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Employment Projections

Creativity and innovation

Uses imagination to develop new insights in situations and applies innovative solutions to problems; designs, creates, and implements cutting-edge processes, ideas, or products, including artistic contributions.

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Skills data by detailed occupation sorted by skills score, and 2024–34 employment projections (Employment in thousands)
2024 National Employment Matrix title 2024 National Employment Matrix code Skills score[1] Employment, 2024 Employment, 2034 Employment change, numeric, 2024–34 Employment change, percent, 2024–34

Set and exhibit designers

27-1027 4.6 31.3 32.0 0.7 2.3

Choreographers

27-2032 4.5 4.6 4.9 0.3 6.1

Graphic designers

27-1024 4.4 265.9 271.5 5.7 2.1

Art directors

27-1011 4.4 135.0 140.7 5.7 4.2

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

25-1121 4.4 122.8 124.8 2.1 1.7

Music directors and composers

27-2041 4.3 47.3 47.2 -0.1 -0.3

Actors

27-2011 4.2 57.0 57.1 0.2 0.3

Artists and related workers, all other[2]

27-1019 4.2 13.9 14.0 0.1 0.8

Film and video editors

27-4032 4.2 43.5 45.2 1.7 4.0

Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators

27-1013 4.2 26.5 26.2 -0.3 -1.2

Craft artists

27-1012 4.2 11.6 11.9 0.2 2.1

Interior designers

27-1025 4.0 87.1 89.9 2.8 3.2

Landscape architects

17-1012 4.0 21.8 22.6 0.8 3.5

Fashion designers

27-1022 4.0 25.7 26.2 0.5 2.0

Designers, all other[2]

27-1029 4.0 28.6 29.2 0.6 2.0

Photographers

27-4021 3.9 151.2 154.0 2.8 1.8

Curators

25-4012 3.9 15.1 16.2 1.1 7.0

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance

39-5091 3.9 7.0 7.6 0.6 8.1

Architects, except landscape and naval

17-1011 3.9 123.6 128.4 4.8 3.9

Sound engineering technicians

27-4014 3.8 16.9 16.6 -0.3 -1.7

Architecture teachers, postsecondary

25-1031 3.8 11.6 11.9 0.2 2.0

Communications teachers, postsecondary

25-1122 3.8 35.8 36.6 0.8 2.1

Producers and directors

27-2012 3.8 167.0 175.2 8.3 4.9

Costume attendants

39-3092 3.7 6.7 7.1 0.4 5.9

Musicians and singers

27-2042 3.7 169.8 171.6 1.8 1.1

Media and communication equipment workers, all other[2]

27-4099 3.7 15.1 15.2 0.1 0.6

Special effects artists and animators

27-1014 3.7 57.1 58.0 0.9 1.6

Disc jockeys, except radio[2]

27-2091 3.7 15.4 16.0 0.6 3.8

Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

27-3011 3.7 24.1 22.8 -1.3 -5.5

Dancers

27-2031 3.7 12.3 12.9 0.6 4.5

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes

13-1011 3.6 21.4 23.2 1.9 8.7

Recreational therapists

29-1125 3.6 16.1 16.6 0.5 3.3

Audio and video technicians

27-4011 3.6 92.3 95.4 3.1 3.3

Clergy

21-2011 3.6 262.0 264.6 2.6 1.0

Museum technicians and conservators

25-4013 3.6 15.7 16.5 0.8 5.4

Kindergarten teachers, except special education

25-2012 3.6 117.2 115.2 -1.9 -1.6

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

25-2031 3.6 1,094.5 1,076.7 -17.8 -1.6

Biochemists and biophysicists

19-1021 3.6 35.6 37.6 2.1 5.8

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

25-1123 3.6 72.2 72.2 0.0 0.0

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other[2]

27-2099 3.6 35.8 38.0 2.1 6.0

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

25-1062 3.6 14.5 14.8 0.3 2.4

Desktop publishers

43-9031 3.5 5.0 4.4 -0.6 -12.4

History teachers, postsecondary

25-1125 3.5 24.6 24.6 -0.1 -0.2

Advertising and promotions managers

11-2011 3.5 27.0 26.4 -0.6 -2.2

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

11-9032 3.5 333.3 328.1 -5.1 -1.5

Chefs and head cooks

35-1011 3.5 197.3 211.3 14.0 7.1

Religious workers, all other[2]

21-2099 3.5 88.4 89.0 0.6 0.6

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

25-1124 3.5 26.4 26.4 0.0 -0.2

Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling[2]

11-9072 3.5 43.2 46.5 3.3 7.7

Recreation workers

39-9032 3.5 327.7 341.1 13.4 4.1

Physicists

19-2012 3.5 24.6 25.6 1.0 4.0

Meeting, convention, and event planners

13-1121 3.5 155.8 163.3 7.5 4.8

Elementary school teachers, except special education

25-2021 3.5 1,422.7 1,394.8 -27.9 -2.0

Chief executives

11-1011 3.5 309.4 322.7 13.3 4.3

Legislators[2]

11-1031 3.5 27.7 28.6 0.9 3.4

Education administrators, all other[2]

11-9039 3.4 60.2 61.7 1.5 2.5

Architectural and engineering managers

11-9041 3.4 212.5 220.5 8.0 3.8

Marketing managers

11-2021 3.4 407.0 433.7 26.7 6.6

Preschool teachers, except special education

25-2011 3.4 555.1 578.1 22.9 4.1

Fabric and apparel patternmakers

51-6092 3.4 2.8 2.5 -0.3 -10.2

Commercial and industrial designers

27-1021 3.4 30.6 31.6 1.0 3.2

Historians

19-3093 3.4 3.4 3.5 0.1 2.2

Engineering teachers, postsecondary

25-1032 3.4 50.3 54.4 4.1 8.1

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers

27-1026 3.4 193.0 199.3 6.2 3.2

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

51-9071 3.4 35.1 33.2 -1.9 -5.5

Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary

25-1061 3.4 6.5 6.7 0.2 2.7

Education administrators, postsecondary

11-9033 3.4 226.6 230.5 4.0 1.7

Instructional coordinators

25-9031 3.4 232.6 235.5 2.9 1.3

Prosthodontists

29-1024 3.4 0.9 0.9 0.0 4.5

Special education teachers, middle school

25-2057 3.4 94.8 93.0 -1.8 -1.9

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

25-2022 3.4 633.7 621.3 -12.4 -2.0

Sales managers

11-2022 3.4 619.5 648.5 29.0 4.7

Web developers

15-1254 3.4 86.0 92.5 6.5 7.5

Web and digital interface designers[2]

15-1255 3.4 128.9 137.9 9.0 7.0

Floral designers

27-1023 3.4 43.8 41.2 -2.6 -5.9

Computer and information research scientists

15-1221 3.3 40.3 48.3 7.9 19.7

Computer science teachers, postsecondary

25-1021 3.3 44.8 47.2 2.4 5.3

Astronomers

19-2011 3.3 1.8 1.8 0.0 2.2

Public relations managers[2]

11-2032 3.3 83.2 87.3 4.1 5.0

Public relations specialists

27-3031 3.3 315.9 331.0 15.0 4.8

Musical instrument repairers and tuners

49-9063 3.3 6.2 6.3 0.1 1.4

Sociologists

19-3041 3.3 3.4 3.6 0.1 3.6

Concierges

39-6012 3.3 45.6 46.7 1.1 2.3

Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

17-2031 3.3 22.2 23.3 1.1 5.2

Career/technical education teachers, middle school

25-2023 3.3 14.0 13.8 -0.3 -2.0

Mathematicians

15-2021 3.3 2.4 2.4 0.0 -0.7

Occupational therapists

29-1122 3.3 160.0 182.1 22.1 13.8

Biological science teachers, postsecondary

25-1042 3.3 66.0 70.8 4.8 7.3

Training and development managers

11-3131 3.3 46.4 49.2 2.7 5.8

Advertising sales agents

41-3011 3.3 103.7 97.1 -6.6 -6.4

Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary

25-1041 3.3 10.7 11.2 0.4 4.1

Postsecondary teachers, all other[2]

25-1199 3.3 183.4 186.8 3.4 1.8

Materials engineers

17-2131 3.3 23.0 24.3 1.3 5.7

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

19-1042 3.3 165.3 179.6 14.3 8.7

Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

11-9031 3.3 90.2 87.9 -2.3 -2.5

Epidemiologists

19-1041 3.3 12.3 14.3 2.0 16.2

Camera operators, television, video, and film

27-4031 3.3 36.4 36.9 0.4 1.2

Editors

27-3041 3.3 115.8 116.5 0.7 0.6

Self-enrichment teachers

25-3021 3.3 417.5 433.0 15.5 3.7

Social and community service managers

11-9151 3.3 219.8 233.9 14.1 6.4

Writers and authors

27-3043 3.3 135.4 140.3 4.9 3.6

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

25-2032 3.3 103.4 101.5 -1.9 -1.8

Occupational therapy assistants

31-2011 3.3 49.2 58.7 9.5 19.2

Special education teachers, all other[2]

