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Employment Projections

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Skills data by detailed occupation sorted by skills score, and 2025–35 employment projections (Employment in thousands)
2025 National Employment Matrix title 2025 National Employment Matrix code Skill score Employment, 2025 Employment, 2035 Employment change, numeric, 2025–35 Employment change, percent, 2025–35

Healthcare social workers

21-1022 4.5 194.8 211.3 16.5 8.5

Pediatricians, general

29-1221 4.5 42.2 42.9 0.6 1.5

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

21-1018 4.5 533.4 631.4 98.0 18.4

Recreational therapists

29-1125 4.5 15.6 16.3 0.8 4.8

Psychiatrists

29-1223 4.5 30.0 32.1 2.1 7.2

Marriage and family therapists

21-1013 4.5 76.3 86.6 10.3 13.5

Nurse midwives

29-1161 4.5 8.2 9.1 0.9 11.5

Clinical and counseling psychologists

19-3033 4.4 81.3 90.9 9.5 11.7

Physician assistants

29-1071 4.4 168.9 204.6 35.7 21.1

Mental health and substance abuse social workers

21-1023 4.4 138.9 153.2 14.3 10.3

Emergency medicine physicians

29-1214 4.4 34.9 36.1 1.1 3.2

Counselors, all other[1]

21-1019 4.4 49.8 52.7 2.9 5.9

Social workers, all other[1]

21-1029 4.4 77.4 79.2 1.8 2.3

Occupational therapy assistants

31-2011 4.4 52.2 63.4 11.2 21.5

Occupational therapists

29-1122 4.4 169.6 194.8 25.2 14.8

Physical therapists

29-1123 4.4 283.7 317.6 33.8 11.9

Family medicine physicians

29-1215 4.4 114.3 118.0 3.7 3.3

Clergy

21-2011 4.3 242.0 247.8 5.7 2.4

Audiologists

29-1181 4.3 14.2 15.7 1.6 11.0

Religious workers, all other[1]

21-2099 4.3 113.3 115.0 1.7 1.5

Registered nurses

29-1141 4.3 3,465.4 3,660.1 194.7 5.6

Paramedics[1]

29-2043 4.3 102.2 108.0 5.8 5.7

Community health workers

21-1094 4.3 64.7 72.9 8.2 12.7

Speech-language pathologists

29-1127 4.3 193.4 225.5 32.1 16.6

Neurologists

29-1217 4.3 11.4 12.1 0.7 6.4

Directors, religious activities and education

21-2021 4.3 141.9 146.6 4.7 3.3

Community and social service specialists, all other[1]

21-1099 4.3 118.6 125.2 6.6 5.5

Child, family, and school social workers

21-1021 4.3 405.1 422.9 17.8 4.4

Therapists, all other[1]

29-1129 4.3 56.1 63.2 7.1 12.6

Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors

21-1012 4.3 389.5 400.9 11.4 2.9

Psychiatric technicians

29-2053 4.3 161.5 197.5 36.0 22.3

Dermatologists

29-1213 4.3 12.2 13.0 0.8 6.8

Obstetricians and gynecologists

29-1218 4.3 22.8 23.2 0.4 1.7

Residential advisors

39-9041 4.3 94.1 97.4 3.3 3.5

Special education teachers, secondary school

25-2058 4.3 164.8 164.5 -0.4 -0.2

Psychologists, all other[1]

19-3039 4.3 60.0 61.4 1.4 2.3

Physicians, all other[1]

29-1229 4.3 367.4 380.1 12.6 3.4

Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other[1]

29-1299 4.3 39.6 41.8 2.2 5.5

Nurse anesthetists

29-1151 4.3 54.5 59.8 5.3 9.7

Funeral home managers

11-9171 4.2 34.8 36.2 1.4 4.1

Personal service managers, all other[1]

11-9179 4.2 25.5 27.1 1.6 6.2

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers

39-4031 4.2 26.7 27.5 0.8 3.0

Nurse practitioners

29-1171 4.2 336.3 474.1 137.8 41.0

Athletic trainers

29-9091 4.2 35.2 39.6 4.4 12.7

Physical therapist assistants

31-2021 4.2 114.1 140.4 26.2 23.0

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

11-9032 4.2 343.8 342.7 -1.2 -0.3

Occupational therapy aides

31-2012 4.2 4.4 4.6 0.2 3.6

Exercise physiologists

29-1128 4.2 21.2 23.9 2.7 12.8

Acupuncturists

29-1291 4.2 14.8 16.0 1.3 8.6

Special education teachers, all other[1]

25-2059 4.2 34.8 35.5 0.7 1.9

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

25-2022 4.2 630.1 627.4 -2.6 -0.4

Radiologists

29-1224 4.2 28.7 29.6 1.0 3.4

Home health and personal care aides

31-1120 4.2 4,677.1 5,524.4 847.3 18.1

Cardiologists[1]

29-1212 4.2 18.5 19.4 0.9 4.8

General internal medicine physicians

29-1216 4.2 73.1 76.0 2.9 4.0

Elementary school teachers, except special education

25-2021 4.2 1,419.3 1,413.4 -5.8 -0.4

Nursing assistants

31-1131 4.2 1,505.9 1,544.9 39.0 2.6

Special education teachers, preschool

25-2051 4.2 30.5 31.3 0.7 2.4

Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school[1]

25-2052 4.2 259.1 258.1 -0.9 -0.4

Ophthalmologists, except pediatric

29-1241 4.2 9.7 10.2 0.4 4.5

Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric[1]

29-1242 4.2 15.5 16.1 0.6 4.0

Pediatric surgeons[1]

29-1243 4.2 1.3 1.3 0.0 2.0

Surgeons, all other[1]

29-1249 4.2 27.5 28.6 1.1 4.0

Special education teachers, middle school

25-2057 4.2 94.8 94.4 -0.4 -0.4

Optometrists

29-1041 4.2 45.1 49.4 4.3 9.5

Rehabilitation counselors

21-1015 4.1 96.9 99.0 2.2 2.2

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

25-2032 4.1 110.5 110.1 -0.4 -0.4

Social and community service managers

11-9151 4.1 231.0 247.7 16.6 7.2

Dietitians and nutritionists

29-1031 4.1 86.3 93.0 6.7 7.7

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

29-2061 4.1 666.9 686.7 19.7 3.0

Lodging managers

11-9081 4.1 54.8 56.9 2.1 3.8

Chiropractors

29-1011 4.1 61.7 67.0 5.3 8.7

Recreation workers

39-9032 4.1 346.9 361.9 15.0 4.3

Social and human service assistants

21-1093 4.1 463.4 497.6 34.2 7.4

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons

29-1022 4.1 5.6 5.9 0.3 5.6

Kindergarten teachers, except special education

25-2012 4.1 111.2 110.9 -0.3 -0.3

Concierges

39-6012 4.1 50.2 51.5 1.3 2.6

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

25-1072 4.1 96.1 112.6 16.5 17.1

Emergency management directors

11-9161 4.1 14.0 14.5 0.5 3.9

Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

11-9031 4.1 91.9 89.0 -2.9 -3.1

School psychologists

19-3034 4.1 64.0 64.5 0.5 0.8

Tutors

25-3041 4.1 208.4 208.0 -0.5 -0.2

Dentists, general

29-1021 4.1 141.9 150.0 8.1 5.7

Surgical assistants

29-9093 4.1 24.4 25.9 1.5 6.1

Phlebotomists

31-9097 4.1 143.9 153.7 9.8 6.8

Dentists, all other specialists[1]

29-1029 4.1 5.8 5.9 0.1 1.3

Preschool teachers, except special education

25-2011 4.1 583.2 609.4 26.2 4.5

Flight attendants

53-2031 4.1 133.7 145.5 11.8 8.8

Dental hygienists

29-1292 4.1 225.3 243.2 17.9 8.0

Psychiatric aides

31-1133 4.1 36.9 37.6 0.7 1.9

Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

11-9072 4.1 43.9 46.5 2.7 6.0

Respiratory therapists

29-1126 4.1 142.0 154.2 12.1 8.5

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

33-3051 4.1 693.2 717.3 24.2 3.5

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

33-1012 4.1 160.2 165.4 5.2 3.3

Education administrators, all other[1]

11-9039 4.0 62.0 63.0 1.0 1.6

Teaching assistants, except postsecondary[1]

