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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

Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary

25-1061 4.7 6.5 6.7 0.2 2.6

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

25-1123 4.5 69.3 69.3 0.0 0.0

Lawyers

23-1011 4.5 863.7 904.3 40.6 4.7

Emergency medicine physicians

29-1214 4.5 34.9 36.1 1.1 3.2

Editors

27-3041 4.4 105.0 103.8 -1.1 -1.1

Historians

19-3093 4.4 3.8 3.9 0.1 3.0

Industrial-organizational psychologists

19-3032 4.4 4.0 4.3 0.3 6.5

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

11-9032 4.4 343.8 342.7 -1.2 -0.3

Clinical and counseling psychologists

19-3033 4.4 81.3 90.9 9.5 11.7

Biochemists and biophysicists

19-1021 4.3 35.2 39.5 4.3 12.3

Anthropologists and archeologists

19-3091 4.3 10.2 10.8 0.6 6.0

Epidemiologists

19-1041 4.3 12.8 15.2 2.4 18.7

Survey researchers

19-3022 4.3 9.8 9.3 -0.5 -4.8

Political scientists

19-3094 4.3 6.1 6.0 -0.1 -2.0

Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary

25-1043 4.3 1.8 1.9 0.1 2.8

Technical writers

27-3042 4.3 46.4 46.7 0.4 0.8

Radiologists

29-1224 4.3 28.7 29.6 1.0 3.4

History teachers, postsecondary

25-1125 4.2 23.2 23.2 0.0 0.0

Psychology teachers, postsecondary

25-1066 4.2 52.3 54.4 2.1 4.0

Judicial law clerks

23-1012 4.2 14.0 14.4 0.4 2.8

Law teachers, postsecondary

25-1112 4.2 25.8 26.5 0.7 2.6

Family medicine physicians

29-1215 4.2 114.3 118.0 3.7 3.3

Psychologists, all other[1]

19-3039 4.2 60.0 61.4 1.4 2.3

Library science teachers, postsecondary

25-1082 4.2 4.5 4.6 0.1 2.7

Genetic counselors

29-9092 4.2 4.2 4.6 0.4 10.4

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators

23-1022 4.2 10.5 11.0 0.5 4.7

Social scientists and related workers, all other[1]

19-3099 4.2 41.5 41.4 -0.1 -0.2

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

25-1126 4.2 26.8 27.3 0.5 2.0

Pediatricians, general

29-1221 4.2 42.2 42.9 0.6 1.5

Education administrators, all other[1]

11-9039 4.2 62.0 63.0 1.0 1.6

Sociologists

19-3041 4.2 2.7 2.8 0.1 3.8

Geography teachers, postsecondary

25-1064 4.2 4.1 4.2 0.1 2.7

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other[1]

25-1069 4.2 19.6 19.9 0.3 1.6

Physicians, all other[1]

29-1229 4.2 367.4 380.1 12.6 3.4

Obstetricians and gynecologists

29-1218 4.2 22.8 23.2 0.4 1.7

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

Biological scientists, all other[1]

19-1029 4.2 59.6 62.4 2.8 4.7

Physicians, pathologists

29-1222 4.2 11.8 12.4 0.6 4.8

Human resources managers

11-3121 4.2 224.9 237.4 12.5 5.5

Chief executives

11-1011 4.2 291.6 300.9 9.3 3.2

Nurse practitioners

29-1171 4.1 336.3 474.1 137.8 41.0

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

13-1161 4.1 952.7 1,019.0 66.3 7.0

Economists

19-3011 4.1 18.6 19.5 0.9 4.7

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

23-1023 4.1 25.3 26.0 0.7 2.8

Neurologists

29-1217 4.1 11.4 12.1 0.7 6.4

Geographers

19-3092 4.1 1.5 1.5 0.0 -2.1

Biological science teachers, postsecondary

25-1042 4.1 62.0 66.5 4.5 7.3

Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

23-1021 4.1 17.4 17.4 0.0 0.0

Management analysts

13-1111 4.1 1,077.1 1,186.3 109.2 10.1

Audiologists

29-1181 4.1 14.2 15.7 1.6 11.0

Writers and authors

27-3043 4.1 140.3 139.9 -0.5 -0.3

Physician assistants

29-1071 4.1 168.9 204.6 35.7 21.1

Sociology teachers, postsecondary

25-1067 4.1 14.6 15.0 0.3 2.2

Statisticians

15-2041 4.1 31.3 34.7 3.4 11.0

Data scientists[1]

