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Table INJOCC2 - 2007/08

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker due to self-reported workplace injuries attributed to the current or most recent job, by occupational major and sub-major group

Occupation description + Major or sub-major group Illness ascribed to the current or most recent job
Sample cases $ Days lost (thousands) Average days lost per worker
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 54 356 139 574 0.083 0.032 0.13
Corporate managers 11 34 217 57 378 0.064 0.017 0.11
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 20 139 0 287 0.16 0 0.32
Professional occupations 2 45 255 8 502 0.077 0.0024 0.15
Science and technology professionals 21 13 * * * * * *
Health professionals 22 3 * * * * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 24 100 34 167 0.093 0.031 0.15
Business and public service professionals 24 5 * * * * * *
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 102 693 406 981 0.19 0.11 0.27
Science and technology associate professionals 31 5 * * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 38 247 56 439 0.29 0.066 0.52
Protective service occupations 33 29 290 107 472 0.79 0.3 1.28
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 14 * * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 16 * * * * * *
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 34 223 65 381 0.092 0.027 0.16
Administrative occupations 41 30 180 41 318 0.095 0.022 0.17
Secretarial and related occupations 42 4 * * * * * *
Skilled trades occupations 5 185 1245 843 1646 0.4 0.27 0.53
Skilled agricultural trades 51 21 201 19 383 0.66 0.066 1.25
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 75 329 182 476 0.28 0.16 0.41
Skilled construction and building trades 53 66 621 305 938 0.53 0.26 0.79
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 23 94 16 171 0.21 0.036 0.38
Personal service occupations 6 84 648 383 913 0.4 0.23 0.56
Caring personal service occupations 61 68 561 306 817 0.45 0.25 0.65
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 16 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 40 151 73 228 0.11 0.054 0.17
Sales occupations 71 35 103 49 157 0.098 0.047 0.15
Customer service occupations 72 5 * * * * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 101 1005 512 1498 0.51 0.26 0.76
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 40 343 137 549 0.38 0.15 0.61
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 61 662 214 1110 0.61 0.2 1.02
Elementary occupations 9 165 1092 721 1463 0.47 0.31 0.63
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 68 695 355 1035 0.81 0.41 1.2
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 97 397 248 547 0.27 0.17 0.37
All occupations (injury sustained in current or most recent job)   810 5668 4755 6582 0.24 0.2 0.27
Injury sustained in other job#   60 594 285 903 .. .. ..
Total (injury sustained in any job)   870 6262 5298 7227 0.26 0.22 0.3

Notes:

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

$ For people taking time off work.

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their injury was ascribed and those who said their injury was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification (2000)

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample cases.

Estimated days lost and days lost per worker due to workplace injuries include all those sustained as a result of a non-road traffic accident, not just reportable injuries resulting in over 3 days of absence from work.

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Updated 15.09.09