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”.