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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2011 May;53(5):537–547. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31821576ff

Table 3a.

Top 15 classifiable occupations for State Fund compensable knee WMSDs, 1999–2007.

Overall Men Women
SOC Code Occupation Number of Claims % of Claims SOC Code Occupation Number of Claims % of Claims % Men SOC Code Number of Claims % of Claims % Women
472031 Carpenters 497 4.4% 472031 Carpenters 495 4.4% 5.8% 311012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies 239 2.1% 8.8%
537062 Laborers and Freight 453 4.0% 533032 Truck Drivers, Heavy 403 3.6% 4.8% 372012 Maids and Housekeeping 107 1.0% 3.9%
533032 Truck Drivers, Heavy 428 3.8% 537062 Laborers and Freight 375 3.3% 4.4% 412031 Retail Salespersons 86 0.8% 3.2%
472061 Construction Craft 318 2.8% 472061 Construction Craft 305 2.7% 3.6% 412011 Cashiers 79 0.7% 2.9%
533033 Truck Drivers, Light 291 2.6% 533033 Truck Drivers, Light 266 2.4% 3.1% 537062 Laborers and Freight 78 0.7% 2.9%
471011 First-Line Supervisors 273 2.4% 471011 First-Line Supervisors 266 2.4% 3.1% 399021 Personal & Home Care Aides 76 0.7% 2.8%
311012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies 262 2.3% 499099 Installation, Maintenance 212 1.9% 2.5% 119199 Managers, All Other 70 0.6% 2.6%
519199 Production Workers 248 2.2% 472111 Electricians 205 1.8% 2.4% 372011 Janitors and Cleaners 67 0.6% 2.5%
499099 Installation, Maintenance 224 2.0% 519199 Production Workers 194 1.7% 2.3% 353031 Waiters and Waitresses 60 0.5% 2.2%
472111 Electricians 214 1.9% 472152 Plumbers, Pipefitters 165 1.5% 1.9% 519199 Production Workers 54 0.5% 2.0%
119199 Managers, All Other 208 1.9% 119199 Managers, All Other 138 1.2% 1.6% 411011 First-Line Supervisors 53 0.5% 1.9%
412031 Retail Salespersons 193 1.7% 373011 Landscaping 133 1.2% 1.6% 291111 Registered Nurses 52 0.5% 1.9%
472152 Plumbers, Pipefitters 167 1.5% 493023 Automotive Mechanics 132 1.2% 1.6% 351012 First-Line Supervisors 41 0.4% 1.5%
372011 Janitors and Cleaners 162 1.4% 514121 Welders, Cutters, Solderer 117 1.0% 1.4% 311011 Home Health Aides 39 0.3% 1.4%
373011 Landscaping 142 1.3% 412031 Retail Salespersons 107 1.0% 1.3% 353021 Combined Food Preparation 34 0.3% 1.2%

WMSD, Work-related musculoskeletal disorder; SOC, Standard Occupational Classification