25-9045 4.0 1,463.0 1,458.0 -4.9 -0.3

Radiation therapists

29-1124 4.0 17.4 17.9 0.5 2.8

Hearing aid specialists

29-2092 4.0 11.2 13.4 2.2 19.4

Genetic counselors

29-9092 4.0 4.2 4.6 0.4 10.4

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

25-2031 4.0 1,087.5 1,085.0 -2.5 -0.2

Radiologic technologists and technicians

29-2034 4.0 234.2 246.0 11.8 5.0

Medical assistants

31-9092 4.0 833.9 941.5 107.6 12.9

Skincare specialists

39-5094 4.0 104.2 113.3 9.1 8.8

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

43-4181 4.0 120.1 123.1 3.0 2.5

Podiatrists

29-1081 4.0 10.0 10.2 0.2 2.0

First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

33-1021 4.0 101.6 105.4 3.8 3.7

Orthodontists

29-1023 4.0 7.1 7.5 0.4 6.0

Human resources managers

11-3121 4.0 224.9 237.4 12.5 5.5

Dietetic technicians

29-2051 4.0 32.1 32.9 0.9 2.7

Firefighters

33-2011 4.0 355.3 368.4 13.1 3.7

Massage therapists

31-9011 4.0 155.4 179.1 23.7 15.3

Prosthodontists

29-1024 4.0 1.0 1.1 0.1 5.8

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

29-2031 4.0 64.5 66.9 2.4 3.7

Nuclear medicine technologists

29-2033 4.0 17.4 18.2 0.8 4.4

Educational instruction and library workers, all other[1]

25-9099 4.0 136.8 139.3 2.5 1.8

Coaches and scouts

27-2022 4.0 298.8 316.9 18.1 6.1

Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

39-9031 4.0 388.4 416.9 28.5 7.3

Chief executives

11-1011 4.0 291.6 300.9 9.3 3.2

Diagnostic medical sonographers

29-2032 4.0 92.2 105.1 12.9 13.9

Health education specialists

21-1091 4.0 70.4 74.4 3.9 5.6

Medical and health services managers

11-9111 4.0 640.4 795.5 155.1 24.2

Orthotists and prosthetists

29-2091 4.0 9.5 10.7 1.2 12.9

Social scientists and related workers, all other[1]

19-3099 4.0 41.5 41.4 -0.1 -0.2

Public safety telecommunicators

43-5031 4.0 105.6 109.5 3.9 3.7

Passenger attendants

53-6061 3.9 27.2 28.9 1.6 6.0

Meeting, convention, and event planners

13-1121 3.9 172.1 182.1 10.0 5.8

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

43-4111 3.9 153.6 137.6 -16.0 -10.4

Anesthesiologists

29-1211 3.9 41.5 43.0 1.5 3.6

Personal care and service workers, all other[1]

39-9099 3.9 94.6 100.2 5.6 5.9

Instructional coordinators

25-9031 3.9 248.7 252.8 4.1 1.6

Physical therapist aides

31-2022 3.9 49.0 51.0 2.0 4.0

First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services[1]

39-1014 3.9 109.3 115.1 5.8 5.3

First-line supervisors of personal service workers

39-1022 3.9 122.5 130.2 7.7 6.3

Psychology teachers, postsecondary

25-1066 3.9 52.3 54.4 2.1 4.0

Orderlies

31-1132 3.9 52.8 54.9 2.1 4.0

Security guards

33-9032 3.9 1,294.3 1,305.6 11.3 0.9

First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other[1]

33-1099 3.9 21.6 22.0 0.4 1.9

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

33-1011 3.9 56.3 54.8 -1.4 -2.5

Embalmers

39-4011 3.9 3.9 4.0 0.0 0.7

Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6013 3.9 979.0 1,026.1 47.1 4.8

Healthcare support workers, all other[1]

31-9099 3.9 113.9 119.4 5.5 4.8

Fundraisers

13-1131 3.9 140.9 148.7 7.8 5.5

Social work teachers, postsecondary

25-1113 3.9 16.0 16.4 0.4 2.6

Career/technical education teachers, middle school

25-2023 3.9 16.6 16.6 -0.1 -0.5

Veterinarians

29-1131 3.8 91.1 99.6 8.6 9.4

Human resources specialists

13-1071 3.8 939.7 999.7 60.1 6.4

Financial and investment analysts[1]

13-2051 3.8 377.2 404.3 27.1 7.2

Personal financial advisors

13-2052 3.8 299.4 303.5 4.1 1.4

Pharmacists

29-1051 3.8 325.2 342.3 17.1 5.2

Choreographers

27-2032 3.8 4.7 4.9 0.1 3.1

Crematory operators[1]

39-4012 3.8 3.0 3.1 0.1 3.1

Funeral attendants

39-4021 3.8 31.3 32.1 0.8 2.6

Ophthalmic medical technicians

29-2057 3.8 72.5 88.0 15.5 21.4

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance

39-5091 3.8 4.3 4.6 0.3 6.1

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

43-4081 3.8 264.6 269.5 4.9 1.8

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

43-6011 3.8 489.3 489.2 -0.1 0.0

Sales managers

11-2022 3.8 650.1 679.1 29.0 4.5

Opticians, dispensing

29-2081 3.8 74.3 77.4 3.1 4.2

Training and development managers

11-3131 3.8 50.2 53.5 3.2 6.4

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

37-1011 3.8 265.2 273.6 8.4 3.2

Detectives and criminal investigators

33-3021 3.8 120.5 120.7 0.2 0.2

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1011 3.8 1,506.1 1,507.0 0.9 0.1

Health technologists and technicians, all other[1]

29-2099 3.8 185.6 196.4 10.9 5.9

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

41-1011 3.8 1,419.8 1,367.4 -52.5 -3.7

Childcare workers

39-9011 3.8 1,010.3 990.4 -19.9 -2.0

Real estate sales agents

41-9022 3.8 427.0 434.5 7.4 1.7

Protective service workers, all other[1]

33-9099 3.8 82.1 84.6 2.4 3.0

Bailiffs

33-3011 3.8 18.0 17.7 -0.3 -1.9

Education administrators, postsecondary

11-9033 3.8 231.8 235.9 4.1 1.8

Emergency medical technicians[1]

29-2042 3.8 181.9 192.5 10.6 5.8

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians

53-3011 3.8 14.3 14.1 -0.2 -1.3

Training and development specialists

13-1151 3.8 472.5 523.7 51.1 10.8

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists

21-1092 3.8 93.7 96.5 2.8 3.0

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

25-1123 3.8 69.3 69.3 0.0 0.0

Surgical technologists

29-2055 3.8 118.4 124.3 5.9 5.0

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

39-5012 3.8 595.0 640.9 45.9 7.7

Food service managers

11-9051 3.8 344.3 364.2 19.9 5.8

Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary

25-1041 3.8 10.9 11.2 0.3 2.9

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

25-1121 3.8 116.9 119.5 2.6 2.2

Teachers and instructors, all other[1]

25-3099 3.8 138.6 138.3 -0.3 -0.2

Dental assistants

31-9091 3.8 388.6 417.4 28.8 7.4

General and operations managers

11-1021 3.7 3,599.0 3,780.3 181.3 5.0

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers

33-9092 3.7 162.0 170.8 8.9 5.5

Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other[1]

29-9099 3.7 39.1 41.0 2.0 5.1

Bartenders

35-3011 3.7 762.6 800.5 37.9 5.0

Substitute teachers, short-term

25-3031 3.7 556.1 567.0 10.9 2.0

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

29-2035 3.7 43.9 47.3 3.4 7.7

Correctional officers and jailers

33-3012 3.7 397.8 368.2 -29.5 -7.4

Project management specialists[1]

13-1082 3.7 1,094.3 1,167.4 73.2 6.7

Receptionists and information clerks

43-4171 3.7 947.5 931.6 -16.0 -1.7

Financial managers

11-3031 3.7 879.7 964.6 84.9 9.7

Advertising sales agents

41-3011 3.7 99.3 92.2 -7.1 -7.2

Fundraising managers

11-2033 3.7 48.8 51.4 2.6 5.4

Order clerks

43-4151 3.7 78.9 65.1 -13.8 -17.5

Sales and related workers, all other[1]

41-9099 3.7 115.3 116.6 1.3 1.1

Librarians and media collections specialists

25-4022 3.7 142.3 145.9 3.6 2.6

Transit and railroad police

33-3052 3.7 4.4 4.5 0.1 3.2

Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary

25-1061 3.7 6.5 6.7 0.2 2.6

Veterinary technologists and technicians

29-2056 3.7 131.4 143.8 12.3 9.4

Managers, all other[1]

