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Employment Projections
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Occupations with the largest job declines
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| 2022 National Employment Matrix title | 2022 National Employment Matrix code | Employment, 2022 | Employment, 2032 | Employment change, numeric, 2022–32 | Employment change, percent, 2022–32 | Median annual wage, dollars, 2023[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total, all occupations |
00-0000 | 164,482.6 | 169,148.1 | 4,665.5 | 2.8 | 48,060 |
|
Cashiers |
41-2011 | 3,345.8 | 2,997.7 | -348.1 | -10.4 | 29,720 |
|
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive |
43-6014 | 2,030.2 | 1,794.3 | -235.9 | -11.6 | 44,280 |
|
Office clerks, general |
43-9061 | 2,668.2 | 2,492.8 | -175.4 | -6.6 | 40,480 |
|
Customer service representatives |
43-4051 | 2,982.9 | 2,820.2 | -162.7 | -5.5 | 39,680 |
|
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators |
51-2090 | 1,500.4 | 1,388.6 | -111.8 | -7.5 | 38,920 |
|
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
43-3031 | 1,735.8 | 1,627.5 | -108.3 | -6.2 | 47,440 |
|
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants |
43-6011 | 511.1 | 403.0 | -108.1 | -21.1 | 70,310 |
|
Cooks, fast food |
35-2011 | 742.0 | 640.4 | -101.6 | -13.7 | 29,260 |
|
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers |
41-1011 | 1,405.8 | 1,311.8 | -94.0 | -6.7 | 46,730 |
|
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers |
43-1011 | 1,567.2 | 1,486.4 | -80.7 | -5.2 | 63,450 |
|
Retail salespersons |
41-2031 | 3,765.6 | 3,686.4 | -79.1 | -2.1 | 33,680 |
|
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks |
43-5071 | 862.9 | 790.6 | -72.2 | -8.4 | 39,780 |
|
Waiters and waitresses |
35-3031 | 2,194.1 | 2,125.5 | -68.6 | -3.1 | 31,940 |
|
Tellers |
43-3071 | 364.1 | 311.1 | -52.9 | -14.5 | 37,640 |
|
Food preparation workers |
35-2021 | 931.8 | 887.0 | -44.8 | -4.8 | 32,420 |
|
Data entry keyers |
43-9021 | 165.6 | 122.5 | -43.1 | -26.0 | 37,790 |
|
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers |
11-9013 | 922.9 | 880.6 | -42.3 | -4.6 | 83,770 |
|
Buyers and purchasing agents |
13-1020 | 494.4 | 456.3 | -38.0 | -7.7 | 71,950 |
|
Legal secretaries and administrative assistants |
43-6012 | 161.4 | 126.2 | -35.3 | -21.8 | 50,680 |
|
Correctional officers and jailers |
33-3012 | 378.5 | 349.9 | -28.6 | -7.5 | 53,300 |
|
Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
43-3051 | 165.4 | 138.3 | -27.2 | -16.4 | 52,240 |
|
Order clerks |
43-4151 | 132.8 | 108.6 | -24.2 | -18.2 | 41,600 |
|
Chief executives |
11-1011 | 280.0 | 257.0 | -23.0 | -8.2 | 206,680 |
|
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
51-9061 | 595.4 | 572.4 | -23.0 | -3.9 | 45,850 |
|
Sewing machine operators |
51-6031 | 141.9 | 120.3 | -21.6 | -15.2 | 34,440 |
|
Postal service mail carriers |
43-5052 | 314.5 | 293.5 | -21.0 | -6.7 | 56,330 |
|
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
51-4031 | 184.8 | 164.7 | -20.1 | -10.9 | 42,400 |
|
Bill and account collectors |
43-3011 | 209.7 | 189.6 | -20.1 | -9.6 | 44,250 |
|
Telemarketers |
41-9041 | 97.7 | 77.6 | -20.1 | -20.6 | 34,480 |
|
Childcare workers |
39-9011 | 945.9 | 927.4 | -18.5 | -2.0 | 30,370 |
|
Footnotes: [1] Data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Last Modified Date: April 17, 2024