Occupation

Workers in protective service occupations reported the highest percentage of workplace drug testing as part of the hiring process, on a random basis, upon reasonable suspicion of a supervisor, and following a workplace accident in 1997. The percentage of workers in protective service occupations reporting drug testing randomly and post-accident increased significantly between 1994 and 1997.

While the percentage of workers in transportation and material moving occupations reporting that they would be less likely to work for an employer who tested for drug use in the hiring process dropped 14 percent (from 22.5% to 8.1%) from 1994 to 1997, more than 15 percent of construction workers, together with 15 percent of professional workers said that they would be less likely to work for an employer who tested for drug use upon reasonable suspicion.