15-2051 4.1 275.6 371.0 95.4 34.6

Physics teachers, postsecondary

25-1054 4.1 16.4 16.8 0.4 2.4

Social work teachers, postsecondary

25-1113 4.1 16.0 16.4 0.4 2.6

Instructional coordinators

25-9031 4.1 248.7 252.8 4.1 1.6

Psychiatrists

29-1223 4.1 30.0 32.1 2.1 7.2

Cardiologists[1]

29-1212 4.1 18.5 19.4 0.9 4.8

General internal medicine physicians

29-1216 4.1 73.1 76.0 2.9 4.0

Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary

25-1041 4.1 10.9 11.2 0.3 2.9

Optometrists

29-1041 4.1 45.1 49.4 4.3 9.5

Microbiologists

19-1022 4.1 20.1 21.4 1.3 6.2

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

25-1052 4.1 24.9 25.4 0.6 2.3

Mathematical science occupations, all other[1]

15-2099 4.1 4.0 4.2 0.3 7.1

Environmental science teachers, postsecondary

25-1053 4.1 8.4 8.7 0.2 2.7

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

25-1072 4.1 96.1 112.6 16.5 17.1

Astronomers

19-2011 4.1 2.4 2.6 0.2 7.8

Health education specialists

21-1091 4.1 70.4 74.4 3.9 5.6

Animal scientists

19-1011 4.1 3.4 3.6 0.2 5.8

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

25-1062 4.1 14.3 14.7 0.4 2.7

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

25-1071 4.1 278.4 328.3 49.9 17.9

Media and communication workers, all other[1]

27-3099 4.1 25.5 26.5 1.0 3.9

Interpreters and translators

27-3091 4.1 73.9 75.4 1.5 2.0

Postsecondary teachers, all other[1]

25-1199 4.1 183.2 186.8 3.6 2.0

Project management specialists[1]

13-1082 4.1 1,094.3 1,167.4 73.2 6.7

Education teachers, postsecondary

25-1081 4.1 77.2 79.2 1.9 2.5

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

25-2032 4.1 110.5 110.1 -0.4 -0.4

Business teachers, postsecondary

25-1011 4.1 103.6 109.7 6.1 5.9

Physicists

19-2012 4.1 23.2 24.8 1.7 7.2

Education administrators, postsecondary

11-9033 4.1 231.8 235.9 4.1 1.8

Speech-language pathologists

29-1127 4.1 193.4 225.5 32.1 16.6

Operations research analysts

15-2031 4.0 113.1 126.6 13.5 11.9

Nurse midwives

29-1161 4.0 8.2 9.1 0.9 11.5

Natural sciences managers

11-9121 4.0 112.2 121.5 9.2 8.2

Atmospheric and space scientists

19-2021 4.0 10.7 10.9 0.3 2.6

Forensic science technicians

19-4092 4.0 20.1 22.8 2.7 13.3

Life scientists, all other[1]

