TABLE 2. Number and percentage of suicide decedents* in Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) major group, by year and sex — National Violent Death Reporting System, 17 states,† 2012 and 2015.
| SOC code | Occupational group | Male |
Female |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 no. (%) | 2015 no. (%) | 2012 no. (%) | 2015 no. (%) | ||
| 11 |
Management |
534 (8) |
611 (9) |
117 (7) |
118 (7) |
| 13 |
Business and Financial Operations |
155 (2) |
145 (2) |
81 (5) |
84 (5) |
| 15 |
Computer and Mathematical |
208 (3) |
237 (3) |
22 (1) |
32 (2) |
| 17 |
Architecture and Engineering |
172 (3) |
167 (2) |
10 (1) |
15 (1) |
| 19 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science |
56 (1) |
52 (1) |
15 (1) |
21 (1) |
| 21 |
Community and Social Service |
41 (1) |
48 (1) |
39 (2) |
40 (2) |
| 23 |
Legal |
54 (1) |
49 (1) |
34 (2) |
29 (2) |
| 25 |
Education, Training, and Library |
91 (1) |
87 (1) |
82 (5) |
84 (5) |
| 27 |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media |
140 (2) |
186 (3) |
54 (3) |
76 (4) |
| 29 |
Health Care Practitioners and Technical occupations |
145 (2) |
169 (2) |
220 (14) |
225 (12) |
| 31 |
Health Care Support |
35 (1) |
34 (<1) |
97 (6) |
124 (7) |
| 33 |
Protective Service |
232 (4) |
226 (3) |
29 (2) |
32 (2) |
| 35 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related |
214 (3) |
301 (4) |
112 (7) |
154 (9) |
| 37 |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance |
316 (5) |
315 (4) |
36 (2) |
46 (3) |
| 39 |
Personal Care and Service |
81 (1) |
85 (1) |
98 (6) |
102 (6) |
| 41 |
Sales and Related |
555 (9) |
553 (8) |
170 (11) |
212 (12) |
| 43 |
Office and Administrative Support |
244 (4) |
260 (4) |
234 (15) |
268 (15) |
| 45 |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry |
68 (1) |
71 (1) |
7 (<1) |
5 (<1) |
| 47 |
Construction and Extraction |
1,216 (19) |
1,404 (20) |
12 (1) |
17 (1) |
| 49 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair |
549 (9) |
621 (9) |
8 (1) |
NR |
| 51 |
Production |
605 (9) |
679 (10) |
64 (4) |
81 (4) |
| 53 |
Transportation and Material Moving |
736 (11) |
817 (11) |
52 (3) |
39 (2) |
| NA |
Military |
228 (3) |
203 (2) |
15 (1) |
13 (<1) |
| NA |
Unpaid |
822 (10) |
913 (11) |
724 (29) |
795 (29) |
| NA | Insufficient Information to Classify Occupation | 651 (8) | 425 (5) | 177 (9) | 123 (4) |
Abbreviations: NA = not assigned; NR = not reported due to cell size <5.
* Aged 16–64 years.
† Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.