TABLE 2.

Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Obesity Among Non-Hispanic White Adults by 23 Major and 93 Minor Occupational Groups

Occupational Group	Non-Hispanic White Male Workers					Non-Hispanic White Female Workers
	Sample Size 2004–11	Prevalence* 2004–11	Prevalence* 2004–07	Prevalence* 2008–11	Prevalence* Difference†	Sample Size 2004–11	Prevalence* 2004–11	Prevalence* 2004–07	Prevalence* 2008–11	Prevalence Difference†
All non-Hispanic	39,600	27.0	26.1	27.9	1.8‡	37,110	21.6	22.0	24.2	2.2‡
1. Management	5,214	26.0	25.2	26.9	1.7	3,175	20.6	18.5	22.6	4.1‡
Chief executives, general and operations managers; legislators	903	28.3	28.4	28.2	−0.2	334	20.5	16.4	24.2	7.8
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers	303	21.1	22.7	20.4	−2.3	262	16.4	16.1	17.5	1.4
Operations specialties managers	834	29.7	30.5	29.2	−1.3	631	22.2	22.1	22.5	0.4
Others	3,174	25.1	23.3	26.9	3.6	1,948	20.7	17.7	23.8	6.1‡
2. Business and financial operations	1,719	24.9	23.8	25.7	1.9	1,983	21.9	20.1	23.6	3.5
Business operations specialists	865	27.0	25.3	28.7	3.4	1,009	20.4	18.8	21.9	3.1
Financial specialists	854	22.7	22.7	22.3	−0.4	974	23.5	21.2	25.6	4.4
3. Computer and Mathematics	1,514	27.0	20.7	31.1	10.4‡	574	26.1	23.2	27.4	4.2
Computer specialists	1,465	27.0	20.7	30.9	10.2‡	517	26.9	23.8	28.4	4.6
Mathematical science occupations	49	27.0§	‖	‖	¶	60	19.3§	23.1§	16.7§	1
4. Architecture and Engineering	1,409	26.0	23.7	28.3	4.6	264	21.7	21.1	21.3	0.2
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers	111	22.4	20.6§	24.0§	¶	34	10.8§	‖	‖	1
Engineers	960	25.5	23.8	27.6	3.8	167	18.3	17.7	17.7	0.0
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians	338	29.3	25.6	32.2	6.6	63	37.6	25.1§	42.9§	¶
5. Life, physical, and social science	466	21.5	18.8	24.3	5.5	431	12.3	11.2	13.8	2.6
Life scientists	110	22.2	21.1	24.4	3.3	103	4.7§	‖	‖	¶
Physical scientists	136	22.9	19.6	26.1	6.5	59	11.4	8.7§	19.6§	¶
Social scientists and related workers	118	18.8	15.0§	23.3	¶	191	13.0	10.7	15.7	5.0
Life, physical, and social science technicians	102	23.8	21.8	26.0§	¶	78	22.6	22.4	26.7	1
6. Community and social services	484	32.7	30.0	36.1	6.1	805	24.3	24.2	24.9	0.7
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists	223	34.1	27.4	44.9	17.5‡	705	24.5	24.0	25.0	1.0
Religious workers	261	30.7	32.2	26.0	−6.2	100	22.1	24.6	23.5§	1
7. Legal	543	21.8	17.8	26.1	8.3‡	533	14.8	14.2	14.9	0.7
Lawyers, judges, and related workers	465	21.1	18.7	24.0	5.3	207	11.5	11.1	9.9	−1.2
Legal support workers	78	26.6	14.2§	41.4§	¶	324	17.0	15.4	18.8	3.4
8. Education, training, and library	1,439	22.7	22.6	22.9	0.3	3,985	18.7	16.8	20.8	4.0‡
Postsecondary teachers	465	16.8	19.3	14.7	−4.6	470	16.1	15.5	16.8	1.3
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	732	27.0	26.1	27.8	1.7	2,566	18.4	15.6	20.8	5.2‡
Other teachers and instructors	151	22.3	19.4	27.3	7.9	282	18.4	15.3	21.6	6.3
Librarians, curators, and archivists	43	9.8§	‖	‖	¶	181	25.8	18.1	30.0	11.9
Other educations, training, and library occupations	48	18.4§	‖	‖	¶	486	22.4	23.4	21.6	−1.8
9. Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media	930	20.2	21.4	19.1	−2.3	891	15.5	15.5	15.5	0.0
Art and design workers	325	16.6	18.3	14.8	−3.5	356	14.5	13.6	14.8	1.2