11-9199 3.7 1,338.8 1,404.4 65.6 4.9

Communications teachers, postsecondary

25-1122 3.7 35.8 36.5 0.8 2.1

Postmasters and mail superintendents

11-9131 3.7 13.3 13.2 0.0 -0.3

Bicycle repairers

49-3091 3.7 12.2 11.5 -0.7 -5.7

Management analysts

13-1111 3.7 1,077.1 1,186.3 109.2 10.1

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

31-9096 3.7 132.1 144.2 12.0 9.1

Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary

25-1193 3.7 15.2 15.6 0.3 2.2

Self-enrichment teachers

25-3021 3.7 419.1 433.7 14.6 3.5

Eligibility interviewers, government programs

43-4061 3.7 162.8 165.3 2.6 1.6

Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

53-3053 3.7 251.5 269.4 17.9 7.1

Taxi drivers[1]

53-3054 3.7 204.2 227.7 23.5 11.5

Farm and home management educators

25-9021 3.7 9.7 9.4 -0.3 -3.2

Credit counselors

13-2071 3.7 31.2 32.3 1.0 3.3

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

25-1071 3.7 278.4 328.3 49.9 17.9

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

25-1194 3.7 123.1 122.7 -0.4 -0.3

Fire inspectors and investigators

33-2021 3.7 14.7 15.3 0.6 4.2

Facilities managers

11-3013 3.7 165.9 173.5 7.6 4.6

Gambling managers

11-9071 3.6 5.6 5.8 0.2 3.6

Pharmacy aides

31-9095 3.6 39.2 39.0 -0.3 -0.7

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

41-4012 3.6 1,279.4 1,268.2 -11.2 -0.9

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

43-4161 3.6 96.5 90.5 -6.0 -6.2

Retail salespersons

41-2031 3.6 3,998.1 3,984.1 -14.0 -0.3

Actors

27-2011 3.6 67.5 67.5 0.0 0.0

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

35-1012 3.6 1,236.4 1,303.5 67.1 5.4

Lawyers

23-1011 3.6 863.7 904.3 40.6 4.7

Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other[1]

27-2099 3.6 43.7 45.8 2.1 4.7

Barbers

39-5011 3.6 75.8 78.3 2.5 3.3

Purchasing managers

11-3061 3.6 88.3 91.8 3.5 4.0

Occupational health and safety specialists

19-5011 3.6 143.1 169.6 26.4 18.5

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

25-3011 3.6 41.1 35.4 -5.7 -13.9

Public relations managers[1]

11-2032 3.6 80.8 85.4 4.6 5.7

Public relations specialists

27-3031 3.6 314.5 320.2 5.7 1.8

Interior designers

27-1025 3.6 97.1 99.7 2.6 2.7

Demonstrators and product promoters

41-9011 3.6 70.4 70.5 0.1 0.2

Pharmacy technicians

29-2052 3.6 471.2 501.3 30.1 6.4

First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

39-1013 3.6 27.2 28.1 1.0 3.5

Information and record clerks, all other[1]

43-4199 3.6 143.1 144.3 1.2 0.8

Telephone operators

43-2021 3.6 3.5 2.5 -1.0 -27.6

Administrative services managers

11-3012 3.6 279.0 293.3 14.4 5.2

Chefs and head cooks

35-1011 3.6 220.3 234.7 14.4 6.6

Sales engineers

41-9031 3.6 51.6 53.0 1.4 2.8

Tellers

43-3071 3.6 339.2 294.5 -44.7 -13.2

Waiters and waitresses

35-3031 3.6 2,284.4 2,330.9 46.5 2.0

Real estate brokers

41-9021 3.6 103.5 104.3 0.8 0.8

New accounts clerks

43-4141 3.6 37.9 35.5 -2.5 -6.5

Tour and travel guides

39-7010 3.6 62.2 66.1 3.9 6.3

Postsecondary teachers, all other[1]

25-1199 3.6 183.2 186.8 3.6 2.0

School bus monitors[1]

33-9094 3.6 76.7 75.3 -1.4 -1.9

Bus drivers, school

53-3051 3.6 396.8 399.7 2.9 0.7

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

13-1031 3.6 376.1 355.5 -20.6 -5.5

Baggage porters and bellhops

39-6011 3.6 29.2 28.4 -0.9 -3.0

Parts salespersons

41-2022 3.6 273.3 281.6 8.3 3.0

File clerks

43-4071 3.6 76.2 64.2 -12.0 -15.8

Procurement clerks

43-3061 3.6 56.9 52.3 -4.6 -8.1

Architecture teachers, postsecondary

25-1031 3.6 9.7 10.0 0.3 2.6

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

43-6014 3.6 1,889.8 1,775.7 -114.1 -6.0

Labor relations specialists

13-1075 3.6 66.3 67.7 1.4 2.1

Photographers

27-4021 3.6 145.0 144.0 -1.0 -0.7

Industrial-organizational psychologists

19-3032 3.6 4.0 4.3 0.3 6.5

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other[1]

25-1069 3.6 19.6 19.9 0.3 1.6

Producers and directors

27-2012 3.6 181.0 188.3 7.3 4.0

Interpreters and translators

27-3091 3.6 73.9 75.4 1.5 2.0

Fish and game wardens

33-3031 3.6 6.2 5.8 -0.4 -5.7

Marketing managers

11-2021 3.5 421.6 450.8 29.1 6.9

Court, municipal, and license clerks

43-4031 3.5 187.0 193.3 6.3 3.4

Urban and regional planners

19-3051 3.5 45.8 47.6 1.8 3.9

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

25-1062 3.5 14.3 14.7 0.4 2.7

Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary

25-1192 3.5 3.4 3.5 0.1 2.4

Library assistants, clerical

43-4121 3.5 89.5 83.8 -5.7 -6.4

Teaching assistants, postsecondary

25-9044 3.5 205.5 211.0 5.5 2.7

Food servers, nonrestaurant

35-3041 3.5 296.3 309.6 13.3 4.5

Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel[1]

41-3091 3.5 1,272.7 1,306.7 33.9 2.7

Telemarketers

41-9041 3.5 60.9 47.8 -13.0 -21.4

Customer service representatives

43-4051 3.5 2,666.0 2,524.1 -141.8 -5.3

Manufactured building and mobile home installers

49-9095 3.5 3.5 3.7 0.2 5.8

Compensation and benefits managers

11-3111 3.5 23.7 24.0 0.3 1.1

Computer science teachers, postsecondary

25-1021 3.5 43.9 46.1 2.2 4.9

Business operations specialists, all other[1]

13-1199 3.5 1,157.6 1,202.3 44.7 3.9

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

35-9011 3.5 546.6 575.5 28.9 5.3

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

41-9091 3.5 50.9 45.6 -5.3 -10.4

Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6012 3.5 157.6 149.3 -8.3 -5.2

Bus drivers, transit and intercity

53-3052 3.5 166.4 173.3 6.9 4.1

Gambling change persons and booth cashiers

41-2012 3.5 22.0 21.6 -0.4 -1.9

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

35-9031 3.5 444.2 459.5 15.3 3.4

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

39-3031 3.5 124.5 125.6 1.1 0.9

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

41-4011 3.5 292.0 295.5 3.5 1.2

Construction managers

11-9021 3.5 609.1 664.3 55.2 9.1

History teachers, postsecondary

25-1125 3.5 23.2 23.2 0.0 0.0

Advertising and promotions managers

11-2011 3.5 33.2 31.9 -1.2 -3.7

Medical equipment preparers

31-9093 3.5 79.9 88.6 8.7 10.8

Service unit operators, oil and gas

47-5013 3.5 43.8 44.3 0.5 1.1

Animal control workers

33-9011 3.5 13.8 14.3 0.6 4.0

Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants

39-3093 3.5 16.0 17.1 1.0 6.4

Property, real estate, and community association managers

11-9141 3.5 460.4 477.6 17.1 3.7

Parking enforcement workers

33-3041 3.5 9.4 9.3 -0.1 -1.1

Sociologists

19-3041 3.5 2.7 2.8 0.1 3.8

Cooks, institution and cafeteria

35-2012 3.5 454.0 466.6 12.6 2.8

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists

33-2022 3.5 3.0 3.4 0.4 13.1

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

41-1012 3.5 311.9 313.6 1.7 0.5

First-line supervisors of security workers

33-1091 3.5 82.7 85.7 3.0 3.7

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

43-5032 3.5 203.5 202.1 -1.5 -0.7

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

51-1011 3.5 679.9 692.3 12.4 1.8

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes

13-1011 3.5 26.9 29.5 2.6 9.7

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

25-1126 3.5 26.8 27.3 0.5 2.0

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

53-1041 3.5 9.7 10.6 0.9 9.2

Occupational health and safety technicians

19-5012 3.5 31.2 37.2 6.1 19.4

Sound engineering technicians

27-4014 3.5 15.0 14.6 -0.5 -3.1

Forest and conservation technicians

19-4071 3.5 32.8 32.2 -0.7 -2.1

Music directors and composers

27-2041 3.4 51.1 51.7 0.6 1.2

Shampooers

39-5093 3.4 15.4 16.2 0.9 5.6

Sociology teachers, postsecondary

25-1067 3.4 14.6 15.0 0.3 2.2

Library technicians

25-4031 3.4 72.8 68.1 -4.6 -6.4

Industrial production managers

11-3051 3.4 252.1 258.6 6.5 2.6

Physicians, pathologists

29-1222 3.4 11.8 12.4 0.6 4.8

Highway maintenance workers

47-4051 3.4 161.8 167.3 5.5 3.4

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

47-1011 3.4 913.3 959.4 46.1 5.0

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

23-1023 3.4 25.3 26.0 0.7 2.8

First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors[1]