25-2059 3.3 41.0 41.5 0.4 1.1

Chemical engineers

17-2041 3.3 21.6 22.1 0.6 2.6

Computer hardware engineers

17-2061 3.3 76.8 82.4 5.6 7.3

Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school[2]

25-2052 3.3 230.2 226.1 -4.1 -1.8

Special education teachers, secondary school

25-2058 3.3 164.2 161.5 -2.6 -1.6

Operations research analysts

15-2031 3.3 112.1 136.2 24.1 21.5

Soil and plant scientists

19-1013 3.3 20.7 21.8 1.1 5.4

Directors, religious activities and education

21-2021 3.3 138.9 141.8 2.9 2.1

Teaching assistants, except postsecondary[2]

25-9045 3.3 1,422.8 1,401.7 -21.1 -1.5

Environmental science teachers, postsecondary

25-1053 3.3 9.0 9.3 0.3 2.9

Educational instruction and library workers, all other[2]

25-9099 3.3 132.0 134.0 2.0 1.5

Mechanical engineers

17-2141 3.3 293.1 319.6 26.5 9.1

Geography teachers, postsecondary

25-1064 3.3 4.0 4.2 0.1 3.3

Agricultural engineers

17-2021 3.2 1.7 1.8 0.1 5.9

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

41-4012 3.2 1,310.5 1,314.9 4.4 0.3

Biological scientists, all other[2]

19-1029 3.2 63.7 64.5 0.8 1.2

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other[2]

25-1069 3.2 20.7 21.1 0.4 1.7

Coaches and scouts

27-2022 3.2 306.5 326.0 19.5 6.4

Computer programmers

15-1251 3.2 121.2 113.9 -7.2 -6.0

Sociology teachers, postsecondary

25-1067 3.2 15.4 15.7 0.3 2.1

Political science teachers, postsecondary

25-1065 3.2 21.8 22.2 0.4 2.0

Anthropologists and archeologists

19-3091 3.2 8.8 9.2 0.3 3.7

Life scientists, all other[2]

19-1099 3.2 7.8 8.1 0.3 3.7

Food scientists and technologists

19-1012 3.2 15.2 16.2 1.0 6.5

Library science teachers, postsecondary

25-1082 3.2 5.1 5.3 0.2 3.0

Lodging managers

11-9081 3.2 52.0 53.8 1.8 3.4

Media and communication workers, all other[2]

27-3099 3.2 34.3 35.3 0.9 2.7

Training and development specialists

13-1151 3.2 452.3 501.0 48.7 10.8

Aerospace engineers

17-2011 3.2 71.6 75.9 4.4 6.1

Management analysts

13-1111 3.2 1,075.1 1,169.7 94.5 8.8

News analysts, reporters, and journalists

27-3023 3.2 49.3 47.4 -1.9 -3.9

Dental laboratory technicians

51-9081 3.2 35.2 33.6 -1.6 -4.7

Animal scientists

19-1011 3.2 2.8 2.9 0.2 5.8

Health education specialists

21-1091 3.2 71.8 75.0 3.2 4.5

Fundraising managers[2]

11-2033 3.2 45.7 47.6 1.9 4.2

Fundraisers

13-1131 3.2 134.4 140.2 5.8 4.3

Psychology teachers, postsecondary

25-1066 3.2 52.5 54.4 1.9 3.6

Social work teachers, postsecondary

25-1113 3.2 17.1 17.5 0.4 2.3

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

39-5012 3.2 575.2 607.4 32.2 5.6

Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors

25-3011 3.2 40.9 35.3 -5.6 -13.7

Community health workers

21-1094 3.2 65.1 72.5 7.4 11.3

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

13-1161 3.2 941.7 1,004.7 63.0 6.7

Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary

25-1193 3.2 15.4 15.7 0.4 2.4

Architectural and civil drafters

17-3011 3.2 110.5 115.1 4.6 4.1

Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary

25-1043 3.2 1.6 1.7 0.1 4.0

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

25-1071 3.2 289.6 339.7 50.1 17.3

Materials scientists

19-2032 3.1 8.7 9.1 0.4 4.9

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

25-1126 3.1 27.3 27.5 0.2 0.7

Teachers and instructors, all other[2]

25-3099 3.1 153.8 153.5 -0.2 -0.1

Industrial engineers

17-2112 3.1 351.1 389.6 38.5 11.0

Sales engineers

41-9031 3.1 56.8 59.9 3.1 5.5

Marriage and family therapists

21-1013 3.1 77.8 87.7 9.8 12.6

Dietetic technicians

29-2051 3.1 30.9 31.7 0.8 2.5

Manufactured building and mobile home installers

49-9095 3.1 3.1 3.3 0.2 5.9

Prepress technicians and workers

51-5111 3.1 26.2 22.3 -3.8 -14.6

Law teachers, postsecondary

25-1112 3.1 29.5 30.2 0.6 2.2

Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

25-1051 3.1 14.0 14.4 0.4 2.6

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

25-1072 3.1 91.6 106.9 15.3 16.8

Teaching assistants, postsecondary

25-9044 3.1 193.6 199.6 6.0 3.1

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

25-1052 3.1 25.4 26.0 0.6 2.2

Farm and home management educators

25-9021 3.1 12.4 12.1 -0.3 -2.5

Political scientists

19-3094 3.1 6.5 6.3 -0.2 -3.1

Model makers, wood

51-7031 3.1 0.9 0.9 0.0 -4.5

Security guards

33-9032 3.1 1,262.1 1,267.1 5.1 0.4

Personal care and service workers, all other[2]

39-9099 3.1 94.4 100.4 6.0 6.4

Mental health and substance abuse social workers

21-1023 3.1 136.8 150.1 13.3 9.7

Grinding and polishing workers, hand

51-9022 3.1 11.8 9.3 -2.5 -21.2

Education teachers, postsecondary

25-1081 3.1 74.9 76.5 1.6 2.1

Emergency management directors

11-9161 3.1 13.2 13.6 0.4 3.0

Speech-language pathologists

29-1127 3.1 187.4 215.5 28.2 15.0

Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

39-9031 3.1 370.1 414.2 44.1 11.9

Drafters, all other[2]

17-3019 3.1 17.1 15.9 -1.2 -6.9

Industrial-organizational psychologists

19-3032 3.1 5.6 5.9 0.3 6.3

Electronics engineers, except computer

17-2072 3.1 95.9 101.8 6.0 6.2

Mechanical drafters

17-3013 3.1 42.9 40.1 -2.8 -6.5

Engineers, all other[2]

17-2199 3.1 158.8 162.1 3.3 2.1

Librarians and media collections specialists

25-4022 3.1 142.1 144.5 2.4 1.7

Urban and regional planners

19-3051 3.1 44.7 46.2 1.5 3.4

Facilities managers

11-3013 3.1 151.4 157.1 5.7 3.8

Physics teachers, postsecondary

25-1054 3.1 17.1 17.5 0.4 2.5

Electrical engineers

17-2071 3.1 192.0 205.7 13.8 7.2

Substitute teachers, short-term[2]

25-3031 3.1 510.1 518.5 8.4 1.6

Tutors

25-3041 3.1 215.5 216.8 1.3 0.6

Petroleum engineers

17-2171 3.1 19.6 19.8 0.2 1.3

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons

29-1022 3.1 6.1 6.4 0.3 4.1

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

11-9013 3.1 836.1 825.0 -11.1 -1.3

General and operations managers

11-1021 3.1 3,712.9 3,876.8 164.0 4.4

Economics teachers, postsecondary

25-1063 3.1 15.8 16.1 0.3 2.1

Purchasing managers

11-3061 3.1 83.5 86.1 2.6 3.1

Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

19-2042 3.1 25.1 26.0 0.8 3.2

Orthotists and prosthetists

29-2091 3.1 10.1 11.5 1.3 13.3

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

21-1018 3.1 483.5 564.6 81.0 16.8

Geographers

19-3092 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 -3.1

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary

25-1111 3.0 16.2 16.5 0.3 2.0

Automotive body and related repairers

49-3021 3.0 172.6 175.4 2.8 1.6

Natural sciences managers

11-9121 3.0 104.3 108.2 3.9 3.7

Business teachers, postsecondary

25-1011 3.0 103.1 109.0 5.8 5.7

Medical appliance technicians

51-9082 3.0 12.0 12.4 0.4 3.7

Child, family, and school social workers

21-1021 3.0 399.9 413.3 13.4 3.4

Medical and health services managers

11-9111 3.0 616.2 759.1 142.9 23.2

Economists

19-3011 3.0 17.6 17.8 0.2 1.2

Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary

25-1192 3.0 3.2 3.3 0.1 3.4

Therapists, all other[2]