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers	238	21.9	22.1	22.4	0.3	156	17.9	15.0§	19.1§	¶
Media and communications workers	240	23.6	21.4	26.1	4.7	331	16.4	16.4	16.5	0.1
Media and communication equipment workers	127	21.4	30.4	15.9§	¶	48	14.0§	‖	‖	¶
10. Healthcare practitioners and technicians	1,042	18.9	20.2	17.6	−2.6	3,358	20.9	18.1	23.6	5.5‡
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners	772	15.4	16.6	13.9	−2.7	2,357	19.3	16.1	22.4	6.3‡
Health technologists and technicians	239	29.8	32.9	26.3	−6.6	989	24.7	23.6	26.4	2.8
Others	31	11.4§	‖	‖	¶	12	16.3§	‖	‖	¶
11. Healthcare support	158	36.3	32.9	38.3	5.4	1,278	29.2	27.2	31.0	3.8
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	91	38.1	29.8§	48.6§	¶	710	32.5	30.0	34.3	4.3
Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides	10	9.6§	‖	‖	¶	30	27.2§	‖	‖	¶
Others	57	36.3	33.1§	30.7§	¶	538	25.1	25.0	26.5	1.5
12. Protective service	1,149	34.3	30.3	38.4	8.1‡	287	28.8	25.1	33.9	8.8
First-line supervisors/managers	131	34.6	24.8	45.8	21.0‡	15	40.1§	‖	‖	¶
Firefighting and prevention workers	156	30.4	22.3	36.5	14.2	9	0.0§	‖	‖	¶
Law enforcement workers	517	38.2	36.0	40.5	4.5	124	27.3	23.7	31.6	7.9
Others	345	27.3	23.0	29.2	6.2	139	30.8	29.4	36.7	7.3
13. Food preparation and serving related	1,124	27.3	27.5	27.5	0.0	2,059	23.6	23.2	24.2	1.0
Supervisors	231	27.6	29.0	27.7	−1.3	203	36.6	40.2	31.5	−8.7
Cooks and food preparation workers	373	32.0	34.1	34.1	0.0	517	29.7	28.6	31.5	2.9
Food and beverage serving working	420	19.7	20.6	21.2	0.6	1,171	18.1	15.3	21.0	5.7
Others	100	35.9	36.7	38.1	1.4	168	24.9	23.6	25.5	1.9
14. Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	1,266	29.7	27.6	31.9	4.3	824	25.9	25.6	26.5	0.9
Supervisors	190	37.3	39.0	35.4	−3.6	62	30.4	30.4§	26.3§	¶
Building cleaning and pest control workers	673	29.7	26.5	33.2	6.7	704	26.9	25.8	28.6	2.8
Grounds maintenance workers	403	27.7	27.1	28.7	1.6	58	9.5§	‖	‖	¶
15. Personal care and service	405	24.5	25.9	23.1	−2.8	1,825	25.4	27.0	24.3	−2.7
Supervisors	23	34.9§	‖	‖	¶	51	13.9§	‖	‖	¶
Animal care and service workers	28	26.7§	‖	‖	¶	126	21.3	23.8§	21.5	¶
Entertainment attendants and related workers	88	31.2	31.2§	27.4§	¶	70	22.9	9.4§	29.5§	¶
Funeral service workers	9	13.3§	‖	‖	¶	3	7.0§	‖	‖	¶
Personal appearance workers	60	18.0	22.6§	13.0§	¶	452	18.7	20.6	18.3	−2.3
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants	34	15.8§	‖	‖	¶	49	13.8§	‖	‖	¶
Others	163	21.0	27.4	16.3	−11.1	1,074	30.1	32.0	28.5	−3.5
16. Sales and related	4,373	26.2	25.1	27.3	2.2	4,033	22.4	22.2	22.6	0.4
Supervisors	1,343	26.6	26.8	26.1	−0.7	980	20.3	19.2	22.0	2.8
Retail sales workers	1,244	27.6	26.4	29.2	2.8	1,789	26.5	26.0	27.0	1.0
Sales representatives, services	702	23.1	22.9	23.2	0.3	455	19.7	19.5	19.6	0.1
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	618	30.2	25.3	35.0	9.7‡	239	14.0	15.7	14.0	−1.7
Others	466	22.6	19.7	26.2	6.5	570	20.0	21.8	18.4	−3.4
17. Office and administrative support	2,363	28.5	29.4	27.6	−1.8	7,841	26.7	25.9	27.8	1.9
Supervisors	218	30.5	29.1	32.5	3.4	572	26.1	25.8	26.7	0.9
Communications equipment operators	9	46.4§	‖	‖	¶	43	19.6§	‖	‖	¶
Financial clerks	185	33.5	34.8	35.0	0.2	1,470	28.0	26.9	29.1	2.2
Information and record clerks	579	30.5	30.1	29.6	−0.5	1,908	26.7	27.0	26.5	−0.5