53-1047 3.4 621.5 640.3 18.8 3.0

Fashion designers

27-1022 3.4 32.7 32.8 0.0 0.1

Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other[1]

39-3099 3.4 7.2 7.5 0.3 4.0

Education teachers, postsecondary

25-1081 3.4 77.2 79.2 1.9 2.5

Costume attendants

39-3092 3.4 6.6 7.0 0.4 5.9

Communications equipment operators, all other[1]

43-2099 3.4 1.2 1.3 0.0 1.0

Architects, except landscape and naval

17-1011 3.4 124.6 129.9 5.3 4.3

Animal trainers

39-2011 3.4 47.8 49.7 2.0 4.2

Data entry keyers

43-9021 3.4 131.8 98.2 -33.6 -25.5

Anthropologists and archeologists

19-3091 3.4 10.2 10.8 0.6 6.0

Library science teachers, postsecondary

25-1082 3.4 4.5 4.6 0.1 2.7

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary

25-1111 3.4 15.7 15.9 0.2 1.5

Gambling dealers

39-3011 3.4 88.9 91.9 3.0 3.4

Medical appliance technicians

51-9082 3.4 11.3 11.7 0.4 3.5

Amusement and recreation attendants

39-3091 3.4 408.4 423.6 15.2 3.7

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

11-3071 3.4 228.1 242.1 14.0 6.1

Landscape architects

17-1012 3.4 23.5 24.5 1.0 4.4

Switchboard operators, including answering service

43-2011 3.4 35.4 26.2 -9.2 -26.0

Gambling service workers, all other[1]

39-3019 3.4 15.3 15.9 0.6 4.2

Counter and rental clerks

41-2021 3.4 409.4 421.9 12.4 3.0

Compliance officers

13-1041 3.4 436.4 453.1 16.7 3.8

Physics teachers, postsecondary

25-1054 3.4 16.4 16.8 0.4 2.4

Hazardous materials removal workers

47-4041 3.4 52.7 53.5 0.8 1.5

Logisticians

13-1081 3.4 255.1 300.0 44.9 17.6

Athletes and sports competitors

27-2021 3.4 22.9 24.1 1.3 5.5

Environmental science teachers, postsecondary

25-1053 3.4 8.4 8.7 0.2 2.7

Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

17-2111 3.4 22.3 23.5 1.2 5.4

Insurance sales agents

41-3021 3.4 572.6 591.4 18.8 3.3

Film and video editors

27-4032 3.4 39.4 40.8 1.5 3.7

Computer and information systems managers

11-3021 3.4 685.8 793.9 108.1 15.8

Business teachers, postsecondary

25-1011 3.4 103.6 109.7 6.1 5.9

Medical dosimetrists

29-2036 3.4 3.5 3.7 0.2 5.0

Media and communication workers, all other[1]

27-3099 3.4 25.5 26.5 1.0 3.9

Media and communication equipment workers, all other[1]

27-4099 3.4 14.0 14.3 0.2 1.6

Art directors

27-1011 3.4 140.2 146.0 5.9 4.2

Epidemiologists

19-1041 3.4 12.8 15.2 2.4 18.7

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

25-1124 3.4 24.6 24.7 0.1 0.2

Computer user support specialists

15-1232 3.3 750.6 724.4 -26.2 -3.5

Animal caretakers

39-2021 3.3 365.3 409.4 44.1 12.1

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

29-2010 3.3 343.0 352.4 9.4 2.7

Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary

25-1043 3.3 1.8 1.9 0.1 2.8

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

37-1012 3.3 243.3 253.0 9.7 4.0

Camera operators, television, video, and film

27-4031 3.3 32.6 33.0 0.4 1.3

Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

23-1021 3.3 17.4 17.4 0.0 0.0

Insurance appraisers, auto damage

13-1032 3.3 13.5 12.4 -1.2 -8.7

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

43-9041 3.3 239.1 234.7 -4.4 -1.9

Financial specialists, all other[1]

13-2099 3.3 137.8 143.4 5.6 4.1

Natural sciences managers

11-9121 3.3 112.2 121.5 9.2 8.2

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

25-1022 3.3 57.1 58.1 1.0 1.7

Motorboat operators

53-5022 3.3 2.8 2.9 0.1 4.9

Law teachers, postsecondary

25-1112 3.3 25.8 26.5 0.7 2.6

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

13-2081 3.3 60.1 59.5 -0.6 -1.0

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

49-9021 3.3 440.9 489.1 48.2 10.9

Millwrights

49-9044 3.3 40.7 41.0 0.4 0.9

Telecommunications line installers and repairers

49-9052 3.3 103.4 99.9 -3.5 -3.4

Loan officers

13-2072 3.3 283.0 286.0 3.1 1.1

Sailors and marine oilers

53-5011 3.3 33.0 34.1 1.1 3.2

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

43-3051 3.3 159.6 134.3 -25.4 -15.9

Ship engineers

53-5031 3.3 8.8 9.0 0.2 2.7

Geography teachers, postsecondary

25-1064 3.3 4.1 4.2 0.1 2.7

News analysts, reporters, and journalists

27-3023 3.3 47.1 44.3 -2.8 -5.9

Commercial pilots

53-2012 3.3 50.4 53.0 2.6 5.2

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

19-1042 3.3 181.0 203.7 22.7 12.6

Transportation security screeners

33-9093 3.3 53.5 51.2 -2.2 -4.2

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

25-1051 3.3 12.0 12.3 0.3 2.4

Graphic designers

27-1024 3.3 253.1 248.8 -4.2 -1.7

Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators

33-9031 3.3 9.8 9.6 -0.2 -1.8

Designers, all other[1]

27-1029 3.3 29.5 29.9 0.4 1.2

Foresters

19-1032 3.3 13.2 13.5 0.3 2.2

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

41-3031 3.3 531.0 538.5 7.5 1.4

Crossing guards and flaggers

33-9091 3.3 94.8 98.1 3.3 3.5

Musicians and singers

27-2042 3.3 170.4 170.9 0.6 0.3

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2012 3.3 1,332.1 1,339.5 7.4 0.6

Gambling and sports book writers and runners

39-3012 3.3 9.6 9.8 0.2 1.8

Travel agents

41-3041 3.3 61.5 61.7 0.1 0.2

Conveyor operators and tenders

53-7011 3.3 29.0 28.2 -0.8 -2.6

Pest control workers

37-2021 3.3 108.7 114.7 6.0 5.5

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

49-1011 3.3 629.0 654.5 25.5 4.1

Buyers and purchasing agents

13-1020 3.3 516.1 547.0 30.8 6.0

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

11-9013 3.3 788.7 762.2 -26.5 -3.4

Butchers and meat cutters

51-3021 3.3 138.4 141.7 3.3 2.4

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

13-1141 3.3 118.1 125.2 7.1 6.0

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

53-5021 3.3 41.3 42.9 1.7 4.0

Commercial divers

49-9092 3.3 4.0 4.2 0.2 4.8

Engineering teachers, postsecondary

25-1032 3.3 50.9 54.9 3.9 7.8

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

43-4041 3.3 12.2 11.3 -0.9 -7.4

Biological science teachers, postsecondary

25-1042 3.3 62.0 66.5 4.5 7.3

Gambling cage workers

43-3041 3.3 15.0 14.6 -0.5 -3.1

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other[1]

35-9099 3.3 85.1 89.7 4.7 5.5

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

49-2022 3.3 143.1 138.4 -4.7 -3.3

Word processors and typists

43-9022 3.3 40.4 26.5 -13.9 -34.4

Office and administrative support workers, all other[1]

43-9199 3.3 231.1 214.1 -17.0 -7.3

Architectural and engineering managers

11-9041 3.3 220.9 233.1 12.2 5.5

Disc jockeys, except radio[1]