19-1099 4.0 8.0 8.5 0.5 6.3

Architecture teachers, postsecondary

25-1031 4.0 9.7 10.0 0.3 2.6

Political science teachers, postsecondary

25-1065 4.0 21.5 22.0 0.5 2.5

Urban and regional planners

19-3051 4.0 45.8 47.6 1.8 3.9

Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

19-2042 4.0 25.4 26.7 1.3 5.1

Economics teachers, postsecondary

25-1063 4.0 14.6 15.0 0.4 2.4

School psychologists

19-3034 4.0 64.0 64.5 0.5 0.8

Nuclear engineers

17-2161 4.0 16.6 16.6 0.1 0.4

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

25-1051 4.0 12.0 12.3 0.3 2.4

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

17-2151 4.0 6.2 6.4 0.2 3.8

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

19-2041 4.0 93.4 99.2 5.7 6.1

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary

25-1111 4.0 15.7 15.9 0.2 1.5

Communications teachers, postsecondary

25-1122 4.0 35.8 36.5 0.8 2.1

Podiatrists

29-1081 4.0 10.0 10.2 0.2 2.0

Financial examiners

13-2061 4.0 70.0 76.5 6.5 9.3

Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary

25-1193 4.0 15.2 15.6 0.3 2.2

Dietitians and nutritionists

29-1031 4.0 86.3 93.0 6.7 7.7

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

21-1018 4.0 533.4 631.4 98.0 18.4

Anesthesiologists

29-1211 4.0 41.5 43.0 1.5 3.6

Medical and health services managers

11-9111 4.0 640.4 795.5 155.1 24.2

Electrical engineers

17-2071 4.0 199.7 219.5 19.8 9.9

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

19-1042 4.0 181.0 203.7 22.7 12.6

Exercise physiologists

29-1128 4.0 21.2 23.9 2.7 12.8

Financial and investment analysts[1]

13-2051 4.0 377.2 404.3 27.1 7.2

Personal financial advisors

13-2052 4.0 299.4 303.5 4.1 1.4

News analysts, reporters, and journalists

27-3023 4.0 47.1 44.3 -2.8 -5.9

Farm and home management educators

25-9021 4.0 9.7 9.4 -0.3 -3.2

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

25-1121 4.0 116.9 119.5 2.6 2.2

Mental health and substance abuse social workers

21-1023 4.0 138.9 153.2 14.3 10.3

Public relations managers[1]

11-2032 4.0 80.8 85.4 4.6 5.7

Training and development specialists

13-1151 4.0 472.5 523.7 51.1 10.8

Soil and plant scientists

19-1013 4.0 19.9 21.3 1.3 6.7

Computer science teachers, postsecondary

25-1021 4.0 43.9 46.1 2.2 4.9

Public relations specialists

27-3031 4.0 314.5 320.2 5.7 1.8

Child, family, and school social workers

21-1021 4.0 405.1 422.9 17.8 4.4

Physical scientists, all other[1]

19-2099 4.0 26.6 27.1 0.6 2.1

Aerospace engineers

17-2011 4.0 68.7 74.4 5.7 8.3

Environmental engineers

17-2081 4.0 39.1 41.6 2.4 6.3

Community health workers

21-1094 4.0 64.7 72.9 8.2 12.7

Occupational therapists

29-1122 4.0 169.6 194.8 25.2 14.8

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

25-1124 4.0 24.6 24.7 0.1 0.2

Emergency management directors

11-9161 4.0 14.0 14.5 0.5 3.9

Occupational health and safety specialists

19-5011 4.0 143.1 169.6 26.4 18.5

Archivists

25-4011 4.0 10.3 10.6 0.3 3.4

Agricultural engineers

17-2021 4.0 1.5 1.6 0.1 6.9

Tutors

25-3041 4.0 208.4 208.0 -0.5 -0.2

Materials scientists

19-2032 4.0 8.6 9.3 0.7 8.3

Social workers, all other[1]

21-1029 4.0 77.4 79.2 1.8 2.3

Mathematicians

15-2021 4.0 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.6

Actuaries

15-2011 4.0 31.2 34.1 2.9 9.2

Business operations specialists, all other[1]

