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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Asthma. 2014 Mar 27;51(7):691–702. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2014.903968

Examples of industry and occupation combinations among adults with work-related asthma — California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993–2008.

Top Ten Major Occupation Groups (COC 2000)
Top Ten Major Industry Groups (NAICS 2002) Production (770–896) Office and administrative support (500–593) Healthcare practitioners and technical (300–354) Transportation and material moving (900–975) Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (420–425) Protective service (370–395) Education training and library (220–255) Construction and extraction (620–694) Healthcare support (360–365) Management (001–043) All other major occupation categoriesa
Manufacturing (31–33) n = 2,222 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (336 300) Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (336 300) Spring manufacturing (332 612) Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (336 300) Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (336 300) Chemical manufacturing 325 000 Semiconductor and related device manufacturing 334 413 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (336 300) Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing 325 412 Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing 336 414 Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing 325 412
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators (775) Shipping receiving and traffic clerk (561) Registered nurse (313) Hand packers and packagers (963) Janitors and building cleaners (422) Security guards and gaming surveillance officer (392) Other teachers and instructors (234) Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (644) Medical assistant and other healthcare support (365) Managers (043) Chemical technician (192)
Healthcare and social assistance (62) n = 1,597 Nursing care facilities (623 110) Medical and surgical hospitals (622 110) Ambulatory health care services (621 000) Ambulance services (621 910) Medical and surgical hospitals (622 110) Vocational rehabilitation services (624 310) Child day care services (624 410) Vocational rehabilitation services (624 310) Medical and surgical hospitals (622 110) Medical and surgical hospitals (622 110) Other individual and family services (624 190)
Laundry worker (830) Secretaries and administrative (570) Registered nurse (313) Taxi drivers and chauffeurs (914) Janitors and building cleaners (422) Fire fighter (374) Preschool and kindergarten teachers (230) Construction laborer (626) Medical assistant and other healthcare support (365) Medical and health services managers (035) Social worker (201)
Public administration (92) n = 882 Administration of air and water resource and solid waste management programs (924 110) Public finance activities (921 130) Administration of public health programs (923 120) Regulation and administration of transportation program (926 120) Other general government support (921 190) Fire protection (922 160) Correctional institutions (922 140) National security (928 110) Correctional institutions (922 140) Other general government support (921 190) Legislative bodies (922 120)
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and systems operator (862) Office clerk (586) Registered nurse (313) Bus driver (912) Janitors and building cleaners (422) Fire fighter (374) Other teachers and instructors (234) Electrician (635) Dental assistant (364) Managers (043) Other life, physical and social science technicians (196)
Educational services (61) n = 723 Junior colleges (611 210) Colleges, universities, and professional schools (611 310) Elementary and secondary schools (611 110) Elementary and secondary schools (611 110) Elementary and secondary schools (611 110) Colleges, universities, and professional schools (611 310) Elementary and secondary schools (611 110) Elementary and secondary schools (611 110) Colleges, universities, and professional schools (611 310) Elementary and secondary schools (611 110) Elementary and secondary schools (611 110)
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators (883) Secretaries and administrative (570) Registered nurse (313) Bus driver (912) Janitors and building cleaners (422) Police and sheriff’s patrol officers (385) Elementary and middle school teachers (231) Painters, construction and maintenance (642) Nursing psychiatric and home health aides (360) Education administrators (023) Child care workers (460)
Retail trade (44–45) n = 374 Supermarkets and other grocery stores (445 110) Supermarkets and other grocery stores (445 110) Pharmacies and drug stores (446 110) Supermarkets and other grocery stores (445 110) Supermarkets and other grocery stores (445 110) Department stores (452 111) Home centers (444 110) Pharmacies and drug stores (446 110) Specialty food stores (445 200) Furniture stores (442 110)
Butchers and other meat poultry and fish processing workers (781) Stock clerks and order fillers (562) Emergency medical technicians and paramedics (340) Laborers and freight stock and material movers (962) Janitors and building cleaners (422) Security guards and gaming surveillance officer (392) Construction laborers (626) Medical assistant and other healthcare support (365) Property real estate and community association managers (041) Retail salesperson (476)
Transportation and warehousing (48–49) n = 297 Other warehousing and storage (493 190) Postal services (491 110) Other nonscheduled air transportation (481 219) Urban transit systems (485 110) Support activities for transportation (488 000) Motor vehicle towing (488 410) Freight transportation arrangement (488 510) All other transit and ground passenger transportation (485 999) General warehousing and storage (493 110) Urban transit systems (485 110)