27-2091 3.3 16.9 17.6 0.6 3.8

Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

27-3011 3.3 21.8 20.2 -1.7 -7.6

Conservation scientists

19-1031 3.2 27.7 29.2 1.5 5.3

Office clerks, general

43-9061 3.2 2,600.0 2,443.7 -156.2 -6.0

Chemical equipment operators and tenders

51-9011 3.2 140.8 145.8 5.0 3.6

Accountants and auditors

13-2011 3.2 1,595.2 1,674.6 79.4 5.0

Zoologists and wildlife biologists

19-1023 3.2 19.5 20.2 0.7 3.6

Parking attendants

53-6021 3.2 139.2 142.0 2.8 2.0

Financial clerks, all other[1]

43-3099 3.2 38.5 38.5 0.0 0.0

Cooks, private household

35-2013 3.2 35.4 37.2 1.8 5.1

Set and exhibit designers

27-1027 3.2 31.6 32.0 0.5 1.4

Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

49-2095 3.2 20.9 22.9 2.0 9.7

Postal service clerks

43-5051 3.2 70.9 70.7 -0.2 -0.3

Dancers

27-2031 3.2 13.8 14.1 0.3 2.2

Transportation workers, all other[1]

53-6099 3.2 13.7 14.3 0.5 4.0

Tax preparers

13-2082 3.2 95.8 100.3 4.5 4.7

Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers

53-4013 3.2 3.5 3.6 0.0 0.8

Petroleum engineers

17-2171 3.2 18.5 18.8 0.4 2.0

Loan interviewers and clerks

43-4131 3.2 169.1 165.0 -4.1 -2.4

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

25-1052 3.2 24.9 25.4 0.6 2.3

Lighting technicians[1]

27-4015 3.2 9.9 9.4 -0.5 -4.8

Electricians

47-2111 3.2 821.0 896.9 75.9 9.2

Miscellaneous construction and related workers[1]

47-4090 3.2 29.5 30.6 1.1 3.9

Airfield operations specialists

53-2022 3.2 15.3 16.5 1.2 7.8

Computer network support specialists

15-1231 3.2 152.5 154.4 1.9 1.2

Curators

25-4012 3.2 14.2 14.9 0.7 4.9

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

51-3022 3.2 149.8 158.3 8.5 5.7

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

37-3011 3.2 1,188.6 1,244.2 55.6 4.7

Carpenters

47-2031 3.2 889.7 924.7 35.0 3.9

Subway and streetcar operators

53-4041 3.2 10.5 10.9 0.4 3.7

Grounds maintenance workers, all other[1]

37-3019 3.2 14.2 14.8 0.5 3.7

Artists and related workers, all other[1]

27-1019 3.2 13.0 13.2 0.3 2.0

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators

51-9151 3.2 5.3 5.0 -0.3 -5.6

Floral designers

27-1023 3.2 45.2 42.7 -2.5 -5.6

Agricultural equipment operators

45-2091 3.2 66.9 72.6 5.7 8.6

Painters, construction and maintenance

47-2141 3.2 326.9 336.7 9.8 3.0

Umpires, referees, and other sports officials

27-2023 3.2 18.2 19.2 0.9 5.2

Cashiers

41-2011 3.2 3,106.3 2,905.7 -200.6 -6.5

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

43-3031 3.2 1,532.4 1,446.8 -85.6 -5.6

Life scientists, all other[1]

19-1099 3.2 8.0 8.5 0.5 6.3

Agricultural inspectors

45-2011 3.2 17.8 18.2 0.4 2.3

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

53-2011 3.2 104.6 113.3 8.7 8.3

Billing and posting clerks

43-3021 3.2 418.0 417.7 -0.2 -0.1

Furniture finishers

51-7021 3.2 15.9 15.3 -0.6 -3.5

Political science teachers, postsecondary

25-1065 3.2 21.5 22.0 0.5 2.5

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers

27-1026 3.2 164.8 169.2 4.4 2.7

Automotive and watercraft service attendants

53-6031 3.2 102.4 106.3 3.9 3.8

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

43-5111 3.2 53.6 51.0 -2.6 -4.8

Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

49-2094 3.2 65.5 65.7 0.2 0.3

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators

23-1022 3.2 10.5 11.0 0.5 4.7

Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers

49-2021 3.2 11.3 11.4 0.1 1.2

Financial examiners

13-2061 3.2 70.0 76.5 6.5 9.3

Tree trimmers and pruners

37-3013 3.2 70.6 73.6 3.0 4.2

Database administrators

15-1242 3.2 75.0 74.9 -0.1 -0.1

Writers and authors

27-3043 3.2 140.3 139.9 -0.5 -0.3

Statistical assistants

43-9111 3.2 5.1 5.0 -0.1 -1.8

Survey researchers

19-3022 3.2 9.8 9.3 -0.5 -4.8

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

45-1011 3.2 57.6 59.8 2.2 3.8

Wind turbine service technicians

49-9081 3.2 11.8 15.3 3.5 29.5

Mechanical door repairers

49-9011 3.2 28.4 30.3 1.8 6.4

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

47-2073 3.1 489.5 511.8 22.3 4.6

Structural iron and steel workers

47-2221 3.1 68.3 70.4 2.1 3.1

Railroad conductors and yardmasters

53-4031 3.1 38.9 39.2 0.3 0.9

Computer systems analysts

15-1211 3.1 544.4 587.2 42.9 7.9

Farm labor contractors

13-1074 3.1 1.9 2.0 0.1 7.4

Dental laboratory technicians

51-9081 3.1 34.4 32.3 -2.0 -5.9

Helpers--roofers

47-3016 3.1 6.1 6.1 0.0 -0.1

Stockers and order fillers

53-7065 3.1 2,804.3 3,055.0 250.7 8.9

Plasterers and stucco masons

47-2161 3.1 22.9 23.6 0.6 2.8

Helpers--extraction workers

47-5081 3.1 7.1 7.2 0.1 1.7

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

51-6011 3.1 204.9 213.7 8.7 4.3

Correspondence clerks

43-4021 3.1 4.8 4.5 -0.3 -5.6

Civil engineering technologists and technicians

17-3022 3.1 70.9 73.2 2.3 3.2

Audio and video technicians

27-4011 3.1 87.6 91.1 3.4 3.9

Helpers--electricians

47-3013 3.1 65.0 65.4 0.4 0.6

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

47-5022 3.1 34.7 35.0 0.4 1.0

Extraction workers, all other[1]

47-5099 3.1 5.9 6.1 0.2 3.4

Editors

27-3041 3.1 105.0 103.8 -1.1 -1.1

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

19-2041 3.1 93.4 99.2 5.7 6.1

Avionics technicians

49-2091 3.1 19.8 21.6 1.9 9.4

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

49-2093 3.1 6.6 6.9 0.4 5.4

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

51-9071 3.1 32.8 31.8 -1.1 -3.2

Security and fire alarm systems installers

49-2098 3.1 86.3 92.1 5.9 6.8

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

49-9012 3.1 50.4 52.6 2.2 4.3

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians

51-9083 3.1 18.6 19.0 0.4 2.2

Riggers

49-9096 3.1 22.5 23.4 0.9 3.9

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

43-5061 3.1 392.1 387.1 -5.0 -1.3

Air traffic controllers

53-2021 3.1 24.0 24.4 0.4 1.7

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

43-9051 3.1 57.8 53.6 -4.1 -7.2

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

49-2096 3.1 8.6 7.4 -1.3 -14.5

Manicurists and pedicurists

39-5092 3.1 201.8 220.4 18.6 9.2

Paralegals and legal assistants

23-2011 3.1 404.9 403.8 -1.1 -0.3

Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation

37-3012 3.1 25.7 26.7 1.0 3.9

Locksmiths and safe repairers

49-9094 3.1 18.7 16.5 -2.2 -11.7

Power plant operators

51-8013 3.1 29.8 28.3 -1.5 -5.1

Network and computer systems administrators

15-1244 3.1 323.6 310.4 -13.2 -4.1

Private detectives and investigators

33-9021 3.1 39.5 41.7 2.2 5.5

Solar photovoltaic installers

47-2231 3.1 31.1 42.4 11.3 36.5

Semiconductor processing technicians

51-9141 3.1 31.2 33.8 2.6 8.2

Animal scientists

19-1011 3.1 3.4 3.6 0.2 5.8

Computer occupations, all other[1]

15-1299 3.1 471.2 495.3 24.2 5.1

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

49-9051 3.1 131.9 145.5 13.6 10.3

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

51-4081 3.1 127.1 127.9 0.8 0.6

Motorcycle mechanics

49-3052 3.1 14.2 14.5 0.3 2.1

Sheet metal workers

47-2211 3.1 131.1 134.4 3.3 2.5

Insulation workers, mechanical

47-2132 3.1 26.7 28.1 1.4 5.1

Medical equipment repairers

49-9062 3.1 71.8 80.9 9.1 12.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other[1]

