Chart 1. Distribution of 1999 jobs across growth categories, by occupation size
Growth category Small occupations (in percent) Large occupations (in percent)

1

 3.99 0.33

2

 11.34 5.52

3

 9.71 3.31

4

 9.76 2.73

5

 11.64 16.85

6

 12.18 43.03

7

 11.05 11.88

8

 10.40 9.71

9

 11.26 5.21

10

 8.68 1.44

Note: Large occupations are defined as those with greater than 250,000 jobs, and small occupations are defined as those with fewer than 50,000. 2018 occupation size relative to 1999 occupational size = G.

Growth category

1: G ≤ 0.5;

2: 0.5 < G ≤ 0.7;

3: 0.7 < G ≤ 0.8;

4: 0.8 < G ≤ 0.9;

5: 0.9 < G < 1.0;

6: 1.0 ≤ G ≤ 1.1;

7: 1.1 < G ≤ 1.2 ;

8: 1.2 < G ≤ 1.3;

9: 1.3 < G < 1.5 ;

10: 1.5 ≤ G.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 1999–2018.