13-1199 4.0 1,157.6 1,202.3 44.7 3.9

Training and development managers

11-3131 4.0 50.2 53.5 3.2 6.4

Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

17-2031 4.0 23.8 25.7 1.8 7.6

Orthotists and prosthetists

29-2091 4.0 9.5 10.7 1.2 12.9

Pharmacists

29-1051 4.0 325.2 342.3 17.1 5.2

Architectural and engineering managers

11-9041 4.0 220.9 233.1 12.2 5.5

Special education teachers, secondary school

25-2058 4.0 164.8 164.5 -0.4 -0.2

Counselors, all other[1]

21-1019 3.9 49.8 52.7 2.9 5.9

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

13-1031 3.9 376.1 355.5 -20.6 -5.5

Engineering teachers, postsecondary

25-1032 3.9 50.9 54.9 3.9 7.8

Compensation and benefits managers

11-3111 3.9 23.7 24.0 0.3 1.1

Food scientists and technologists

19-1012 3.9 14.1 14.9 0.9 6.2

Hydrologists

19-2043 3.9 6.3 6.4 0.1 1.5

Hydrologic technicians[1]

19-4044 3.9 3.0 3.0 0.0 -1.3

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

25-2022 3.9 630.1 627.4 -2.6 -0.4

Zoologists and wildlife biologists

19-1023 3.9 19.5 20.2 0.7 3.6

Curators

25-4012 3.9 14.2 14.9 0.7 4.9

Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other[1]

29-1299 3.9 39.6 41.8 2.2 5.5

Architects, except landscape and naval

17-1011 3.9 124.6 129.9 5.3 4.3

Labor relations specialists

13-1075 3.9 66.3 67.7 1.4 2.1

Petroleum engineers

17-2171 3.9 18.5 18.8 0.4 2.0

Fundraisers

13-1131 3.9 140.9 148.7 7.8 5.5

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

25-1022 3.9 57.1 58.1 1.0 1.7

Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors

21-1012 3.9 389.5 400.9 11.4 2.9

Marriage and family therapists

21-1013 3.9 76.3 86.6 10.3 13.5

Healthcare social workers

21-1022 3.9 194.8 211.3 16.5 8.5

Physical therapists

29-1123 3.9 283.7 317.6 33.8 11.9

Medical dosimetrists

29-2036 3.9 3.5 3.7 0.2 5.0

Community and social service specialists, all other[1]

21-1099 3.9 118.6 125.2 6.6 5.5

Chemists

19-2031 3.9 84.9 90.3 5.5 6.4

Registered nurses

29-1141 3.9 3,465.4 3,660.1 194.7 5.6

Paramedics[1]

29-2043 3.9 102.2 108.0 5.8 5.7

Nurse anesthetists

29-1151 3.9 54.5 59.8 5.3 9.7

Financial risk specialists[1]

13-2054 3.9 66.0 70.8 4.9 7.4

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

33-1012 3.9 160.2 165.4 5.2 3.3

Therapists, all other[1]

29-1129 3.9 56.1 63.2 7.1 12.6

Social science research assistants

19-4061 3.9 38.4 40.4 1.9 5.0

Dermatologists

29-1213 3.9 12.2 13.0 0.8 6.8

Chiropractors

29-1011 3.9 61.7 67.0 5.3 8.7

Veterinarians

29-1131 3.9 91.1 99.6 8.6 9.4

Materials engineers

17-2131 3.9 23.8 25.6 1.8 7.5

Meeting, convention, and event planners

13-1121 3.9 172.1 182.1 10.0 5.8

Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary

25-1192 3.9 3.4 3.5 0.1 2.4

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

25-3011 3.9 41.1 35.4 -5.7 -13.9

Librarians and media collections specialists

25-4022 3.9 142.3 145.9 3.6 2.6

Compliance officers

13-1041 3.9 436.4 453.1 16.7 3.8

Career/technical education teachers, middle school

25-2023 3.9 16.6 16.6 -0.1 -0.5

Computer hardware engineers

17-2061 3.9 76.1 83.0 6.9 9.1

Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

17-2111 3.9 22.3 23.5 1.2 5.4

General and operations managers

11-1021 3.8 3,599.0 3,780.3 181.3 5.0

Surveyors

17-1022 3.8 52.0 55.0 3.0 5.8

Statistical assistants

43-9111 3.8 5.1 5.0 -0.1 -1.8

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

19-4042 3.8 36.4 38.9 2.5 6.9

Computer user support specialists

15-1232 3.8 750.6 724.4 -26.2 -3.5

Industrial engineers

17-2112 3.8 365.1 410.6 45.4 12.4

Eligibility interviewers, government programs

43-4061 3.8 162.8 165.3 2.6 1.6

Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6012 3.8 157.6 149.3 -8.3 -5.2

