Table 3.
Twenty‐eight detailed occupational categories in the upper quartile of ever testing positive for COVID‐19 out of 113 categories in 15 major occupational groups for participants (from September 8 through November 30, 2020) working outside the home in the last 4 weeks
| Major occupational group | Detailed occupational category | Ever tested N | Test positivity N, weighted % (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare support | Massage therapist | 89 | 20 | 28.6 (17.9, 41.2) |
| Production | Food processing worker | 1102 | 244 | 24.2 (20.8, 27.9) |
| Protective service | Bailiff, correctional officer, or jailer | 587 | 131 | 23.7 (18.6, 29.3) |
| Personal care and service | Funeral service worker | 55 | 13 | 21.6 (11.1, 35.4) |
| Production | First‐line supervisor of production and operating workers | 2338 | 382 | 19.1 (16.3, 22.1) |
| Healthcare support | Nursing assistant or psychiatric aide | 4326 | 811 | 19.1 (17.6, 20.7) |
| Food preparation and serving related | Bartender | 1711 | 297 | 18.7 (15.5, 22.2) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | Maid or housekeeping cleaner | 1029 | 160 | 18.5 (15.5, 21.7) |
| Construction and extraction | Any extraction worker in oil, gas, mining, or quarrying | 1001 | 164 | 18.2 (15.2, 21.4) |
| Food preparation and serving related | Dishwasher | 366 | 57 | 17.4 (12.2, 23.5) |
| Transportation and material moving | Rail transportation worker (including railway, subway, and streetcar operator) | 347 | 65 | 16.9 (12.9, 21.5) |
| Healthcare practitioners and technicians | Licensed practical or licensed vocational nurse | 6550 | 1086 | 16.7 (15.6, 17.8) |
| Healthcare support | Occupational therapy or physical therapist assistant or aide | 382 | 64 | 16.5 (12.5, 21.1) |
| Food preparation and serving related | Waiter or waitress | 3070 | 459 | 16.2 (14.3, 18.1) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | Grounds maintenance worker | 1089 | 132 | 16.0 (12.7, 19.6) |
| Protective service | Detective or criminal investigator | 593 | 55 | 15.9 (11.9, 20.5) |
| Healthcare support | Medical assistant | 1954 | 288 | 15.9 (13.6, 18.5) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | Any other building and grounds cleaning or maintenance worker | 2070 | 289 | 15.8 (13.4, 18.2) |
| Production | Any other production worker | 4912 | 754 | 15.8 (14.5, 17.2) |
| Production | Any other textile, apparel, or furnishings worker | 284 | 44 | 15.7 (10.7, 21.9) |
| Healthcare practitioners and technicians | Any health technologist or technician (including hospital laboratory scientist and pharmacy technician) | 13,145 | 1919 | 15.5 (14.5, 16.5) |
| Healthcare support | Home health or personal care aide (including in‐home caregivers) | 5212 | 744 | 15.4 (14.0, 16.8) |
| Protective service | Police or sheriff officer | 1341 | 188 | 15.4 (13.1, 17.9) |
| Healthcare support | Dental assistant | 346 | 51 | 15.3 (10.5, 21.1) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | First‐line supervisor of housekeeping or janitorial workers | 799 | 119 | 15.3 (12.4, 18.5) |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | First‐line supervisor of mechanics, installers, or repairers | 1179 | 166 | 15.2 (12.8, 17.8) |
| Food preparation and serving related | Host or hostess at a restaurant, lounge, or coffee shop | 718 | 94 | 15.2 (11.7, 19.2) |
| Production | Printing worker | 401 | 63 | 15.2 (11.4, 19.5) |
Note: Actual participant numbers given but weights applied to obtain adjusted percentages. The denominators for COVID‐19 test positivity are the number of respondents ever tested for COVID‐19.
Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.