Examples of essential workers

Frontline essential (Recommended in Phase 1b)

• fire fighters
• police officers
• corrections officers
• food and agricultural workers
• United States Postal Service workers
• manufacturing workers
• grocery store workers
• public transit workers
• those who work in the educational sector (teachers, support staff, and daycare workers)

Other essential workers (Recommended in Phase 1c)
People who work in:

• transportation and logistics
• food service
• housing construction and finance
• information technology workers
• communications
• energy
• law
• media
• public safety
• public health

Learn more about who is included under the broad term “essential workers”.

Source: https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=404952&c=416451