Special education teachers, all other[1]

25-2059 3.8 34.8 35.5 0.7 1.9

Information security analysts

15-1212 3.8 192.9 233.4 40.6 21.0

Computer network architects

15-1241 3.8 181.8 195.8 14.1 7.7

Foresters

19-1032 3.8 13.2 13.5 0.3 2.2

Sales managers

11-2022 3.8 650.1 679.1 29.0 4.5

Marine engineers and naval architects

17-2121 3.8 8.4 8.9 0.6 6.7

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

23-2093 3.8 59.8 61.1 1.3 2.1

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

25-2031 3.8 1,087.5 1,085.0 -2.5 -0.2

Engineers, all other[1]

17-2199 3.8 166.7 173.0 6.2 3.7

Medical records specialists[1]

29-2072 3.8 200.7 216.3 15.6 7.8

Medical transcriptionists

31-9094 3.8 42.0 40.2 -1.9 -4.4

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

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

Computer and information systems managers

11-3021 3.8 685.8 793.9 108.1 15.8

Human resources specialists

13-1071 3.8 939.7 999.7 60.1 6.4

Managers, all other[1]

11-9199 3.8 1,338.8 1,404.4 65.6 4.9

Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

11-9072 3.8 43.9 46.5 2.7 6.0

Sales engineers

41-9031 3.8 51.6 53.0 1.4 2.8

Conservation scientists

19-1031 3.8 27.7 29.2 1.5 5.3

Special education teachers, preschool

25-2051 3.8 30.5 31.3 0.7 2.4

Computer and information research scientists

15-1221 3.8 38.6 47.0 8.4 21.8

Financial managers

11-3031 3.8 879.7 964.6 84.9 9.7

Occupational health and safety technicians

19-5012 3.8 31.2 37.2 6.1 19.4

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

25-1194 3.8 123.1 122.7 -0.4 -0.3

Legal support workers, all other[1]

23-2099 3.8 50.2 50.0 -0.1 -0.3

Construction managers

11-9021 3.8 609.1 664.3 55.2 9.1

Health information technologists and medical registrars[1]

29-9021 3.8 42.0 48.6 6.7 15.9

Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

11-9031 3.8 91.9 89.0 -2.9 -3.1

Electronics engineers, except computer

17-2072 3.8 98.2 101.8 3.6 3.7

Paralegals and legal assistants

23-2011 3.8 404.9 403.8 -1.1 -0.3

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons

29-1022 3.8 5.6 5.9 0.3 5.6

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists

21-1092 3.8 93.7 96.5 2.8 3.0

Financial specialists, all other[1]

13-2099 3.8 137.8 143.4 5.6 4.1

Software quality assurance analysts and testers

15-1253 3.8 187.6 198.2 10.6 5.7

Chemical technicians

19-4031 3.8 60.0 63.0 3.0 4.9

Purchasing managers

11-3061 3.8 88.3 91.8 3.5 4.0

Construction and building inspectors

47-4011 3.8 153.9 153.9 0.0 0.0

Administrative services managers

11-3012 3.8 279.0 293.3 14.4 5.2

Cost estimators

13-1051 3.8 226.4 219.5 -6.9 -3.1

Special education teachers, middle school

25-2057 3.8 94.8 94.4 -0.4 -0.4

Fire inspectors and investigators

33-2021 3.8 14.7 15.3 0.6 4.2

Elementary school teachers, except special education

25-2021 3.8 1,419.3 1,413.4 -5.8 -0.4

Social and community service managers

11-9151 3.8 231.0 247.7 16.6 7.2

Rehabilitation counselors

21-1015 3.8 96.9 99.0 2.2 2.2

Lodging managers

11-9081 3.8 54.8 56.9 2.1 3.8

Clergy

21-2011 3.8 242.0 247.8 5.7 2.4

Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school[1]

