 310 | 160 | 590 | 8,000 | 6,790 | -- | -- | 760 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Light truck drivers | 8,140 | 60 | -- | -- | 40 | 8,080 | 7,820 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60 | -- |
| Registered nurses | 7,410 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7,410 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 7,360 | -- | -- | -- |
| Construction laborers | 7,060 | 6,540 | -- | 6,410 | -- | 520 | 40 | -- | -- | 430 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 6,850 | 6,800 | 6,620 | -- | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 6,340 | 420 | 120 | 150 | 150 | 5,920 | 430 | 20 | -- | 3,450 | 970 | 900 | 150 | -- |
| Nursing assistants | 5,860 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,860 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,850 | -- | -- | -- |
| Retail salespersons | 5,780 | 110 | -- | -- | 110 | 5,670 | 5,290 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | 70 | -- | -- |
| Fast food and counter workers | 5,710 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,580 | 820 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,760 | -- | -- |
| Personal care aides | 5,650 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,650 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,610 | -- | -- | -- |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 5,510 | 1,670 | 150 | -- | 1,200 | 3,850 | 430 | -- | 1,510 | 400 | 630 | 680 | 200 | -- |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,370 | 50 | -- | -- | 50 | 5,320 | 70 | -- | -- | 320 | 2,130 | 2,760 | -- | -- |
| Food preparation workers | 4,830 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,630 | 1,780 | -- | -- | -- | 310 | 2,460 | -- | -- |
| Carpenters | 4,190 | 3,720 | -- | 3,550 | 170 | 470 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- | -- | -- |
| Cooks, restaurant | 3,920 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,920 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,920 | -- | -- |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | 3,320 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,300 | 270 | -- | -- | -- | 130 | 2,860 | 20 | -- |
| Security guards | 3,140 | 20 | -- | -- | 20 | 3,120 | 150 | 20 | -- | 1,880 | 240 | 760 | -- | -- |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 2,980 | 260 | -- | 190 | -- | 2,720 | 170 | -- | -- | 1,840 | 180 | 360 | 160 | -- |
| Cashiers | 2,890 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,890 | 2,110 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 760 | -- | -- |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 2,700 | 20 | -- | -- | 20 | 2,680 | 1,870 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 760 | -- |
| First-line supervisors of retail sales workers | 2,040 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,040 | 2,030 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Helpers--production workers | 2,010 | 1,710 | -- | -- | 1,690 | 290 | 280 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Customer service representatives | 1,950 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,940 | 860 | 100 | 220 | 140 | 450 | 150 | 30 | -- |
| Office clerks, general | 1,900 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,800 | 170 | -- | -- | -- | 980 | -- | 70 | -- |
Footnotes
- 1
- Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
- 2
- Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
- 3
- Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates of other industries.
- 4
- Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
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, January 22, 2026.