Extruding forming pressing and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders (874) Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators (556) Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians (353) Bus driver (912) First line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers (420) Private detectives and investigators (391) Sheet metal workers (652) Nursing psychiatric and home health aides (360) Lodging manager (034) Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (721)
Construction (23) n = 275 Other specialty trade contractors (238 990) Highway street and bridge construction (237 310) Painting and wall covering contractors (238 320) Highway street and bridge construction (237 310) Highway street and bridge construction (237 310) Masonry contractor (238 140) Plumbing heating and air-conditioning contractor (238 220)
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers (814) Secretaries and administrative (570) Material moving workers (975) Grounds maintenance workers (425) Construction laborers (626) Construction manager (022) Heating air-air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers (731)
Administrative and support, waste, management and remediation services (56) n = 255 Carpet and upholstery cleaning services (561 740) Administrative and support services (561 000) Employment placement agencies (561 310) Solid waste collection (562 111) Janitorial services (561 720) Investigation, guard, and armored car service (561 610) Employment placement agencies (561 310) All other business support services (561 499) Administrative and support services (561 000)
Laundry worker (830) Office clerk (586 Registered nurse (313) Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (913) First line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers (420) Security guards and gaming surveillance officer (392) Construction laborers (626) Marketing and sales managers (005) Other life physical and social science technicians (196)
Accommodation and food services (72) n = 206 Food services and drinking places (722 000) Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels (721 110) Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels (721 110) Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels (721 110) Travel accommodation (721 100) Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels (721 110) Full service restaurant (7221 10) Full service restaurant (722 110)
Bakers (780) Hotel motel and resort desk clerks (530) Service station attendants (936) Maids and housekeeping cleaners (423) Lifeguards and other protective service worker (395) Painters construction and maintenance (642) Food service managers (031) Food preparation and serving related workers (416)
Other services (except public administration) (81) n = 181 Photofinishing (812 920) Religious organizations (813 110) All other automotive repair and maintenance (811 198) Private households (814 110) Beauty salons (812 112) Labor unions and similar labor organizations (813 930) Other personal care services (812 199) General automotive repair (811 111) Beauty salons (812 112)
Production workers, all others (896) Secretaries and administrative assistants (570) Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (913) Maids and housekeeping cleaners (423) Other teachers and instructors (234) Brickmasons, block-masons, and stonemasons (622) Massage therapist (363) Managers (043) Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists (451)
All other major industry categoriesb n = 1,011 Other electric power generation (221 119) Electric power distribution (221 122) Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (423 450) Wholesale trade (420 000) Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings (531 110) Fitness and recreational sports center (713 940) Libraries and archives (519 120) Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings (531 110) Research and development in physical engineering and life sciences (541 710) Dairy cattle and milk production (112 120) Grape vineyards (111 332)
Power plant operators distributors and dispatchers (860) Customer service representatives (524) Registered nurse (313) Laborers and freight stock and material movers (962) First line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers (420) Lifeguards and other protective service worker (395) Librarians (243) Painters construction and maintenance (642) Medical assistant and other healthcare support (365) Farmers and ranchers (021) Miscellaneous agricultural workers (605)

COC, Census Occupation Codes; NAICS, North American Industrial Classification System (The numbers in parentheses signify NAICS 2002 codes or COC 2000 codes).

a

All other major occupation categories include business and financial operations (050–095); computer and mathematical (100–124); architecture and engineering (130–156); life, physical, and social services (160–196); community and social services (200–206); legal (210–215); arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media (260–296); food preparation and serving related (400–416); personal care and service (430–465); sales and related (470–496); farming, forestry, and fishing (600–613); installation, repair, and maintenance (700–762); military, rank not specified (983).

b

All other major industry categories include agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (11); mining (21); utilities (22); wholesale trade (42); information (51); finance and insurance (52); real estate and rental and leasing (53); professional, scientific, and technical services (54); management of companies and enterprises (55); arts, entertainment, and recreation (71).