25-2052 3.8 259.1 258.1 -0.9 -0.4

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

11-3071 3.8 228.1 242.1 14.0 6.1

Correspondence clerks

43-4021 3.8 4.8 4.5 -0.3 -5.6

Loan interviewers and clerks

43-4131 3.8 169.1 165.0 -4.1 -2.4

Detectives and criminal investigators

33-3021 3.8 120.5 120.7 0.2 0.2

Landscape architects

17-1012 3.8 23.5 24.5 1.0 4.4

Mechanical engineers

17-2141 3.8 298.5 332.0 33.5 11.2

Accountants and auditors

13-2011 3.7 1,595.2 1,674.6 79.4 5.0

Loan officers

13-2072 3.7 283.0 286.0 3.1 1.1

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

33-1011 3.7 56.3 54.8 -1.4 -2.5

Religious workers, all other[1]

21-2099 3.7 113.3 115.0 1.7 1.5

Fundraising managers

11-2033 3.7 48.8 51.4 2.6 5.4

Producers and directors

27-2012 3.7 181.0 188.3 7.3 4.0

Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

13-2081 3.7 60.1 59.5 -0.6 -1.0

Recreational therapists

29-1125 3.7 15.6 16.3 0.8 4.8

Buyers and purchasing agents

13-1020 3.7 516.1 547.0 30.8 6.0

Private detectives and investigators

33-9021 3.7 39.5 41.7 2.2 5.5

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

43-4161 3.7 96.5 90.5 -6.0 -6.2

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

43-6011 3.7 489.3 489.2 -0.1 0.0

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

33-1099 3.7 21.6 22.0 0.4 1.9

Insurance underwriters

13-2053 3.7 125.6 120.8 -4.8 -3.8

Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

17-3027 3.7 36.9 37.4 0.5 1.3

Proofreaders and copy markers

43-9081 3.7 8.5 8.5 -0.1 -0.9

Directors, religious activities and education

21-2021 3.7 141.9 146.6 4.7 3.3

Postmasters and mail superintendents

11-9131 3.7 13.3 13.2 0.0 -0.3

Cartographers and photogrammetrists

17-1021 3.7 14.7 15.7 1.1 7.4

Property appraisers and assessors

13-2020 3.7 68.4 70.7 2.4 3.5

Social and human service assistants

21-1093 3.7 463.4 497.6 34.2 7.4

Teaching assistants, postsecondary

25-9044 3.7 205.5 211.0 5.5 2.7

Medical assistants

31-9092 3.7 833.9 941.5 107.6 12.9

Logisticians

13-1081 3.7 255.1 300.0 44.9 17.6

Civil engineers

17-2051 3.7 380.6 405.1 24.5 6.4

Property, real estate, and community association managers

11-9141 3.7 460.4 477.6 17.1 3.7

Diagnostic medical sonographers

29-2032 3.7 92.2 105.1 12.9 13.9

Opticians, dispensing

29-2081 3.7 74.3 77.4 3.1 4.2

Marketing managers

11-2021 3.7 421.6 450.8 29.1 6.9

Advertising and promotions managers

11-2011 3.7 33.2 31.9 -1.2 -3.7

Nuclear power reactor operators

51-8011 3.7 5.2 4.9 -0.3 -5.9

Credit counselors

13-2071 3.7 31.2 32.3 1.0 3.3

Orthodontists

29-1023 3.7 7.1 7.5 0.4 6.0

Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other[1]

