Occupations with the most self-employed workers, projected 2016 Occupation Thousands Painters, construction and maintenance 224 First-line supervisors/managers of nonretail sales workers 243 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 266 Real estate sales agents 275 Construction managers 315 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 316 Carpenters 495 Child care workers 506 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 589 Farmers and ranchers 969