29-1129 3.0 56.1 62.5 6.4 11.5

Managers, all other[2]

11-9199 3.0 1,333.7 1,393.5 59.8 4.5

Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

17-3026 3.0 74.6 75.9 1.3 1.7

Hydrologists

19-2043 3.0 6.3 6.3 0.0 -0.1

Hydrologic technicians[2]

19-4044 3.0 3.1 3.0 -0.1 -2.1

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

25-1194 3.0 122.2 123.0 0.8 0.7

Special education teachers, preschool

25-2051 3.0 29.3 29.7 0.4 1.4

Athletic trainers

29-9091 3.0 33.9 37.6 3.8 11.1

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators

51-9151 3.0 11.2 10.9 -0.3 -2.6

Animal trainers

39-2011 3.0 47.3 49.8 2.4 5.1

Childcare workers

39-9011 3.0 991.6 962.4 -29.2 -2.9

Neurologists

29-1217 3.0 8.3 8.8 0.5 5.4

Physical therapists

29-1123 3.0 267.2 296.4 29.3 10.9

Social workers, all other[2]

21-1029 3.0 81.0 84.1 3.1 3.9

Mathematical science occupations, all other[2]

15-2099 3.0 5.0 5.2 0.2 4.0

Lawyers

23-1011 3.0 864.8 900.7 35.9 4.1

Computer and information systems managers

11-3021 3.0 667.1 768.7 101.6 15.2

Project management specialists[2]

13-1082 3.0 1,046.3 1,105.0 58.7 5.6

Etchers and engravers

51-9194 3.0 8.6 8.6 -0.1 -0.7

Counselors, all other[2]

21-1019 3.0 69.1 77.8 8.7 12.6

Zoologists and wildlife biologists

19-1023 3.0 18.2 18.5 0.3 1.6

Patternmakers, wood

51-7032 3.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 -5.0

Environmental engineers

17-2081 3.0 39.4 41.0 1.5 3.9

Air traffic controllers

53-2021 3.0 24.1 24.4 0.3 1.2

Community and social service specialists, all other[2]

21-1099 3.0 119.2 124.7 5.5 4.6

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

11-3071 3.0 216.7 229.8 13.1 6.1

Marine engineers and naval architects

17-2121 3.0 8.5 9.0 0.5 5.8

Human resources managers

11-3121 3.0 221.9 233.0 11.1 5.0

Business operations specialists, all other[2]

13-1199 3.0 1,205.7 1,242.0 36.3 3.0

Financial risk specialists[2]

13-2054 3.0 60.5 64.4 3.9 6.5

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

25-1022 3.0 58.9 60.2 1.3 2.3

Orthodontists

29-1023 3.0 5.9 6.2 0.3 4.4

Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

51-9162 3.0 28.3 31.9 3.6 12.8

Logisticians

13-1081 2.9 241.0 281.3 40.3 16.7

Rehabilitation counselors

21-1015 2.9 91.9 93.2 1.3 1.4

Database architects

15-1243 2.9 66.9 72.7 5.8 8.7

Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

17-2111 2.9 23.8 24.9 1.1 4.4

Ophthalmologists, except pediatric

29-1241 2.9 12.5 13.1 0.5 4.3

Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric[2]

29-1242 2.9 14.7 15.3 0.6 4.1

Pediatric surgeons[2]

29-1243 2.9 1.1 1.1 0.0 1.5

Surgeons, all other[2]

29-1249 2.9 25.1 26.0 1.0 3.9

Cartographers and photogrammetrists

17-1021 2.9 13.4 14.3 0.9 6.4

Fish and game wardens

33-3031 2.9 7.0 6.6 -0.4 -6.0

Lighting technicians[2]

27-4015 2.9 12.1 11.5 -0.6 -4.6

Electricians

47-2111 2.9 818.7 896.1 77.4 9.5

Atmospheric and space scientists

19-2021 2.9 9.4 9.5 0.1 0.7

Network and computer systems administrators

15-1244 2.9 331.5 317.7 -13.8 -4.2

Statisticians

15-2041 2.9 32.2 34.9 2.7 8.5

Data scientists[2]

15-2051 2.9 245.9 328.3 82.5 33.5

Survey researchers

19-3022 2.9 8.8 8.3 -0.5 -5.2

Funeral home managers

11-9171 2.9 32.1 33.4 1.3 4.1

Personal service managers, all other[2]

11-9179 2.9 25.1 26.7 1.6 6.5

First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

33-1021 2.9 97.2 100.5 3.4 3.4

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

51-1011 2.9 698.6 706.9 8.3 1.2

Social scientists and related workers, all other[2]

19-3099 2.9 40.8 40.1 -0.7 -1.7

Software developers[2]

15-1252 2.9 1,693.8 1,961.4 267.7 15.8

Furniture finishers

51-7021 2.9 20.5 19.8 -0.7 -3.3

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

17-2151 2.9 7.0 7.0 0.0 0.7

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

49-2096 2.9 10.3 8.9 -1.4 -13.6

Computer occupations, all other[2]

15-1299 2.9 472.0 510.5 38.5 8.2

Software quality assurance analysts and testers

15-1253 2.9 201.7 221.9 20.2 10.0

Medical dosimetrists

29-2036 2.9 4.8 4.9 0.2 3.5

First-line supervisors of security workers[2]

33-1091 2.9 71.9 73.8 1.9 2.7

Detectives and criminal investigators

33-3021 2.9 117.9 117.1 -0.8 -0.7

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1011 2.9 1,558.4 1,554.4 -3.9 -0.3

Psychiatrists

29-1223 2.9 27.1 28.8 1.7 6.1

Skincare specialists

39-5094 2.9 97.4 103.9 6.6 6.7

Cooks, private household

35-2013 2.9 34.2 36.0 1.7 5.1

Microbiologists

19-1022 2.9 20.7 21.6 0.8 4.1

Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors

21-1012 2.9 376.3 389.6 13.3 3.5

Archivists

25-4011 2.9 9.3 9.7 0.4 3.8

Protective service workers, all other[2]

33-9099 2.9 84.0 86.1 2.1 2.5

Dentists, all other specialists[2]

29-1029 2.9 6.6 6.6 0.0 0.3

Tool and die makers

51-4111 2.9 55.2 49.3 -6.0 -10.8

Computer user support specialists

15-1232 2.9 729.5 702.5 -27.0 -3.7

Residential advisors

39-9041 2.9 91.2 94.7 3.5 3.8

Social and human service assistants

21-1093 2.9 449.6 478.5 28.9 6.4

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

49-9021 2.9 425.2 459.7 34.5 8.1

Dentists, general

29-1021 2.9 129.8 135.2 5.4 4.1

Private detectives and investigators

33-9021 2.9 43.6 46.2 2.6 6.0

Administrative services managers

11-3012 2.9 271.2 283.8 12.6 4.6

Industrial production managers

11-3051 2.9 241.9 246.5 4.6 1.9

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

43-6011 2.9 502.8 494.9 -7.9 -1.6

Acupuncturists

29-1291 2.9 15.3 16.4 1.0 6.8

First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services[2]

39-1014 2.9 123.3 131.1 7.8 6.3

First-line supervisors of personal service workers

39-1022 2.9 149.1 159.1 10.0 6.7

Podiatrists

29-1081 2.9 9.7 9.9 0.2 1.8

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

49-2093 2.9 7.0 7.4 0.4 6.1

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

51-6052 2.9 38.8 37.1 -1.7 -4.5

Medical assistants

31-9092 2.9 811.0 912.2 101.2 12.5

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers

39-4031 2.9 27.5 28.4 0.8 3.1

Clinical and counseling psychologists

19-3033 2.8 76.3 84.8 8.5 11.2

Real estate sales agents

41-9022 2.8 420.9 433.7 12.8 3.1

Nuclear engineers

17-2161 2.8 15.4 15.3 -0.2 -1.1

Healthcare social workers

21-1022 2.8 193.2 208.1 14.8 7.7

Industrial machinery mechanics

49-9041 2.8 439.6 510.3 70.7 16.1

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators

23-1022 2.8 9.1 9.5 0.4 4.3

Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other[2]