29-9099 3.7 39.1 41.0 2.0 5.1

File clerks

43-4071 3.7 76.2 64.2 -12.0 -15.8

Computer systems analysts

15-1211 3.7 544.4 587.2 42.9 7.9

Occupational therapy assistants

31-2011 3.7 52.2 63.4 11.2 21.5

Interior designers

27-1025 3.7 97.1 99.7 2.6 2.7

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

43-6014 3.7 1,889.8 1,775.7 -114.1 -6.0

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

19-4099 3.7 89.5 93.4 3.9 4.4

Insurance sales agents

41-3021 3.7 572.6 591.4 18.8 3.3

Coaches and scouts

27-2022 3.7 298.8 316.9 18.1 6.1

Funeral home managers

11-9171 3.6 34.8 36.2 1.4 4.1

Personal service managers, all other[1]

11-9179 3.6 25.5 27.1 1.6 6.2

Disc jockeys, except radio[1]

27-2091 3.6 16.9 17.6 0.6 3.8

Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

27-3011 3.6 21.8 20.2 -1.7 -7.6

Transportation inspectors

53-6051 3.6 25.1 25.6 0.6 2.2

Dentists, all other specialists[1]

29-1029 3.6 5.8 5.9 0.1 1.3

Chemical engineers

17-2041 3.6 21.9 22.9 1.0 4.7

Industrial production managers

11-3051 3.6 252.1 258.6 6.5 2.6

Dentists, general

29-1021 3.6 141.9 150.0 8.1 5.7

Radiation therapists

29-1124 3.6 17.4 17.9 0.5 2.8

Facilities managers

11-3013 3.6 165.9 173.5 7.6 4.6

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes

13-1011 3.6 26.9 29.5 2.6 9.7

Civil engineering technologists and technicians

17-3022 3.6 70.9 73.2 2.3 3.2

Computer occupations, all other[1]

15-1299 3.6 471.2 495.3 24.2 5.1

Art directors

27-1011 3.6 140.2 146.0 5.9 4.2

Kindergarten teachers, except special education

25-2012 3.6 111.2 110.9 -0.3 -0.3

Procurement clerks

43-3061 3.6 56.9 52.3 -4.6 -8.1

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

49-3011 3.6 140.0 147.6 7.5 5.4

Aircraft service attendants[1]

53-6032 3.6 31.2 32.9 1.7 5.6

Prosthodontists

29-1024 3.6 1.0 1.1 0.1 5.8

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

13-1141 3.6 118.1 125.2 7.1 6.0

Athletic trainers

29-9091 3.6 35.2 39.6 4.4 12.7

Airfield operations specialists

53-2022 3.6 15.3 16.5 1.2 7.8

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

33-3051 3.6 693.2 717.3 24.2 3.5

Biological technicians

19-4021 3.6 74.4 79.9 5.5 7.4

First-line supervisors of security workers

33-1091 3.6 82.7 85.7 3.0 3.7

Insurance appraisers, auto damage

13-1032 3.6 13.5 12.4 -1.2 -8.7

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

41-1012 3.6 311.9 313.6 1.7 0.5

Desktop publishers

43-9031 3.6 4.6 4.0 -0.7 -14.5

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

53-2011 3.6 104.6 113.3 8.7 8.3

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

29-2061 3.6 666.9 686.7 19.7 3.0

Real estate sales agents

41-9022 3.6 427.0 434.5 7.4 1.7

Network and computer systems administrators

15-1244 3.6 323.6 310.4 -13.2 -4.1

Credit analysts

13-2041 3.6 64.7 61.9 -2.8 -4.3

First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

33-1021 3.6 101.6 105.4 3.8 3.7

Educational instruction and library workers, all other[1]

25-9099 3.6 136.8 139.3 2.5 1.8

Real estate brokers

41-9021 3.6 103.5 104.3 0.8 0.8

Set and exhibit designers

27-1027 3.6 31.6 32.0 0.5 1.4

Public safety telecommunicators

43-5031 3.6 105.6 109.5 3.9 3.7

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

41-3031 3.6 531.0 538.5 7.5 1.4

Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

17-3021 3.5 11.6 12.9 1.4 11.9

Calibration technologists and technicians[1]

