From: Classification of occupational activity categories using accelerometry: NHANES 2003–2004
Rank | Occupational category | Overall n | Sedentary activity M (SE) | Men n | Sedentary activity M (SE) | Women n | Sedentary activity M (SE) |
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1 | Waiters and waitresses | 7 | 39.8 (3.2) | 2 | 38.5 (6) | 5 | 40 (4.3) |
2 | Other helpers, cleaners, hand packagers, laborers | 18 | 42.4 (1.2) | 12 | 40.7 (1.6) | 6 | 45.3 (1.6) |
3 | Farm and nursery workers | 6 | 44.7 (5.4) | 5 | 43 (5.5) | 1 | 54.7 (0) |
4 | Construction laborers | 9 | 45.3 (2) | 9 | 45.3 (2) | 0 | - |
5 | Related agricultural, forestry, and fishing | 21 | 45.4 (1.3) | 21 | 45.4 (1.3) | 0 | - |
6 | Cleaning and building service occupations | 23 | 45.6 (2.2) | 15 | 43.2 (3.5) | 8 | 49.3 (5.4) |
7 | Construction trades | 58 | 45.7 (1.3) | 57 | 45.6 (1.3) | 1 | 55.1 (0) |
8 | Machine operators, assorted materials | 22 | 45.9 (1.5) | 17 | 44.2 (1.5) | 5 | 54.1 (4.7) |
9 | Freight, stock, and material movers (hand) | 14 | 46.1 (2.9) | 11 | 47.8 (3.8) | 3 | 41 (0.4) |
10 | Farm operators, managers, and supervisors | 5 | 46.3 (1) | 4 | 46.1 (1) | 1 | 48.3 (0) |
11 | Miscellaneous food preparation and service | 14 | 46.7 (2.3) | 6 | 47.2 (3.5) | 8 | 46.5 (2.4) |
12 | Cooks | 24 | 47.9 (2.6) | 13 | 49.3 (3.2) | 11 | 45 (2.1) |
13 | Textile, apparel, furnishings machine operators | 8 | 48.9 (5.5) | 3 | 47.1 (6.6) | 5 | 49.4 (6.9) |
14 | Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations | 27 | 49 (3) | 19 | 49.6 (3.6) | 8 | 47.7 (5) |
15 | Other mechanics and repairers | 37 | 49.5 (1.2) | 37 | 49.5 (1.2) | 0 | - |
16 | Vehicle and mobile equip. mechanics, repairers | 15 | 49.8 (2.9) | 15 | 49.8 (2.9) | 0 | - |
17 | Motor vehicle operators | 61 | 50 (1.5) | 59 | 49.3 (1.5) | 2 | 64.3 (3) |
18 | Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, and samplers | 28 | 50.1 (3.6) | 16 | 47.2 (5.1) | 12 | 55.5 (3.1) |
19 | Health service occupations | 38 | 50.4 (1.6) | 7 | 51 (1.9) | 31 | 50.2 (1.8) |
20 | Laborers, except construction | 3 | 50.5 (7.9) | 1 | 64.7 (0) | 2 | 39.3 (5.3) |
21 | Private household occupations | 9 | 51.7 (9.1) | 0 | - | 9 | 51.7 (9.1) |
22 | Sales workers, retail and personal services | 26 | 52 (1.5) | 12 | 52.1 (1.7) | 14 | 51.9 (2.4) |
23 | Material recording, scheduling, distributing clerks | 19 | 52.3 (4.4) | 12 | 50.8 (6) | 7 | 56.1 (3.4) |
24 | Extractive and precision production occupations | 47 | 52.4 (1.2) | 38 | 52.9 (0.9) | 9 | 50.4 (5.3) |
25 | Information clerks | 18 | 52.5 (1.8) | 4 | 63 (2) | 14 | 50.8 (1.5) |
26 | Other transportation and material moving | 21 | 54.1 (2.2) | 20 | 53.7 (2.3) | 1 | 60.2 (0) |
27 | Personal service occupations | 14 | 54.5 (2.5) | 3 | 53 (1.5) | 11 | 55.2 (3.5) |
28 | Health diagnosing, assessing and treating | 42 | 55.2 (1.1) | 8 | 52.1 (4.4) | 34 | 56.1 (1.1) |
29 | Miscellaneous administrative support occupations | 65 | 57.5 (1.4) | 16 | 57.5 (3.1) | 49 | 57.5 (1.7) |
30 | Teachers | 40 | 57.5 (1.7) | 11 | 54.4 (1.7) | 29 | 58.5 (2.4) |
31 | Sales reps., finance, business, & commodities | 29 | 58.2 (1.9) | 16 | 58.6 (3.1) | 13 | 57.6 (2) |
32 | Technicians and related support occupations | 33 | 58.5 (2.5) | 18 | 62.9 (3.2) | 15 | 53.6 (2.4) |
33 | Executive, administrators, and managers | 112 | 58.6 (1.1) | 67 | 57.7 (1.4) | 45 | 60.2 (1.4) |
34 | Secretaries, stenographers, and typists | 21 | 58.7 (2.3) | 0 | - | 21 | 58.7 (2.3) |
35 | Records processing occupations | 33 | 58.8 (1.6) | 0 | - | 33 | 58.8 (1.6) |
36 | Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes | 15 | 58.9 (2.6) | 9 | 57.6 (3.3) | 6 | 60.9 (3) |
37 | Protective service occupations | 13 | 59.7 (2.4) | 10 | 60.9 (2.6) | 3 | 52.6 (3.8) |
38 | Other professional specialty occupations | 39 | 59.9 (1.8) | 16 | 60.3 (2.9) | 23 | 59.6 (1.7) |
39 | Management related occupations | 49 | 60.3 (1.2) | 23 | 59.7 (2.1) | 26 | 60.9 (0.9) |
40 | Engineers, architects and scientists | 29 | 65 (1.4) | 22 | 65.4 (1.6) | 7 | 63 (3) |