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers	962	28.8	31.0	26.6	−4.4	718	27.4	25.9	29.2	3.3
Secretaries and administrative assistants	77	25.4	41.7§	12.9§	¶	1,826	23.4	23.1	23.9	0.8
Others	333	20.9	22.0	22.4	0.4	1,304	29.7	27.2	32.7	5.5
18. Farming, fishing, and forestry	302	29.3	31.1	26.4	−4.7	79	35.9	44.0§	24.3§	¶
Supervisors	23	31.1§	‖	‖	¶	4	0.0§	‖	‖	¶
Agricultural workers	200	29.1	32.4	24.9	−7.5	71	38.9	45.5§	27.5§	¶
Fishing and hunting workers	30	24.6§	‖	‖	¶	2	0.0§	‖	‖	¶
Forest, conservation, and logging workers	49	24.3§	‖	‖	¶	2	0.0§	‖	‖	¶
19. Construction and extraction	3,792	26.3	24.0	28.5	4.5	136	16.4	17.4	15.7§	¶
Supervisors	443	28.2	29.3	26.9	−2.4	15	11.4§	‖	‖	¶
Construction trades workers	3,025	25.0	22.3	27.6	5.3‡	107	19.8	22.6	16.0	¶
Helpers, construction trades	25	31.2§	‖	‖	¶	3	15.7§	‖	‖	¶
Other construction and related workers	213	38.6	37.8	39.3	1.5	11	4.9§	‖	‖	¶
Extraction workers	86	29.1	–	–	–	0	0§	‖	‖	¶
20. Installation, maintenance, and repair	2,682	28.5	29.0	27.7	−1.3	121	26.8	33.3	22.5§	¶
Supervisors	163	35.2	32.9	36.7	3.8	11	21.6§	‖	‖	¶
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	376	27.6	25.5	30.2	4.7	46	36.8§	‖	‖	¶
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	990	27.7	30.1	24.9	−5.2	16	15.9§	‖	‖	¶
Others	1,153	27.8	27.9	27.8	−0.1	48	20.0§	‖	‖	¶
21. Production	3,084	29.8	29.6	30.1	0.5	1,254	30.4	29.8	30.7	0.9
Supervisors	343	31.9	30.3	34.1	3.8	78	35.4	46.3§	25.8§	¶
Assemblers and fabricators	369	26.1	26.3	25.9	−0.4	232	29.7	27.5	34.3	6.8
Food processing workers	116	35.1	37.0§	37.1	¶	100	32.6	36.2§	25.1	¶
Metal workers and plastic workers	852	31.0	33.1	28.0	−5.1	116	25.0	23.7	22.0	−1.7
Printing workers	149	21.1	18.1	23.3	5.2	59	33.3	46.9§	26.3§	¶
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers	90	24.4	18.7§	37.6§	¶	179	31.4	30.9	32.3	1.4
Woodworkers	96	31.2	36.9	23.4§	¶	14	14.4§	‖	‖	¶
Plant and system operators	141	28.6	27.7	30.0	2.3	4	0.0§	‖	‖	¶
Others	928	30.7	29.8	31.9	2.1	472	30.7	26.3	35.4	9.1
22. Transportation and material moving	3,088	33.7	34.9	32.5	−2.4	652	31.5	32.9	30.5	−2.4
Supervisors	78	27.6	25.9§	27.5§	¶	19	16.5§	‖	‖	¶
Air transportation workers	98	10.6§	‖	‖	¶	23	1.7§	‖	‖	¶
Motor vehicle operators	1,707	39.2	40.2	38.2	−2.0	322	36.5	37.6	36.5	−1.1
Rail transportation workers	57	37.2	29.1§	45.8§	¶	4	5.0§	‖	‖	¶
Water transportation workers	22	14.8§	‖	‖	¶	2	0.0§	‖	‖	¶
Other transportation workers	77	30.9	31.8	32.6	¶	14	25.7§	‖	‖	¶
Material moving workers	1,049	28.4	30.3	26.5	−3.8	268	28.2	30.3	24.6	−5.7
23. Military specific	59	16.1	3.0§	21.2§	¶	26	15.0§	‖	‖	¶

^*The unit of prevalence of obesity is percent (%).

^†Prevalence difference between 2008–2011 and 2004–2007.

^‡Statistically significant difference (P <0.05) between prevalence in 2008–2011 and prevalence in 2004–2007.

^§The obesity estimate is unreliable because the relative standard error of the estimate is larger than 30% or the sample size is less than 50.¹⁵

^‖Rate of prevalence of obesity for 2004–2007 (or 2008–2011) is not estimated because the rate for 2004–2011 is unreliable.

^¶[Percent change is not calculated because the prevalence in either 2004–2007 or 2008–2011 is unreliable or no data exist.