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Occupations with the most self-employed jobs, projected 2020, in thousands of jobs
Occupation |
Thousands of jobs |
Total employment, projected 2020 |
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers |
860 |
1,106 |
Childcare workers |
489 |
1,544 |
Carpenters |
422 |
1,198 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers |
420 |
1,756 |
Construction managers |
361 |
610 |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
308 |
1,392 |
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
307 |
726 |
Construction laborers |
228 |
1,211 |
Painters, construction and maintenance |
222 |
463 |
Real estate sales agents |
217 |
413 |
Management analysts |
191 |
876 |
Lawyers |
187 |
802 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
177 |
1,539 |
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers |
173 |
440 |
Property, real estate, and community association managers |
158 |
322 |
Retail salespersons |
152 |
4,968 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers |
146 |
1,935 |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
144 |
848 |
Food service managers |
136 |
310 |
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers |
134 |
142 |
Note: Total employment includes self-employed jobs, wage and salary jobs, and jobs for unpaid family workers. |
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