Figure 2-51. Distribution and number of CTS cases involving days away from work in private industry by occupation, 2001.In 2001, the majority of CTS cases requiring days away from work (18,952 cases or 70.9%) occurred among two occupational groups: operators, fabricators, and laborers and technical, sales, and administrative support workers. Precision production, craft, and repair workers constituted 15.6% (4,172) of the overall CTS cases.
(Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].)