17-3029 2.8 67.3 68.3 1.0 1.5

Civil engineering technologists and technicians

17-3022 2.8 64.9 66.2 1.4 2.1

Cooks, restaurant

35-2014 2.8 1,460.2 1,677.2 217.0 14.9

Helpers--carpenters

47-3012 2.8 25.2 26.4 1.1 4.5

Real estate brokers

41-9021 2.8 111.3 115.0 3.7 3.3

Camera and photographic equipment repairers

49-9061 2.8 2.3 1.9 -0.3 -15.1

Maintenance and repair workers, general

49-9071 2.8 1,629.7 1,692.1 62.4 3.8

Registered nurses

29-1141 2.8 3,391.0 3,557.1 166.1 4.9

Paramedics[2]

29-2043 2.8 101.9 107.0 5.1 5.0

First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors[2]

53-1047 2.8 609.6 632.2 22.5 3.7

Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

17-3023 2.8 93.7 94.3 0.6 0.6

Telemarketers

41-9041 2.8 67.4 52.5 -14.9 -22.1

Commercial divers

49-9092 2.8 4.2 4.5 0.4 8.5

Psychologists, all other[2]

19-3039 2.8 55.3 57.7 2.4 4.3

Sales and related workers, all other[2]

41-9099 2.8 122.6 127.1 4.5 3.7

Information security analysts

15-1212 2.8 182.8 234.9 52.1 28.5

Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

49-2094 2.8 61.1 60.7 -0.5 -0.8

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

49-3042 2.8 188.7 199.6 10.9 5.8

Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers

49-2021 2.8 11.7 12.7 1.0 8.6

Buyers and purchasing agents

13-1020 2.8 522.2 552.3 30.1 5.8

Civil engineers

17-2051 2.8 368.9 387.5 18.5 5.0

Nurse anesthetists

29-1151 2.8 53.8 58.5 4.6 8.6

First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

37-1012 2.8 224.7 230.0 5.2 2.3

Labor relations specialists

13-1075 2.8 65.4 65.4 -0.1 -0.1

Nurse practitioners

29-1171 2.8 320.4 448.8 128.4 40.1

Opticians, dispensing

29-2081 2.8 79.9 82.2 2.3 2.9

Physical scientists, all other[2]

19-2099 2.8 31.9 32.1 0.2 0.6

Home health and personal care aides

31-1120 2.8 4,347.7 5,087.5 739.8 17.0

Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

17-3027 2.8 38.3 38.3 0.0 0.0

Interpreters and translators

27-3091 2.8 75.3 76.6 1.3 1.7

Conservation scientists

19-1031 2.8 28.5 29.5 1.0 3.4

Chiropractors

29-1011 2.8 57.2 62.6 5.4 9.5

Bartenders

35-3011 2.8 756.7 801.5 44.8 5.9

Tour and travel guides

39-7010 2.8 55.8 60.3 4.5 8.1

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

47-1011 2.8 921.6 970.6 49.0 5.3

Hazardous materials removal workers

47-4041 2.8 51.3 51.8 0.5 1.0

Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers

49-2097 2.8 24.6 26.3 1.6 6.6

Motorcycle mechanics

49-3052 2.8 14.9 15.7 0.8 5.3

Postmasters and mail superintendents

11-9131 2.8 13.1 12.7 -0.5 -3.5

Nurse midwives

29-1161 2.8 8.6 9.5 0.9 11.1

Barbers

39-5011 2.8 76.0 79.2 3.1 4.1

Psychiatric technicians

29-2053 2.8 144.5 173.3 28.9 20.0

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

49-1011 2.8 617.5 636.5 19.1 3.1

Database administrators

15-1242 2.8 78.0 77.5 -0.5 -0.7

Audiologists

29-1181 2.8 15.8 17.3 1.5 9.5

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

53-1041 2.8 10.3 10.8 0.5 5.2

Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other[2]

29-1299 2.8 41.3 42.2 0.8 2.0

First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other[2]

33-1099 2.8 21.5 21.8 0.3 1.6

Technical writers

27-3042 2.8 56.4 56.9 0.5 0.9

Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

17-3024 2.8 15.0 15.1 0.2 1.1

Dietitians and nutritionists

29-1031 2.8 90.9 95.9 5.0 5.5

Computer systems analysts

15-1211 2.8 521.1 566.5 45.5 8.7

Chemists

19-2031 2.8 86.8 91.0 4.3 4.9

School psychologists

19-3034 2.8 67.2 67.7 0.5 0.7

Locksmiths and safe repairers

49-9094 2.8 18.8 17.2 -1.6 -8.3

Transit and railroad police

33-3052 2.8 3.1 3.2 0.1 3.0

Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other[2]

29-9099 2.8 41.7 43.1 1.5 3.6

Physical therapist assistants

31-2021 2.8 111.5 136.0 24.5 22.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other[2]

49-9099 2.8 221.2 226.5 5.4 2.4

Avionics technicians

49-2091 2.8 21.4 23.1 1.7 8.2

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

41-1011 2.8 1,432.6 1,360.3 -72.3 -5.0

Animal control workers

33-9011 2.8 12.2 12.7 0.5 3.9

Electrical and electronics drafters

17-3012 2.8 21.6 20.4 -1.2 -5.6

Upholsterers

51-6093 2.8 22.7 22.3 -0.4 -1.8

Compensation and benefits managers

11-3111 2.8 20.9 20.9 0.0 0.2

Computer network architects

15-1241 2.8 179.2 200.6 21.4 11.9

Surgical assistants

29-9093 2.8 25.3 26.6 1.3 5.1

Millwrights

49-9044 2.7 41.3 41.3 0.0 0.0

Model makers, metal and plastic

51-4061 2.7 3.2 2.6 -0.6 -18.2

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists

33-2022 2.7 2.9 3.3 0.4 14.6

Tile and stone setters

47-2044 2.7 52.6 58.0 5.3 10.1

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

49-3011 2.7 139.4 145.0 5.6 4.0

Aircraft service attendants[2]

53-6032 2.7 28.0 29.5 1.4 5.1

Computer network support specialists

15-1231 2.7 152.7 155.5 2.8 1.8

Broadcast technicians

27-4012 2.7 24.8 24.2 -0.7 -2.8

Exercise physiologists

29-1128 2.7 23.9 26.1 2.3 9.5

Stonemasons

47-2022 2.7 12.1 11.8 -0.4 -3.0

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

37-1011 2.7 269.8 276.4 6.7 2.5

Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

49-2095 2.7 23.4 24.7 1.3 5.5

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4081 2.7 131.0 130.3 -0.7 -0.5

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

49-2092 2.7 17.1 17.7 0.6 3.4

Optometrists

29-1041 2.7 47.8 51.6 3.8 8.0

Occupational health and safety specialists

19-5011 2.7 131.9 148.4 16.5 12.5

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

47-5032 2.7 5.8 5.8 -0.1 -0.9

Models

41-9012 2.7 6.7 6.7 0.0 -0.5

Carpenters

47-2031 2.7 959.0 1,002.1 43.1 4.5

Bicycle repairers

49-3091 2.7 13.2 12.9 -0.3 -2.3

Ship engineers

53-5031 2.7 8.8 9.0 0.1 1.6

Painters, construction and maintenance

47-2141 2.7 342.2 355.2 13.0 3.8

Human resources specialists

13-1071 2.7 944.3 1,002.7 58.4 6.2

Occupational health and safety technicians

19-5012 2.7 31.9 34.6 2.7 8.5

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

33-1012 2.7 160.8 165.4 4.6 2.9

Commercial pilots

53-2012 2.7 55.4 58.3 2.8 5.1

Forest and conservation technicians

19-4071 2.7 33.8 32.7 -1.1 -3.2

Cardiologists[2]

29-1212 2.7 19.4 20.2 0.8 4.1

General internal medicine physicians

29-1216 2.7 73.2 75.6 2.4 3.3

Fire inspectors and investigators

33-2021 2.7 14.7 15.2 0.6 3.8

Biological technicians

19-4021 2.7 82.7 85.6 2.9 3.5

Athletes and sports competitors

27-2021 2.7 19.1 20.2 1.0 5.5

Construction managers

11-9021 2.7 550.3 598.4 48.1 8.7

Insulation workers, mechanical

47-2132 2.7 27.2 28.5 1.3 4.7

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4022 2.7 8.8 7.2 -1.7 -18.9

Traffic technicians

53-6041 2.7 7.9 8.2 0.3 3.7

Foresters

19-1032 2.7 13.8 14.0 0.2 1.2

Diagnostic medical sonographers

29-2032 2.7 90.0 101.7 11.7 13.0

Retail salespersons

41-2031 2.7 3,936.7 3,917.1 -19.6 -0.5

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

43-4181 2.7 131.9 135.6 3.7 2.8

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

51-2011 2.7 33.6 28.7 -4.9 -14.5

Cost estimators

13-1051 2.7 221.4 212.1 -9.3 -4.2

Massage therapists

31-9011 2.7 168.0 193.9 25.9 15.4

Financial managers

11-3031 2.7 868.6 997.4 128.8 14.8

Helpers--electricians

47-3013 2.7 66.6 66.7 0.1 0.2

Healthcare support workers, all other[2]

