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. 2023 Aug 29;49(6):386–394. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4103

Table 5. Odds ratios (OR) for SARS-CoV-2 infection in occupations with >500 cases. OR are shown with 95% confidence intervals (CI) relative to occupations with low exposure among the 20 occupations with the highest OR values.

Occupation ISCO 2008 No Cases (N) OR a 95% CI
Prison guards 5413 987 1.70 1.60–1.81
Early childhood educators 2342 14 187 1.69 1.65–1.72
Primary school teachers 2341 18 319 1.67 1.64–1.70
Firefighters 5411 946 1.66 1.54–1.79
Midwifes 2222 837 1.60 1.48–1.73
Teachers’ aides 5312 7116 1.59 1.55–1.64
Childcare workers 5311 16 466 1.58 1.55–1.61
Childcare service managers 1341 648 1.58 1.45–1.73
Police officers 5412 2574 1.58 1.51–1.65
Nursing professionals 2221 13 774 1.56 1.53–1.60
Education methods specialists 2351 1868 1.54 1.46–1.62
Health services managers 1342 2362 1.54 1.51–1.56
Pharmaceutical technicians 3213 605 1.54 1.40–1.69
Healthcare assistants 5321 39 886 1.54 1.51–1.56
Social work professionals 3412 3800 1.51 1.45–1.57
Hair dressers 5141 2686 1.46 1.39–1.52
Restaurant managers 1412 1301 1.45 1.36–1.55
Certified specialist physicians 2211 5489 1.45 1.41–1.50
Education mangers (head teachers) 1345 1677 1.45 1.37–1.53
Dental assistants 3251 1956 1.44 1.36-1.51

a Models are matched for gender, age, and region.