The Relationship Between The 1990 Census and ... - Census Bureau

Table 9. 1990 Census Redistributed Occupation Data Compared to Census 2000 Occupation Data,
Using the Census 2000 Occupation Classification
1990 Data Redistributed to 2000
Census 2000 Percent
Census 2000 Codes and Categories
Number Number
Change,
1990-2000
591 Proofreaders and copy markers 31,252 23,359 -25.3%
592 Statistical assistants 56,405 32,972 -41.5%
593 Office and administrative support workers, all other 466,942 519,374 11.2%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations: 1,568,101 1,094,801 -30.2%
Agricultural workers, including supervisors: 1,344,093 919,051 -31.6%
600 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 77,358 57,439 -25.7%
601 Agricultural inspectors 42,599 11,945 -72.0%
604 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 67,295 43,592 -35.2%
(605) Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders: 1,156,841 806,075 -30.3%
602 Animal breeders 14,841 5,389 -63.7%
605 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 1,142,000 800,686 -29.9%
Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations: 224,009 175,750 -21.5%
(610) Fishing and hunting workers: 60,440 51,098 -15.5%
610 Fishers and related fishing workers 58,513 49,598 -15.2%
611 Hunters and trappers 1,927 1,500 -22.2%
612 Forest and conservation workers 23,639 18,979 -19.7%
613 Logging workers 139,930 105,673 -24.5%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 11,864,871 13,086,906 10.3%
Construction and extraction occupations: 7,117,392 7,767,387 9.1%
620 Supervisors, construction and extraction workers 831,364 946,383 13.8%
Construction trades workers: 5,577,815 6,302,063 13.0%
623 Carpenters 1,231,277 1,445,688 17.4%
626 Construction laborers 953,882 1,266,233 32.7%
635 Electricians 649,462 727,351 12.0%
Painters and paperhangers: 540,315 583,003 7.9%
642 Painters, construction and maintenance 524,091 565,138 7.8%
643 Paperhangers 16,224 17,865 10.1%
644 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 524,565 552,674 5.4%
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and const 1,678,313 1,727,114 2.9%
621 Boilermakers 24,293 21,109 -13.1%
622 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 190,486 212,212 11.4%
624 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 208,472 228,616 9.7%
625 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers 78,478 94,502 20.4%
630 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 24,234 18,527 -23.5%
(632) Miscellaneous construction equipment operators: 323,723 357,331 10.4%
631 Pile-driver operators 5,066 1,956 -61.4%
632 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 318,657 355,375 11.5%
633 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 228,756 191,811 -16.2%
636 Glaziers 52,078 47,877 -8.1%
640 Insulation workers 45,498 41,862 -8.0%
646 Plasterers and stucco masons 43,109 45,091 4.6%
651 Roofers 197,183 222,993 13.1%
652 Sheet metal workers 174,404 161,338 -7.5%
(653) Iron and steel workers: 87,600 83,845 -4.3%
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