31-9099 2.7 109.7 113.5 3.8 3.5

Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

17-3021 2.7 9.3 10.1 0.8 8.1

Calibration technologists and technicians[2]

17-3028 2.7 15.8 16.5 0.7 4.7

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

33-3051 2.7 698.8 720.8 22.0 3.1

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

47-2152 2.7 504.5 527.2 22.7 4.5

Security and fire alarm systems installers

49-2098 2.7 85.9 94.9 8.9 10.4

Firefighters

33-2011 2.7 344.9 356.7 11.8 3.4

Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics

49-3053 2.7 36.9 37.8 0.9 2.5

Credit counselors

13-2071 2.7 31.8 32.9 1.1 3.3

Psychiatric aides

31-1133 2.7 38.5 38.3 -0.1 -0.4

Veterinarians

29-1131 2.7 86.4 94.7 8.3 9.6

Nursing assistants

31-1131 2.7 1,441.5 1,474.0 32.6 2.3

Plasterers and stucco masons

47-2161 2.7 24.2 25.2 1.0 4.1

Layout workers, metal and plastic

51-4192 2.7 5.7 5.4 -0.3 -5.4

Gambling managers

11-9071 2.7 5.1 5.2 0.1 1.2

Anesthesiologists

29-1211 2.7 45.3 46.7 1.4 3.2

Hearing aid specialists

29-2092 2.7 10.7 12.6 2.0 18.4

Mechanical door repairers

49-9011 2.7 28.4 31.7 3.2 11.4

Actuaries

15-2011 2.7 33.6 40.9 7.3 21.8

Occupational therapy aides

31-2012 2.7 5.2 5.3 0.1 2.5

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

41-3031 2.7 514.5 531.6 17.1 3.3

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

49-2022 2.7 156.9 150.4 -6.6 -4.2

Surveyors

17-1022 2.7 56.1 58.6 2.5 4.4

Physicians, pathologists

29-1222 2.7 12.6 13.1 0.5 4.2

Machinists

51-4041 2.7 299.5 299.6 0.0 0.0

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

47-4061 2.7 15.0 15.3 0.2 1.6

Rail car repairers

49-3043 2.7 17.9 18.4 0.5 2.8

Parking enforcement workers

33-3041 2.6 8.4 8.2 -0.1 -1.5

Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

47-4021 2.6 24.2 25.4 1.2 5.0

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

51-8021 2.6 33.3 34.0 0.7 2.2

Financial and investment analysts[2]

13-2051 2.6 368.5 389.6 21.1 5.7

Personal financial advisors

13-2052 2.6 326.0 357.2 31.2 9.6

Respiratory therapists

29-1126 2.6 139.6 156.4 16.8 12.1

Power plant operators

51-8013 2.6 31.6 28.0 -3.5 -11.2

Embalmers

39-4011 2.6 3.6 3.7 0.0 1.3

Computer numerically controlled tool operators

51-9161 2.6 177.1 158.1 -19.0 -10.7

Obstetricians and gynecologists

29-1218 2.6 21.5 21.7 0.3 1.2

Roofers

47-2181 2.6 166.7 176.5 9.8 5.9

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

49-3031 2.6 319.9 327.7 7.8 2.4

Telecommunications line installers and repairers

49-9052 2.6 99.9 96.8 -3.1 -3.1

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

53-5021 2.6 40.7 40.9 0.2 0.5

Order clerks

43-4151 2.6 89.5 74.1 -15.4 -17.2

Sheet metal workers

47-2211 2.6 127.0 130.1 3.1 2.4

Chemical technicians

19-4031 2.6 57.0 59.0 2.1 3.7

Social science research assistants

19-4061 2.6 40.6 42.3 1.8 4.4

Phlebotomists

31-9097 2.6 139.7 147.5 7.9 5.6

Demonstrators and product promoters

41-9011 2.6 79.2 79.1 -0.1 -0.1

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

43-5061 2.6 388.8 381.7 -7.1 -1.8

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

29-2035 2.6 44.1 47.2 3.1 7.1

Health information technologists and medical registrars[2]

29-9021 2.6 41.9 48.1 6.2 14.7

Pest control workers

37-2021 2.6 102.4 107.5 5.1 4.9

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

43-4111 2.6 164.3 145.1 -19.1 -11.6

Helpers, construction trades, all other[2]

47-3019 2.6 26.3 27.4 1.2 4.4

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

33-1011 2.6 57.1 55.5 -1.6 -2.8

Correctional officers and jailers

33-3012 2.6 387.5 357.4 -30.1 -7.8

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

41-4011 2.6 303.2 308.9 5.7 1.9

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

49-9012 2.6 47.7 48.3 0.6 1.3

Flight attendants

53-2031 2.6 130.8 142.9 12.1 9.2

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

13-1031 2.6 356.1 337.9 -18.2 -5.1

Property, real estate, and community association managers

11-9141 2.6 466.1 483.1 17.0 3.6

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

29-2061 2.6 651.4 668.5 17.1 2.6

Parts salespersons

41-2022 2.6 272.1 280.6 8.5 3.1

Boilermakers

47-2011 2.6 10.4 10.1 -0.2 -2.4

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

13-1141 2.6 107.0 112.7 5.6 5.3

Radiologists

29-1224 2.6 28.2 29.0 0.8 2.7

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists

21-1092 2.6 92.3 94.8 2.4 2.6

Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

47-2042 2.6 33.7 36.9 3.2 9.5

Dermatologists

29-1213 2.6 10.9 11.6 0.7 6.4

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4032 2.6 5.3 4.3 -1.0 -19.6

Data entry keyers

43-9021 2.6 141.6 104.9 -36.7 -25.9

Maintenance workers, machinery

49-9043 2.6 57.5 55.9 -1.6 -2.8

Compliance officers

13-1041 2.6 418.0 430.3 12.3 3.0

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

23-1023 2.6 27.3 28.0 0.7 2.5

Dental assistants

31-9091 2.6 381.9 406.3 24.4 6.4

Earth drillers, except oil and gas

47-5023 2.6 18.3 18.8 0.5 2.9

Cooks, all other[2]

35-2019 2.6 24.0 25.3 1.3 5.5

Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

49-3041 2.6 39.0 43.3 4.3 11.0

Bakers

51-3011 2.6 249.1 263.2 14.0 5.6

Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

47-5012 2.6 13.3 13.4 0.0 0.2

Watch and clock repairers

49-9064 2.6 1.4 1.4 0.0 -1.1

Library technicians

25-4031 2.6 78.6 73.2 -5.4 -6.8

Surgical technologists

29-2055 2.6 115.6 120.8 5.2 4.5

File clerks

43-4071 2.6 84.3 70.9 -13.4 -15.9

Patternmakers, metal and plastic

51-4062 2.6 1.6 1.2 -0.4 -24.4

Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other[2]

19-4099 2.6 83.2 86.2 2.9 3.5

Medical equipment preparers

31-9093 2.6 76.5 84.2 7.6 10.0

Brickmasons and blockmasons

47-2021 2.6 74.1 76.4 2.4 3.2

Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

47-3015 2.6 45.3 47.5 2.2 4.9

Physician assistants

29-1071 2.6 162.7 195.8 33.2 20.4

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

43-4081 2.6 264.2 274.0 9.9 3.7

Helpers--roofers

47-3016 2.6 5.2 5.5 0.3 5.7

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

49-2011 2.6 79.1 78.4 -0.7 -0.9

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

51-7011 2.6 86.0 84.7 -1.4 -1.6

Physicians, all other[2]

29-1229 2.6 340.7 349.3 8.6 2.5

Riggers

49-9096 2.6 24.6 25.4 0.8 3.2

Accountants and auditors

13-2011 2.6 1,579.8 1,652.6 72.8 4.6

Procurement clerks

43-3061 2.6 61.9 56.6 -5.4 -8.7

Recreational vehicle service technicians

49-3092 2.6 19.5 21.7 2.2 11.5

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners

51-4194 2.6 5.8 5.4 -0.5 -7.8

First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

45-1011 2.5 65.4 67.0 1.6 2.5

Fiberglass laminators and fabricators

51-2051 2.5 18.6 19.4 0.8 4.2

Food service managers

11-9051 2.5 352.8 375.3 22.6 6.4

Dental hygienists

29-1292 2.5 221.6 237.2 15.5 7.0

Service unit operators, oil and gas

47-5013 2.5 45.2 45.4 0.2 0.4

Agricultural technicians

19-4012 2.5 18.6 19.4 0.8 4.3

Nuclear medicine technologists

29-2033 2.5 20.0 20.6 0.6 3.0

Glaziers

47-2121 2.5 60.5 62.5 2.0 3.3

Radiation therapists

29-1124 2.5 19.2 19.6 0.4 1.9

Transportation inspectors

53-6051 2.5 25.7 26.1 0.4 1.7

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

47-2073 2.5 489.3 507.1 17.8 3.6

Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators

53-7071 2.5 5.4 5.3 -0.1 -1.3

Budget analysts

13-2031 2.5 50.4 51.0 0.5 1.0

Wind turbine service technicians

49-9081 2.5 13.6 20.5 6.8 49.9

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4031 2.5 174.7 153.6 -21.1 -12.1

