Table 5: Employment by major occupational group, 2010 and projected 2020, and median annual wage, May 2010
(In thousands)
2010 National Employment Matrix title and code Employment Change, 2010-20 Median annual
2010 2020 Number Percent wage, May 2010
00-0000 Total, All Occupations 143,068.2 163,537.1 20,468.9 14.3 $33,840
31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations 4,190.0 5,633.7 1,443.7 34.5 24,760
39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations 4,994.7 6,331.4 1,336.6 26.8 20,640
29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 7,799.3 9,819.0 2,019.7 25.9 58,490
21-0000 Community and Social Service Occupations 2,402.7 2,985.0 582.3 24.2 39,280
47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations 6,328.0 7,735.2 1,407.2 22.2 39,080
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 3,542.8 4,321.1 778.3 22.0 73,720
13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations 6,789.2 7,961.7 1,172.5 17.3 60,670
19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 1,228.8 1,419.6 190.8 15.5 58,530
25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations 9,193.6 10,597.3 1,403.7 15.3 45,690
53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 9,004.8 10,333.4 1,328.7 14.8 28,400
49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 5,428.6 6,228.7 800.2 14.7 40,120
27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations 2,708.5 3,051.0 342.5 12.6 42,870
41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations 14,915.6 16,784.7 1,869.1 12.5 24,370
37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations 5,498.5 6,162.5 664.0 12.1 22,490
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations 3,302.5 3,667.0 364.5 11.0 36,660
23-0000 Legal Occupations 1,211.9 1,342.9 131.0 10.8 74,580
17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations 2,433.4 2,686.2 252.8 10.4 70,610
43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations 22,602.5 24,938.2 2,335.7 10.3 30,710
35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 11,150.3 12,242.8 1,092.5 9.8 18,770
11-0000 Management Occupations 8,776.1 9,391.9 615.8 7.0 91,440
51-0000 Production Occupations 8,594.4 8,951.2 356.8 4.2 30,330
45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 972.1 952.6 -19.4 -2.0 19,630
Sources: Employment data - Employment Projections Program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Wage data - Occupational
Employment Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