49-9099 3.1 205.2 210.6 5.4 2.6

Archivists

25-4011 3.1 10.3 10.6 0.3 3.4

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

49-9098 3.1 97.1 102.2 5.1 5.3

Environmental engineers

17-2081 3.1 39.1 41.6 2.4 6.3

Health information technologists and medical registrars[1]

29-9021 3.1 42.0 48.6 6.7 15.9

Legal support workers, all other[1]

23-2099 3.1 50.2 50.0 -0.1 -0.3

Food batchmakers

51-3092 3.1 176.8 188.2 11.4 6.5

Recreational vehicle service technicians

49-3092 3.1 17.5 19.2 1.7 9.7

Rail transportation workers, all other[1]

53-4099 3.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 4.4

Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

47-5012 3.1 12.7 12.9 0.1 0.8

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

47-4061 3.1 17.4 17.7 0.3 1.5

Engine and other machine assemblers

51-2031 3.1 33.5 27.8 -5.7 -17.0

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

49-3042 3.1 180.3 192.5 12.1 6.7

Special effects artists and animators

27-1014 3.1 51.9 51.8 -0.1 -0.3

Software developers

15-1252 3.1 1,717.8 1,892.6 174.7 10.2

Gas plant operators

51-8092 3.1 18.2 17.1 -1.1 -6.0

Motor vehicle operators, all other[1]

53-3099 3.1 54.5 56.0 1.5 2.8

Food processing workers, all other[1]

51-3099 3.1 67.4 71.1 3.7 5.5

Microbiologists

19-1022 3.1 20.1 21.4 1.3 6.2

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

51-2011 3.1 34.4 32.5 -1.9 -5.6

Meter readers, utilities

43-5041 3.1 19.7 17.6 -2.1 -10.5

Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other[1]

49-9069 3.0 10.2 10.5 0.3 2.5

Maintenance and repair workers, general

49-9071 3.0 1,621.8 1,690.5 68.6 4.2

Driver/sales workers

53-3031 3.0 442.9 478.1 35.2 7.9

Logging equipment operators

45-4022 3.0 29.3 28.2 -1.1 -3.8

Political scientists

19-3094 3.0 6.1 6.0 -0.1 -2.0

Hoist and winch operators

53-7041 3.0 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.2

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

51-6041 3.0 10.3 9.6 -0.7 -6.5

Economics teachers, postsecondary

25-1063 3.0 14.6 15.0 0.4 2.4

Desktop publishers

43-9031 3.0 4.6 4.0 -0.7 -14.5

Continuous mining machine operators

47-5041 3.0 14.0 14.4 0.4 3.2

Biological scientists, all other[1]

19-1029 3.0 59.6 62.4 2.8 4.7

Geographers

19-3092 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 -2.1

Forensic science technicians

19-4092 3.0 20.1 22.8 2.7 13.3

Roofers

47-2181 3.0 166.9 175.6 8.8 5.3

Food scientists and technologists

19-1012 3.0 14.1 14.9 0.9 6.2

Fast food and counter workers

35-3023 3.0 3,855.9 4,079.1 223.3 5.8

Derrick operators, oil and gas

47-5011 3.0 10.7 10.9 0.2 1.6

Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

17-3023 3.0 96.9 99.2 2.3 2.4

Fence erectors

47-4031 3.0 30.6 32.3 1.7 5.6

Grinding and polishing workers, hand

51-9022 3.0 10.8 8.7 -2.1 -19.2

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

43-5071 3.0 827.7 765.0 -62.8 -7.6

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9196 3.0 96.1 92.6 -3.5 -3.6

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

17-2151 3.0 6.2 6.4 0.2 3.8

Construction and building inspectors

47-4011 3.0 153.9 153.9 0.0 0.0

Mechanical engineers

17-2141 3.0 298.5 332.0 33.5 11.2

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

49-3011 3.0 140.0 147.6 7.5 5.4

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

51-8021 3.0 31.2 32.2 1.0 3.1

Aircraft service attendants[1]

53-6032 3.0 31.2 32.9 1.7 5.6

Electrical engineers

17-2071 3.0 199.7 219.5 19.8 9.9

Materials engineers

17-2131 3.0 23.8 25.6 1.8 7.5

Medical records specialists[1]

29-2072 3.0 200.7 216.3 15.6 7.8

Medical transcriptionists

31-9094 3.0 42.0 40.2 -1.9 -4.4

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

51-8093 3.0 32.9 32.3 -0.6 -1.9

Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other[1]

17-3029 3.0 62.4 64.1 1.7 2.8

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

49-2092 3.0 16.1 16.8 0.7 4.4

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

53-7121 3.0 12.8 13.2 0.4 2.8

Packers and packagers, hand

53-7064 3.0 555.5 528.0 -27.5 -5.0

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators[1]

51-2090 3.0 1,403.5 1,418.4 14.9 1.1

Bill and account collectors

43-3011 3.0 160.2 143.4 -16.7 -10.4

Earth drillers, except oil and gas

47-5023 3.0 19.5 20.2 0.7 3.6

Bakers

51-3011 3.0 262.4 276.9 14.5 5.5

Building cleaning workers, all other[1]

37-2019 3.0 18.6 19.0 0.4 2.0

Traffic technicians

53-6041 3.0 8.1 8.4 0.3 4.0

Industrial engineers

17-2112 3.0 365.1 410.6 45.4 12.4

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders

51-9193 3.0 7.7 8.1 0.5 5.9

Soil and plant scientists

19-1013 3.0 19.9 21.3 1.3 6.7

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

51-3091 3.0 21.6 21.7 0.1 0.4

Logging workers, all other[1]

45-4029 3.0 2.4 2.2 -0.2 -7.6

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

51-9041 3.0 58.3 59.2 0.9 1.5

Marine engineers and naval architects

17-2121 3.0 8.4 8.9 0.6 6.7

Historians

19-3093 3.0 3.8 3.9 0.1 3.0

Food preparation workers

35-2021 3.0 908.5 881.3 -27.2 -3.0

Forest and conservation workers

45-4011 3.0 14.7 14.5 -0.2 -1.5

Computer and information research scientists

15-1221 3.0 38.6 47.0 8.4 21.8

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

47-5032 3.0 5.2 5.2 0.0 0.0

Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

17-3026 3.0 76.7 79.0 2.4 3.1

Log graders and scalers

45-4023 3.0 4.4 4.3 -0.1 -2.2

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

51-9061 3.0 602.0 617.2 15.2 2.5

Agricultural technicians

19-4012 3.0 19.5 20.6 1.1 5.4

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

47-4071 3.0 31.9 34.4 2.5 7.8

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

53-7061 3.0 419.5 435.8 16.3 3.9

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

13-1161 3.0 952.7 1,019.0 66.3 7.0

Shoe machine operators and tenders

51-6042 3.0 4.6 4.2 -0.3 -6.9

Upholsterers

51-6093 3.0 22.7 22.2 -0.5 -2.3

Computer programmers

15-1251 3.0 110.8 102.7 -8.1 -7.3

Dredge operators

53-7031 3.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.7

Surveyors

17-1022 3.0 52.0 55.0 3.0 5.8

Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

17-3027 3.0 36.9 37.4 0.5 1.3

Maintenance workers, machinery

49-9043 3.0 59.7 58.6 -1.2 -1.9

Glaziers

47-2121 3.0 59.2 60.3 1.1 1.9

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

47-2152 3.0 510.6 545.2 34.5 6.8

Tire repairers and changers

49-3093 3.0 112.2 116.0 3.8 3.4

Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

51-9162 3.0 28.6 30.3 1.7 5.9

Light truck drivers

53-3033 3.0 1,068.5 1,136.4 67.8 6.3

Helpers, construction trades, all other[1]

47-3019 3.0 25.2 24.9 -0.3 -1.0

Commercial and industrial designers

27-1021 3.0 35.4 36.3 0.9 2.4

Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators

53-7071 3.0 3.5 3.6 0.1 2.1

Physical scientists, all other[1]

19-2099 3.0 26.6 27.1 0.6 2.1

Roustabouts, oil and gas

47-5071 3.0 45.5 47.1 1.7 3.6

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers

51-2021 3.0 12.9 12.4 -0.5 -4.0

Brokerage clerks

43-4011 3.0 36.9 34.1 -2.8 -7.6

Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

49-3041 3.0 41.9 46.4 4.5 10.7

Insurance underwriters

13-2053 3.0 125.6 120.8 -4.8 -3.8

Plant and system operators, all other[1]