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

53-7121 2.5 12.0 12.5 0.5 4.3

Financial specialists, all other[2]

13-2099 2.5 137.1 141.4 4.3 3.1

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

41-1012 2.5 320.0 320.0 0.0 0.0

Plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4193 2.5 31.7 27.4 -4.3 -13.6

Structural iron and steel workers

47-2221 2.5 65.7 68.6 2.9 4.4

Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6012 2.5 156.3 147.3 -9.0 -5.8

Pipelayers

47-2151 2.5 34.4 32.9 -1.4 -4.1

Engine and other machine assemblers

51-2031 2.5 38.4 30.3 -8.1 -21.1

Cooks, short order

35-2015 2.5 151.1 142.7 -8.4 -5.6

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

45-2092 2.5 504.8 488.1 -16.8 -3.3

Emergency medical technicians[2]

29-2042 2.5 181.0 190.2 9.2 5.1

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians

53-3011 2.5 12.3 12.1 -0.2 -1.3

Library assistants, clerical

43-4121 2.5 84.5 78.9 -5.6 -6.7

Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-4122 2.5 38.9 35.4 -3.5 -9.0

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

19-2041 2.5 90.3 94.3 4.0 4.4

Forest and conservation workers

45-4011 2.5 10.8 10.3 -0.5 -4.7

Solar photovoltaic installers

47-2231 2.5 28.6 40.6 12.0 42.1

Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

23-1021 2.5 17.5 17.4 -0.1 -0.7

Statistical assistants

43-9111 2.5 6.5 6.3 -0.2 -2.5

Veterinary technologists and technicians

29-2056 2.5 134.2 146.4 12.2 9.1

Public safety telecommunicators

43-5031 2.5 105.2 108.9 3.6 3.5

Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

19-4043 2.5 9.8 10.0 0.1 1.5

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

35-1012 2.5 1,215.0 1,288.0 73.0 6.0

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

51-6021 2.5 28.4 24.6 -3.8 -13.5

Loan interviewers and clerks

43-4131 2.5 177.6 173.5 -4.1 -2.3

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

49-9051 2.5 127.4 135.8 8.4 6.6

Animal caretakers

39-2021 2.5 392.1 439.6 47.6 12.1

Wellhead pumpers

53-7073 2.5 18.8 17.9 -0.9 -4.7

Carpet installers

47-2041 2.5 20.3 18.3 -1.9 -9.6

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4034 2.5 18.9 16.4 -2.6 -13.6

Miscellaneous construction and related workers[2]

47-4090 2.5 35.0 36.2 1.2 3.5

Physical therapist aides

31-2022 2.5 45.6 46.9 1.3 2.8

Manicurists and pedicurists

39-5092 2.5 210.1 224.8 14.7 7.0

Floor sanders and finishers

47-2043 2.5 5.6 5.8 0.1 2.6

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9041 2.5 57.3 58.4 1.1 2.0

Helpers--extraction workers

47-5081 2.5 7.0 6.9 -0.1 -1.7

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4023 2.5 22.5 20.6 -1.9 -8.3

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

51-9111 2.5 381.2 398.2 17.0 4.5

Cooks, institution and cafeteria

35-2012 2.5 466.1 475.4 9.3 2.0

Tire repairers and changers

49-3093 2.5 113.4 119.9 6.5 5.7

Insurance sales agents

41-3021 2.5 568.8 589.8 21.1 3.7

Structural metal fabricators and fitters

51-2041 2.5 53.8 45.0 -8.8 -16.3

Printing press operators

51-5112 2.5 150.2 138.0 -12.2 -8.1

Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

17-3025 2.5 12.9 13.0 0.1 1.2

Genetic counselors

29-9092 2.5 4.0 4.3 0.4 9.3

Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel[2]

41-3091 2.5 1,226.7 1,264.7 37.9 3.1

Customer service representatives

43-4051 2.5 2,814.0 2,660.3 -153.7 -5.5

Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals

45-2093 2.5 224.6 213.4 -11.1 -5.0

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

47-2131 2.5 40.2 41.7 1.5 3.8

Airfield operations specialists

53-2022 2.5 16.9 17.6 0.7 4.2

Semiconductor processing technicians

51-9141 2.5 31.9 35.4 3.5 10.9

Health technologists and technicians, all other[2]

29-2099 2.5 178.8 188.1 9.3 5.2

Paperhangers

47-2142 2.5 2.3 2.5 0.1 5.3

Surveying and mapping technicians

17-3031 2.5 59.4 62.1 2.7 4.5

Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

49-3051 2.5 26.2 27.8 1.6 6.0

Agricultural workers, all other[2]

45-2099 2.5 10.1 10.3 0.2 2.3

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

47-2071 2.5 47.0 48.6 1.5 3.2

Information and record clerks, all other[2]

43-4199 2.5 153.3 153.0 -0.3 -0.2

Highway maintenance workers

47-4051 2.5 159.1 163.9 4.8 3.0

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

49-3023 2.5 805.6 839.2 33.6 4.2

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

29-2010 2.5 351.2 357.2 6.0 1.7

Fishing and hunting workers

45-3031 2.5 21.9 20.9 -1.0 -4.6

Log graders and scalers

45-4023 2.5 4.6 4.6 0.0 -0.7

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

51-3022 2.5 146.8 154.9 8.1 5.5

Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other[2]

49-9069 2.5 10.8 11.0 0.2 2.0

Eligibility interviewers, government programs

43-4061 2.5 166.8 168.5 1.7 1.0

Judicial law clerks

23-1012 2.4 14.5 14.9 0.4 2.5

Timing device assemblers and adjusters

51-2061 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 -17.5

Agricultural equipment operators

45-2091 2.4 65.2 70.3 5.0 7.7

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other[2]

51-4199 2.4 20.4 18.5 -1.9 -9.5

Counter and rental clerks

41-2021 2.4 408.2 421.3 13.1 3.2

Woodworkers, all other[2]

51-7099 2.4 17.6 16.8 -0.8 -4.4

Extraction workers, all other[2]

47-5099 2.4 6.3 6.4 0.1 1.4

Tree trimmers and pruners

37-3013 2.4 60.1 62.1 2.0 3.3

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

43-5032 2.4 218.7 216.7 -2.1 -0.9

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

29-2031 2.4 64.7 66.6 1.9 3.0

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

13-2081 2.4 57.6 56.5 -1.0 -1.8

Radiologic technologists and technicians

29-2034 2.4 228.0 237.8 9.8 4.3

Terrazzo workers and finishers

47-2053 2.4 1.5 1.3 -0.2 -11.1

Construction and building inspectors

47-4011 2.4 147.6 146.5 -1.2 -0.8

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

51-9061 2.4 598.0 598.1 0.1 0.0

Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation

37-3012 2.4 29.6 30.7 1.1 3.8

Gas plant operators

51-8092 2.4 16.2 14.8 -1.4 -8.8

Grounds maintenance workers, all other[2]

37-3019 2.4 14.1 14.5 0.3 2.4

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

37-3011 2.4 1,192.5 1,235.0 42.4 3.6

Insurance underwriters

13-2053 2.4 127.0 123.7 -3.3 -2.6

Office machine operators, except computer

43-9071 2.4 25.5 21.6 -3.9 -15.2

Shoe machine operators and tenders

51-6042 2.4 4.1 3.9 -0.2 -3.7

Motorboat operators

53-5022 2.4 2.7 2.8 0.0 1.4

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

19-4042 2.4 40.4 42.1 1.6 4.0

Home appliance repairers

49-9031 2.4 37.3 38.3 1.0 2.6

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

47-5022 2.4 35.8 35.6 -0.1 -0.4

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

47-2171 2.4 19.4 20.3 0.9 4.6

Fence erectors

47-4031 2.4 26.4 27.6 1.2 4.6

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4035 2.4 13.8 11.8 -2.0 -14.4

Emergency medicine physicians[2]

29-1214 2.4 36.1 37.1 1.0 2.7

Family medicine physicians

29-1215 2.4 116.0 119.1 3.1 2.7

Cargo and freight agents

43-5011 2.4 100.6 109.2 8.6 8.5

Print binding and finishing workers

51-5113 2.4 35.8 30.0 -5.8 -16.1

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

43-3051 2.4 161.1 134.2 -27.0 -16.7

Pharmacists

29-1051 2.4 335.1 350.5 15.4 4.6

Production workers, all other[2]

