Top 10 most common occupations (and their fraction of the exposure group) for the included women, by exposure to whole-body vibrations* and mechanical shocks
0 m/s2
n=1 070 816 (98.2 %) | 0.1–0.2 m/s2
n=15 241 (1.4 %) | 0.3–0.4 m/s2
n=2975 (0.3 %) | ≥0.5 m/s2
n=2012 (0.2 %) | Mechanical shocks n=1762 (0.2%) |
Nursing assistants (8%) | Police officers (29%) | Bus drivers (34%) | Truck drivers (51%) | Forklift operators (53%) |
Teachers (6%) | Mail carriers (21%) | Mail carriers (28%) | Forklift operators (47%) | Officers (27%) |
Midwives (5%) | Security guards (12%) | Officers (15%) | Heavy machine drivers (2%) | Boat machinists (6%) |
Retailers (5%) | Veterinarians (9%) | Train drivers (7%) | Boat or bus attendants (3%) | |
Care assistants (4%) | Car drivers (8%) | Tram drivers (5%) | Ship officers (3%) | |
Daycare teachers (4%) | Train personnel (5%) | Fire fighters (4%) | Coast guard (3%) | |
Daycare workers (4%) | Newspaper distributors (5%) | Boat or bus attendants (2%) | Deck hands (3%) | |
Office workers (3%) | Taxi drivers (4%) | Coast guard (2%) | Heavy machine operators (3%) | |
Economy assistants (3%) | Parking attendants (2%) | Mineworkers (1%) | Fishers (<1%) | |
Cleaning staff (3%) | Train conductor (1%) | Metro drivers (<1%) |
*Occupations can be present in several categories due to changes in exposure over time.