51-8099 3.0 14.3 14.6 0.3 2.3

Information security analysts

15-1212 3.0 192.9 233.4 40.6 21.0

Cooks, short order

35-2015 3.0 138.7 131.5 -7.2 -5.2

Pipelayers

47-2151 3.0 33.2 32.2 -1.0 -3.1

Software quality assurance analysts and testers

15-1253 3.0 187.6 198.2 10.6 5.7

Fabric and apparel patternmakers

51-6092 3.0 3.0 2.6 -0.5 -15.0

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

19-4042 3.0 36.4 38.9 2.5 6.9

Engineers, all other[1]

17-2199 3.0 166.7 173.0 6.2 3.7

Locomotive engineers

53-4011 3.0 27.4 27.6 0.1 0.5

Underground mining machine operators, all other[1]

47-5049 3.0 3.2 3.1 0.0 -1.0

Astronomers

19-2011 3.0 2.4 2.6 0.2 7.8

Wellhead pumpers

53-7073 2.9 18.4 18.0 -0.4 -2.0

Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators

27-1013 2.9 28.9 28.0 -0.8 -2.9

Office machine operators, except computer

43-9071 2.9 25.8 21.9 -3.8 -14.9

Electrical and electronics drafters

17-3012 2.9 18.9 18.2 -0.6 -3.4

Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

17-3024 2.9 15.7 16.2 0.4 2.6

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

51-4023 2.9 25.3 23.2 -2.1 -8.3

Transportation inspectors

53-6051 2.9 25.1 25.6 0.6 2.2

Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

17-2031 2.9 23.8 25.7 1.8 7.6

Broadcast technicians

27-4012 2.9 24.1 23.3 -0.8 -3.1

Atmospheric and space scientists

19-2021 2.9 10.7 10.9 0.3 2.6

Stonemasons

47-2022 2.9 9.3 8.8 -0.5 -5.4

Paperhangers

47-2142 2.9 2.3 2.4 0.1 4.3

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

49-3031 2.9 316.0 327.4 11.4 3.6

Construction laborers

47-2061 2.9 1,489.3 1,598.6 109.3 7.3

Model makers, wood

51-7031 2.9 0.7 0.7 0.0 -3.3

Cargo and freight agents

43-5011 2.9 100.3 106.4 6.2 6.2

Industrial truck and tractor operators

53-7051 2.9 765.2 776.3 11.1 1.5

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

43-5053 2.9 101.2 95.9 -5.3 -5.3

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

45-2092 2.9 546.8 533.6 -13.2 -2.4

Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

51-8031 2.9 131.0 123.5 -7.5 -5.7

Production workers, all other[1]

51-9199 2.9 275.7 277.8 2.1 0.8

Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other[1]

19-4099 2.9 89.5 93.4 3.9 4.4

Animal breeders

45-2021 2.9 6.9 7.1 0.2 3.0

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

51-9111 2.9 377.7 393.3 15.6 4.1

Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

17-3025 2.9 12.5 12.9 0.4 3.1

Fishing and hunting workers

45-3031 2.9 28.2 27.0 -1.2 -4.2

Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

47-4021 2.9 24.7 26.1 1.4 5.7

Chemists

19-2031 2.9 84.9 90.3 5.5 6.4

Carpet installers

47-2041 2.9 17.4 14.5 -2.8 -16.4

Material moving workers, all other[1]

53-7199 2.9 27.8 28.6 0.8 2.7

Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

17-3021 2.9 11.6 12.9 1.4 11.9

Calibration technologists and technicians[1]

17-3028 2.9 17.0 17.8 0.8 4.8

Home appliance repairers

49-9031 2.9 40.5 41.3 0.8 1.9

Bridge and lock tenders

53-6011 2.9 3.1 3.1 -0.1 -2.3

Database architects

15-1243 2.9 69.5 76.0 6.5 9.4

Nuclear engineers

17-2161 2.9 16.6 16.6 0.1 0.4

Couriers and messengers

43-5021 2.9 228.9 247.1 18.2 8.0

Brickmasons and blockmasons

47-2021 2.9 62.4 63.1 0.7 1.1

Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers

49-2097 2.9 22.4 23.4 1.1 4.8

Biochemists and biophysicists

19-1021 2.9 35.2 39.5 4.3 12.3

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

51-4022 2.9 8.9 7.4 -1.5 -17.2

Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

19-2042 2.9 25.4 26.7 1.3 5.1

Roof bolters, mining

47-5043 2.9 2.2 1.8 -0.4 -18.9

Layout workers, metal and plastic

51-4192 2.9 6.2 5.9 -0.2 -3.4

Agricultural engineers

17-2021 2.9 1.5 1.6 0.1 6.9

Museum technicians and conservators

25-4013 2.9 14.0 14.5 0.5 3.6

Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

49-3051 2.9 25.0 26.2 1.2 4.9

Musical instrument repairers and tuners

49-9063 2.9 6.0 6.1 0.1 1.9

Power distributors and dispatchers

51-8012 2.9 8.6 8.7 0.1 1.2

Industrial machinery mechanics

49-9041 2.9 446.9 526.6 79.7 17.8

Nuclear power reactor operators

51-8011 2.9 5.2 4.9 -0.3 -5.9

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

51-4021 2.9 60.9 61.4 0.4 0.7

Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

47-3015 2.9 45.3 46.4 1.1 2.4

Agricultural workers, all other[1]

45-2099 2.9 9.3 9.7 0.4 3.8

Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

51-4051 2.9 16.8 16.3 -0.5 -2.9

Budget analysts

13-2031 2.9 50.4 51.3 1.0 1.9

Social science research assistants

19-4061 2.9 38.4 40.4 1.9 5.0

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

51-6052 2.9 33.2 30.3 -2.9 -8.8

Rock splitters, quarry

47-5051 2.9 3.5 3.7 0.2 5.8

Printing press operators

51-5112 2.9 144.0 131.4 -12.6 -8.7

Cartographers and photogrammetrists

17-1021 2.9 14.7 15.7 1.1 7.4

Civil engineers

17-2051 2.9 380.6 405.1 24.5 6.4

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other[1]

51-6099 2.9 14.1 12.2 -1.9 -13.4

Nuclear technicians

19-4051 2.9 6.7 6.8 0.1 1.1

Automotive body and related repairers

49-3021 2.9 163.2 169.3 6.1 3.7

Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics

49-3053 2.9 38.3 39.2 0.9 2.3

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

47-2131 2.9 45.1 46.2 1.1 2.4

Rail car repairers

49-3043 2.9 20.1 20.6 0.5 2.6

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

47-2071 2.9 42.3 41.9 -0.4 -0.9

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders

51-9192 2.9 16.2 16.8 0.5 3.4

Cooks, all other[1]

35-2019 2.9 19.7 20.8 1.0 5.2

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

23-2093 2.9 59.8 61.1 1.3 2.1

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers

53-4022 2.9 10.7 10.8 0.1 0.8

Food science technicians

19-4013 2.9 20.8 21.8 1.0 4.8

Pile driver operators

47-2072 2.9 2.3 2.2 -0.1 -5.7

Cost estimators

13-1051 2.9 226.4 219.5 -6.9 -3.1

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

51-4193 2.9 33.3 30.1 -3.2 -9.7

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

51-9021 2.9 26.6 26.1 -0.4 -1.7

Drafters, all other[1]

17-3019 2.9 15.2 14.1 -1.1 -7.3

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2011 2.9 2,432.6 2,486.2 53.6 2.2

Watch and clock repairers

49-9064 2.9 1.4 1.4 0.0 -0.3

Etchers and engravers

51-9194 2.9 8.9 8.8 -0.1 -0.7

Hydrologists

19-2043 2.9 6.3 6.4 0.1 1.5

Hydrologic technicians[1]

19-4044 2.9 3.0 3.0 0.0 -1.3

Operations research analysts

15-2031 2.9 113.1 126.6 13.5 11.9

Mechanical drafters

17-3013 2.9 42.1 39.6 -2.5 -6.0

Terrazzo workers and finishers

47-2053 2.9 1.2 1.0 -0.2 -13.0

Automotive glass installers and repairers

49-3022 2.9 22.6 23.9 1.3 5.7

Helpers--production workers

51-9198 2.9 167.4 153.6 -13.8 -8.2

Architectural and civil drafters

17-3011 2.9 104.1 109.5 5.4 5.2

Fiberglass laminators and fabricators

51-2051 2.9 16.3 17.0 0.8 4.6

Prepress technicians and workers

51-5111 2.8 24.7 20.9 -3.8 -15.3

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9032 2.8 45.9 45.5 -0.4 -0.9