51-9199 2.4 292.8 294.3 1.5 0.5

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

43-5111 2.4 49.8 47.4 -2.4 -4.8

Amusement and recreation attendants

39-3091 2.4 392.3 405.5 13.2 3.4

Agricultural inspectors

45-2011 2.4 14.7 14.9 0.2 1.5

Sailors and marine oilers

53-5011 2.4 32.1 32.8 0.7 2.3

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators[2]

51-2090 2.4 1,467.1 1,465.9 -1.3 -0.1

Plant and system operators, all other[2]

51-8099 2.4 16.3 16.6 0.3 1.6

Tellers

43-3071 2.4 347.4 302.5 -44.9 -12.9

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

43-6014 2.4 1,944.0 1,913.2 -30.8 -1.6

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

51-6041 2.4 9.5 9.1 -0.4 -3.8

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

43-5071 2.4 862.2 795.8 -66.3 -7.7

Food servers, nonrestaurant

35-3041 2.4 277.2 285.3 8.2 3.0

Baggage porters and bellhops

39-6011 2.4 32.5 32.0 -0.5 -1.6

Pile driver operators

47-2072 2.4 3.2 3.3 0.1 4.3

Crane and tower operators

53-7021 2.4 42.3 43.5 1.3 3.0

Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters

47-3011 2.4 16.1 14.4 -1.7 -10.5

Sewers, hand

51-6051 2.4 5.4 5.0 -0.4 -7.0

Tax preparers

13-2082 2.4 90.6 94.7 4.1 4.5

Logging equipment operators

45-4022 2.4 30.9 30.5 -0.4 -1.4

Power distributors and dispatchers

51-8012 2.4 9.3 9.0 -0.3 -3.2

Insurance appraisers, auto damage

13-1032 2.4 9.2 8.4 -0.8 -8.2

Food processing workers, all other[2]

51-3099 2.4 58.7 61.8 3.1 5.3

Property appraisers and assessors[2]

13-2020 2.4 77.3 80.2 2.9 3.8

Roustabouts, oil and gas

47-5071 2.4 46.0 47.1 1.1 2.5

Correspondence clerks

43-4021 2.4 6.9 6.5 -0.4 -5.6

Continuous mining machine operators

47-5041 2.4 14.9 15.0 0.1 0.6

Medical equipment repairers

49-9062 2.4 68.0 76.8 8.8 12.9

Bill and account collectors

43-3011 2.4 166.9 149.4 -17.5 -10.5

Loan officers

13-2072 2.4 301.4 306.5 5.0 1.7

Travel agents

41-3041 2.4 65.7 67.2 1.4 2.2

Receptionists and information clerks

43-4171 2.4 1,007.2 1,007.6 0.3 0.0

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4021 2.3 66.0 66.8 0.8 1.2

Automotive glass installers and repairers

49-3022 2.3 20.4 21.1 0.7 3.6

Automotive and watercraft service attendants

53-6031 2.3 100.0 99.0 -1.0 -1.0

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2011 2.3 2,447.7 2,495.5 47.8 2.0

Shampooers

39-5093 2.3 18.5 19.6 1.0 5.5

Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

51-8031 2.3 132.4 123.8 -8.7 -6.5

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

43-4161 2.3 95.2 88.4 -6.8 -7.1

Construction laborers

47-2061 2.3 1,457.0 1,563.4 106.5 7.3

Driver/sales workers

53-3031 2.3 451.5 491.3 39.8 8.8

Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers

53-4013 2.3 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.3

Logging workers, all other[2]

45-4029 2.3 3.1 3.0 -0.1 -4.7

Word processors and typists

43-9022 2.3 40.0 25.6 -14.4 -36.1

Derrick operators, oil and gas

47-5011 2.3 11.3 11.3 0.1 0.5

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

31-9096 2.3 117.8 128.1 10.3 8.7

Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators

33-9031 2.3 10.3 10.3 0.0 0.3

Drywall and ceiling tile installers

47-2081 2.3 103.1 107.4 4.3 4.2

Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

51-4051 2.3 20.8 20.3 -0.5 -2.3

Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6013 2.3 850.0 885.3 35.3 4.2

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

51-8093 2.3 34.9 34.0 -1.0 -2.8

Painting, coating, and decorating workers

51-9123 2.3 8.8 8.9 0.1 1.4

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9196 2.3 97.5 91.4 -6.1 -6.3

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers

51-2021 2.3 12.2 11.5 -0.8 -6.3

Fast food and counter workers

35-3023 2.3 3,796.0 4,029.2 233.2 6.1

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers

41-9091 2.3 25.3 22.8 -2.5 -10.0

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders

51-9193 2.3 7.1 7.6 0.5 7.2

Nuclear power reactor operators

51-8011 2.3 5.7 4.9 -0.9 -15.3

Cement masons and concrete finishers

47-2051 2.3 206.7 210.4 3.8 1.8

Chemical equipment operators and tenders

51-9011 2.3 128.9 133.1 4.3 3.3

Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other[2]

39-3099 2.3 8.5 8.8 0.3 3.6

Meter readers, utilities

43-5041 2.3 20.1 17.7 -2.4 -12.0

Packers and packagers, hand

53-7064 2.3 591.8 559.7 -32.2 -5.4

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-6063 2.3 15.3 13.6 -1.7 -11.2

Court, municipal, and license clerks

43-4031 2.3 180.4 185.9 5.5 3.0

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

47-4071 2.3 30.4 32.7 2.3 7.6

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

49-9098 2.3 98.7 101.0 2.2 2.3

Billing and posting clerks

43-3021 2.3 429.8 427.9 -1.9 -0.4

Rock splitters, quarry

47-5051 2.3 3.2 3.4 0.1 4.4

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers

53-4022 2.3 11.0 11.1 0.1 1.0

Pediatricians, general

29-1221 2.3 46.4 46.8 0.4 0.8

Hoist and winch operators

53-7041 2.3 2.7 2.7 0.0 -1.1

Underground mining machine operators, all other[2]

47-5049 2.3 3.6 3.4 -0.2 -6.1

Financial examiners

13-2061 2.3 65.1 77.2 12.1 18.5

Food science technicians

19-4013 2.3 20.4 21.3 1.0 4.8

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

51-7042 2.3 63.1 61.9 -1.1 -1.8

Stockers and order fillers

53-7065 2.3 2,764.8 2,999.8 235.0 8.5

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

51-4121 2.3 457.3 467.2 9.9 2.2

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers

51-6091 2.3 15.2 15.0 -0.2 -1.1

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

53-7072 2.3 13.1 13.5 0.3 2.6

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-6062 2.3 9.3 8.2 -1.1 -11.7

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

51-9195 2.3 41.7 44.3 2.6 6.2

Light truck drivers

53-3033 2.3 1,079.8 1,158.6 78.9 7.3

Forensic science technicians

19-4092 2.3 20.7 23.3 2.6 12.8

Brokerage clerks

43-4011 2.3 40.8 36.9 -3.9 -9.5

Food batchmakers

51-3092 2.3 173.5 185.4 11.9 6.9

Pharmacy technicians

29-2052 2.3 490.4 521.8 31.5 6.4

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

53-2011 2.3 100.0 103.9 3.9 3.9

Waiters and waitresses

35-3031 2.3 2,329.7 2,313.5 -16.3 -0.7

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders

51-9051 2.3 16.5 17.0 0.5 3.0

Locomotive engineers

53-4011 2.3 27.0 27.2 0.2 0.7

Office and administrative support workers, all other[2]

43-9199 2.2 232.9 214.8 -18.1 -7.8

Dishwashers

35-9021 2.2 477.7 478.6 0.9 0.2

Building cleaning workers, all other[2]

37-2019 2.2 18.1 18.5 0.5 2.5

Financial clerks, all other[2]

43-3099 2.2 38.9 39.4 0.5 1.4

Office clerks, general

43-9061 2.2 2,646.0 2,468.2 -177.8 -6.7

Pharmacy aides

31-9095 2.2 41.1 41.1 -0.1 -0.1

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders

51-3091 2.2 20.7 20.8 0.1 0.6

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9012 2.2 54.4 52.0 -2.3 -4.3

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians

51-9083 2.2 19.6 20.0 0.5 2.3

Foundry mold and coremakers

51-4071 2.2 12.7 9.4 -3.3 -25.9

Industrial truck and tractor operators

53-7051 2.2 792.5 801.6 9.1 1.1

Nuclear technicians

19-4051 2.2 6.0 5.5 -0.5 -7.7

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers

33-9092 2.2 149.7 158.4 8.7 5.8

Credit analysts

13-2041 2.2 67.8 64.8 -3.0 -4.4

Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers

51-2028 2.2 261.4 273.3 11.9 4.6

Postal service clerks

43-5051 2.2 74.2 71.6 -2.6 -3.5

Dredge operators

53-7031 2.2 1.1 1.2 0.0 1.2

Bailiffs

33-3011 2.2 19.0 18.6 -0.4 -2.2

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons

49-9045 2.2 1.1 0.9 -0.2 -16.9

Butchers and meat cutters

51-3021 2.2 143.1 144.5 1.4 1.0

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other[2]

51-6099 2.2 14.7 13.3 -1.4 -9.4

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

39-3031 2.2 121.7 123.1 1.4 1.2

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

51-7041 2.2 45.0 44.7 -0.3 -0.6

Railroad conductors and yardmasters

53-4031 2.2 36.8 37.2 0.4 1.1

Rail transportation workers, all other[2]

53-4099 2.2 1.6 1.6 0.1 3.9

Material moving workers, all other[2]

53-7199 2.2 27.7 28.9 1.2 4.3

Transportation workers, all other[2]

53-6099 2.2 11.5 11.9 0.4 3.8

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4072 2.2 154.6 148.8 -5.8 -3.8

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

53-7061 2.2 410.1 426.2 16.0 3.9

Paralegals and legal assistants

23-2011 2.2 376.2 376.8 0.6 0.2

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4033 2.2 70.1 61.7 -8.4 -12.0

Legal support workers, all other[2]

23-2099 2.2 51.3 50.7 -0.6 -1.2

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

43-9051 2.2 67.4 62.9 -4.4 -6.6

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders

51-9192 2.2 14.6 15.2 0.5 3.6

First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

39-1013 2.2 32.5 33.1 0.6 2.0

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

43-3031 2.2 1,613.4 1,519.1 -94.3 -5.8

Conveyor operators and tenders

53-7011 2.2 29.1 28.1 -1.0 -3.4

School bus monitors[2]

33-9094 2.2 71.4 69.5 -2.0 -2.7

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

51-4191 2.2 14.8 12.9 -1.9 -12.8

Bus drivers, school[2]

53-3051 2.2 387.3 388.2 0.9 0.2

Bus drivers, transit and intercity

53-3052 2.2 158.8 165.6 6.8 4.3

Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs[2]

53-3053 2.2 243.9 260.3 16.4 6.7

Taxi drivers[2]

53-3054 2.2 204.0 226.6 22.6 11.1

Motor vehicle operators, all other[2]

53-3099 2.2 79.3 84.0 4.7 6.0

Crematory operators[2]

39-4012 2.2 3.1 3.2 0.1 3.3

Funeral attendants

39-4021 2.2 32.5 33.5 1.0 3.1

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

43-4041 2.2 12.0 11.3 -0.7 -6.2

Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining

47-5044 2.1 6.4 5.0 -1.4 -22.3

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9032 2.1 49.0 47.9 -1.1 -2.3

Roof bolters, mining

47-5043 2.1 2.3 1.5 -0.8 -34.2

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

53-7062 2.1 2,988.9 3,033.1 44.3 1.5

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

35-9011 2.1 527.4 560.6 33.1 6.3

Pourers and casters, metal

51-4052 2.1 5.9 5.7 -0.3 -4.7

New accounts clerks

43-4141 2.1 38.9 33.8 -5.2 -13.2

Tire builders

51-9197 2.1 20.9 21.4 0.5 2.3

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other[2]

35-9099 2.1 90.5 96.3 5.8 6.4

Telephone operators

43-2021 2.1 4.0 2.9 -1.1 -27.5

Tapers

47-2082 2.1 15.6 15.6 0.0 0.1

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

49-9091 2.1 32.5 31.6 -0.9 -2.9

Motion picture projectionists

39-3021 2.1 2.0 2.0 -0.1 -3.7

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-6064 2.1 21.7 19.8 -1.9 -9.0

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9124 2.1 165.5 166.7 1.2 0.7

Animal breeders

45-2021 2.1 7.9 8.1 0.2 2.4

Slaughterers and meat packers

51-3023 2.1 69.6 71.2 1.5 2.2

Proofreaders and copy markers

43-9081 2.1 12.0 11.9 -0.1 -0.6

Food cooking machine operators and tenders

51-3093 2.1 29.7 29.9 0.2 0.6

Cooks, fast food

35-2011 2.1 669.5 579.2 -90.3 -13.5

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

23-2093 2.1 57.4 58.5 1.1 2.0

Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons

47-3014 2.1 7.4 7.6 0.2 2.3

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

51-6061 2.1 6.2 5.5 -0.6 -10.1

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2012 2.1 1,356.8 1,362.8 6.0 0.4

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

53-3032 2.1 2,235.1 2,324.4 89.3 4.0

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

43-9041 2.1 256.7 247.2 -9.5 -3.7

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders

51-9191 2.1 12.2 12.3 0.1 1.0

Gambling and sports book writers and runners

39-3012 2.1 8.2 7.7 -0.5 -6.1

Food preparation workers

35-2021 2.1 902.7 871.8 -30.9 -3.4

Ophthalmic medical technicians

29-2057 2.1 78.8 94.4 15.6 19.8

Passenger attendants

53-6061 2.1 25.6 26.8 1.2 4.7

Transportation security screeners

33-9093 2.1 50.1 47.1 -3.0 -6.0

Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants

39-3093 2.1 15.6 16.6 1.0 6.4

Sewing machine operators

51-6031 2.1 124.0 110.7 -13.3 -10.8

Gambling cage workers

43-3041 2.1 14.1 13.4 -0.7 -5.0

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9023 2.1 101.1 94.3 -6.8 -6.8

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

51-6011 2.1 202.6 213.5 10.9 5.4

Gambling service workers, all other[2]

39-3019 2.0 16.1 16.0 -0.1 -0.6

Gambling dealers

39-3011 2.0 88.7 88.1 -0.6 -0.6

Helpers--production workers

51-9198 2.0 168.5 153.5 -15.0 -8.9

Signal and track switch repairers

49-9097 2.0 8.7 8.8 0.1 1.7

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9021 2.0 28.7 27.9 -0.7 -2.5

Cashiers

41-2011 2.0 3,157.2 2,843.6 -313.6 -9.9

Machine feeders and offbearers

53-7063 2.0 46.5 40.4 -6.0 -13.0

Orderlies

31-1132 2.0 54.0 55.8 1.8 3.3

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

35-9031 2.0 429.9 423.5 -6.4 -1.5

Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

27-3092 2.0 17.7 17.7 0.0 -0.3

Farm labor contractors

13-1074 2.0 3.9 4.2 0.2 6.0

Umpires, referees, and other sports officials

27-2023 2.0 19.3 20.4 1.1 5.7

Communications equipment operators, all other[2]

43-2099 2.0 1.4 1.5 0.0 2.5

Crossing guards and flaggers

33-9091 2.0 91.4 94.7 3.3 3.6

Fallers

45-4021 2.0 5.6 5.2 -0.4 -7.3

Subway and streetcar operators

53-4041 2.0 9.6 9.9 0.3 3.4

Switchboard operators, including answering service

43-2011 2.0 36.6 27.0 -9.6 -26.3

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

43-5053 2.0 106.4 97.5 -8.9 -8.4

Parking attendants

53-6021 1.9 135.7 139.8 4.0 3.0

Cutters and trimmers, hand

51-9031 1.9 7.0 5.7 -1.3 -18.1

Postal service mail carriers

43-5052 1.9 319.4 308.1 -11.3 -3.5

Chemical plant and system operators

51-8091 1.9 18.1 17.0 -1.1 -6.1

Gambling change persons and booth cashiers

41-2012 1.9 22.6 21.1 -1.5 -6.4

Medical records specialists[2]

29-2072 1.9 194.8 208.6 13.8 7.1

Medical transcriptionists

31-9094 1.9 43.9 41.8 -2.2 -4.9

Couriers and messengers

43-5021 1.9 247.2 267.6 20.4 8.2

Bridge and lock tenders

53-6011 1.8 2.9 2.8 -0.1 -3.3

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

45-2041 1.7 38.9 36.8 -2.1 -5.4

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

53-7081 1.6 147.9 149.2 1.3 0.9

Footnotes:

[1] Skills scores range from 1.0 (Not important) to 5.0 (Extremely important). More information can be found on the EP definitions page: https://www.bls.gov/emp/documentation/definitions.htm.

[2] Skills information from similar O*NET-SOC occupation(s) imputed for this occupation. More information can be found in the following file: Crosswalk of O*NET-SOC occupations to National Employment Matrix occupations for skills mapping.xlsx.

Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: August 28, 2025