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

49-3023 2.8 825.8 866.7 40.9 5.0

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

51-9124 2.8 164.8 168.9 4.1 2.5

Boilermakers

47-2011 2.8 10.2 10.1 -0.2 -1.8

Aerospace engineers

17-2011 2.8 68.7 74.4 5.7 8.3

Helpers--carpenters

47-3012 2.8 21.9 21.5 -0.4 -1.7

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders

51-9191 2.8 12.1 12.2 0.2 1.3

Biological technicians

19-4021 2.8 74.4 79.9 5.5 7.4

Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

27-3092 2.8 19.9 19.9 0.0 -0.1

Cooks, fast food

35-2011 2.8 640.5 644.1 3.6 0.6

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

53-3032 2.8 2,221.2 2,305.0 83.8 3.8

Structural metal fabricators and fitters

51-2041 2.8 52.3 49.0 -3.2 -6.2

Computer network architects

15-1241 2.8 181.8 195.8 14.1 7.7

Cement masons and concrete finishers

47-2051 2.8 204.8 208.1 3.3 1.6

Chemical engineers

17-2041 2.8 21.9 22.9 1.0 4.7

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

47-3011 2.8 14.1 12.5 -1.7 -11.7

Physicists

19-2012 2.8 23.2 24.8 1.7 7.2

Floor sanders and finishers

47-2043 2.8 4.7 4.7 0.1 1.4

Crane and tower operators

53-7021 2.8 42.9 44.5 1.6 3.8

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons

49-9045 2.8 1.1 0.9 -0.2 -13.7

Print binding and finishing workers

51-5113 2.8 32.3 26.6 -5.6 -17.5

Technical writers

27-3042 2.8 46.4 46.7 0.4 0.8

Painting, coating, and decorating workers

51-9123 2.8 8.2 8.3 0.1 1.3

Electronics engineers, except computer

17-2072 2.8 98.2 101.8 3.6 3.7

Chemical technicians

19-4031 2.8 60.0 63.0 3.0 4.9

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

51-4191 2.8 14.4 13.0 -1.4 -9.5

Chemical plant and system operators

51-8091 2.8 16.7 15.9 -0.9 -5.2

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

51-9195 2.8 43.0 45.5 2.5 5.8

Machine feeders and offbearers

53-7063 2.8 41.8 36.3 -5.5 -13.1

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

51-4033 2.8 68.5 61.1 -7.4 -10.8

Postal service mail carriers

43-5052 2.8 316.4 315.5 -0.9 -0.3

Mathematical science occupations, all other[1]

15-2099 2.8 4.0 4.2 0.3 7.1

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

47-3014 2.8 7.6 7.7 0.1 1.5

Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining

47-5044 2.8 5.9 5.0 -0.9 -15.8

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

49-9091 2.8 34.7 33.5 -1.2 -3.4

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

51-4072 2.8 150.0 144.9 -5.2 -3.4

Property appraisers and assessors

13-2020 2.8 68.4 70.7 2.4 3.5

Signal and track switch repairers

49-9097 2.8 8.7 8.9 0.2 1.8

Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

47-2042 2.8 29.8 32.4 2.7 9.0

Surveying and mapping technicians

17-3031 2.8 58.8 62.2 3.4 5.8

Drywall and ceiling tile installers

47-2081 2.8 102.2 104.7 2.5 2.5

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

51-6021 2.8 26.3 22.2 -4.1 -15.7

Statisticians

15-2041 2.8 31.3 34.7 3.4 11.0

Data scientists[1]

15-2051 2.8 275.6 371.0 95.4 34.6

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-6062 2.8 9.4 8.2 -1.3 -13.6

Judicial law clerks

23-1012 2.7 14.0 14.4 0.4 2.8

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

51-9051 2.7 14.5 14.9 0.4 2.6

Web developers

15-1254 2.7 87.4 90.6 3.3 3.8

Web and digital interface designers[1]

15-1255 2.7 132.7 140.8 8.0 6.0

Materials scientists

19-2032 2.7 8.6 9.3 0.7 8.3

Credit analysts

13-2041 2.7 64.7 61.9 -2.8 -4.3

Economists

19-3011 2.7 18.6 19.5 0.9 4.7

Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals

45-2093 2.7 202.1 195.7 -6.4 -3.2

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

51-2028 2.7 246.3 258.7 12.4 5.0

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

51-6091 2.7 13.5 13.0 -0.4 -3.3

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

51-4034 2.7 16.7 14.8 -1.9 -11.3

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

47-2171 2.7 16.6 15.7 -0.9 -5.3

Fallers

45-4021 2.7 4.3 3.9 -0.4 -9.9

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

51-4035 2.7 12.4 10.8 -1.6 -13.2

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other[1]

51-4199 2.7 16.3 15.1 -1.2 -7.1

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9023 2.7 97.3 91.4 -5.9 -6.1

Patternmakers, wood

51-7032 2.7 0.6 0.6 0.0 -2.0

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-6063 2.7 13.9 12.0 -1.9 -13.7

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

51-7041 2.7 41.2 40.8 -0.4 -1.0

Dishwashers

35-9021 2.7 480.4 475.6 -4.8 -1.0

Machinists

51-4041 2.7 288.3 291.2 3.0 1.0

Cutters and trimmers, hand

51-9031 2.7 5.9 4.8 -1.1 -18.9

Computer numerically controlled tool operators

51-9161 2.7 170.0 154.1 -15.9 -9.4

Actuaries

15-2011 2.7 31.2 34.1 2.9 9.2

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

51-9012 2.7 61.4 57.9 -3.5 -5.7

Foundry mold and coremakers

51-4071 2.7 12.7 9.8 -2.9 -23.0

Models

41-9012 2.7 4.2 4.1 -0.1 -2.1

Tile and stone setters

47-2044 2.7 45.2 49.6 4.4 9.8

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

53-7062 2.7 2,940.3 2,991.9 51.6 1.8

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

51-7011 2.7 81.8 79.4 -2.4 -2.9

Pourers and casters, metal

51-4052 2.7 4.6 4.3 -0.2 -5.0

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

51-4121 2.7 437.7 448.1 10.3 2.4

Computer hardware engineers

17-2061 2.7 76.1 83.0 6.9 9.1

Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

19-4043 2.7 7.3 7.6 0.3 3.6

Cooks, restaurant

35-2014 2.7 1,417.5 1,588.8 171.4 12.1

Slaughterers and meat packers

51-3023 2.7 71.2 72.6 1.5 2.0

Motion picture projectionists

39-3021 2.6 1.5 1.4 -0.1 -6.2

Timing device assemblers and adjusters

51-2061 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 -6.1

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

53-7072 2.6 9.8 10.2 0.4 4.3

Woodworkers, all other[1]

51-7099 2.6 15.4 15.1 -0.4 -2.3

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

51-4122 2.6 32.9 30.0 -2.9 -8.9

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners

51-4194 2.6 5.8 5.4 -0.4 -6.8

Tire builders

51-9197 2.6 20.3 20.5 0.2 0.8

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

51-4032 2.6 4.7 4.2 -0.4 -9.5

Craft artists

27-1012 2.6 11.5 11.8 0.2 2.0

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

51-6064 2.6 23.5 21.0 -2.4 -10.3

Sewing machine operators

51-6031 2.6 117.2 99.5 -17.7 -15.1

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

45-2041 2.6 45.4 43.8 -1.5 -3.4

Food cooking machine operators and tenders

51-3093 2.6 31.2 31.2 -0.1 -0.3

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

49-2011 2.6 72.1 69.9 -2.1 -3.0

Tapers

47-2082 2.5 15.8 15.5 -0.3 -1.6

Sewers, hand

51-6051 2.5 5.3 4.6 -0.6 -12.0

Proofreaders and copy markers

43-9081 2.5 8.5 8.5 -0.1 -0.9

Camera and photographic equipment repairers

49-9061 2.5 1.8 1.5 -0.3 -15.5

Tool and die makers

51-4111 2.5 56.7 51.5 -5.2 -9.2

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

51-4031 2.5 171.0 153.1 -17.9 -10.5

Financial risk specialists[1]

13-2054 2.5 66.0 70.8 4.9 7.4

Patternmakers, metal and plastic

51-4062 2.5 1.5 1.1 -0.3 -22.8

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

53-7081 2.5 156.4 159.6 3.2 2.1

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

51-6061 2.4 5.7 5.0 -0.7 -12.5

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

51-7042 2.3 60.9 59.4 -1.5 -2.5

Mathematicians

15-2021 2.3 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.6

Model makers, metal and plastic

51-4061 2.1 2.6 2.2 -0.5 -17.3

Note:

Skill 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.

[1] Skills information from similar O*NET-SOC occupation(s) imputed for this occupation. More information can be found in the following crosswalk: https://www.bls.gov/emp/classifications-crosswalks/nem-onet-to-soc-crosswalk.xlsx.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last modified date: August 27, 2026