17-3028 3.5 17.0 17.8 0.8 4.8

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

11-9013 3.5 788.7 762.2 -26.5 -3.4

Database administrators

15-1242 3.5 75.0 74.9 -0.1 -0.1

Electrical and electronics drafters

17-3012 3.5 18.9 18.2 -0.6 -3.4

Veterinary technologists and technicians

29-2056 3.5 131.4 143.8 12.3 9.4

Tax preparers

13-2082 3.5 95.8 100.3 4.5 4.7

Fashion designers

27-1022 3.5 32.7 32.8 0.0 0.1

Commercial pilots

53-2012 3.5 50.4 53.0 2.6 5.2

Database architects

15-1243 3.5 69.5 76.0 6.5 9.4

Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

17-3023 3.5 96.9 99.2 2.3 2.4

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

43-3051 3.5 159.6 134.3 -25.4 -15.9

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

17-3029 3.5 62.4 64.1 1.7 2.8

Software developers

15-1252 3.5 1,717.8 1,892.6 174.7 10.2

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

29-2035 3.5 43.9 47.3 3.4 7.7

Nuclear medicine technologists

29-2033 3.5 17.4 18.2 0.8 4.4

Special effects artists and animators

27-1014 3.5 51.9 51.8 -0.1 -0.3

Respiratory therapists

29-1126 3.5 142.0 154.2 12.1 8.5

Budget analysts

13-2031 3.5 50.4 51.3 1.0 1.9

Food science technicians

19-4013 3.5 20.8 21.8 1.0 4.8

Pharmacy technicians

29-2052 3.5 471.2 501.3 30.1 6.4

Health technologists and technicians, all other[1]

29-2099 3.5 185.6 196.4 10.9 5.9

Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

19-4043 3.5 7.3 7.6 0.3 3.6

Travel agents

41-3041 3.5 61.5 61.7 0.1 0.2

Computer programmers

15-1251 3.5 110.8 102.7 -8.1 -7.3

Fish and game wardens

33-3031 3.5 6.2 5.8 -0.4 -5.7

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

29-2031 3.5 64.5 66.9 2.4 3.7

Psychiatric technicians

29-2053 3.5 161.5 197.5 36.0 22.3

Surveying and mapping technicians

17-3031 3.5 58.8 62.2 3.4 5.8

Power distributors and dispatchers

51-8012 3.5 8.6 8.7 0.1 1.2

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

29-2010 3.5 343.0 352.4 9.4 2.7

Gambling managers

11-9071 3.5 5.6 5.8 0.2 3.6

Surgical assistants

29-9093 3.5 24.4 25.9 1.5 6.1

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

41-4011 3.5 292.0 295.5 3.5 1.2

Avionics technicians

49-2091 3.5 19.8 21.6 1.9 9.4

Air traffic controllers

53-2021 3.5 24.0 24.4 0.4 1.7

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

39-1014 3.5 109.3 115.1 5.8 5.3

First-line supervisors of personal service workers

39-1022 3.5 122.5 130.2 7.7 6.3

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

49-1011 3.5 629.0 654.5 25.5 4.1

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

Architectural and civil drafters

17-3011 3.4 104.1 109.5 5.4 5.2

Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6013 3.4 979.0 1,026.1 47.1 4.8

Artists and related workers, all other[1]

27-1019 3.4 13.0 13.2 0.3 2.0

Healthcare support workers, all other[1]

31-9099 3.4 113.9 119.4 5.5 4.8

Graphic designers

27-1024 3.4 253.1 248.8 -4.2 -1.7

Teaching assistants, except postsecondary[1]

25-9045 3.4 1,463.0 1,458.0 -4.9 -0.3

Transit and railroad police

33-3052 3.4 4.4 4.5 0.1 3.2

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

43-4111 3.4 153.6 137.6 -16.0 -10.4

Sales and related workers, all other[1]

41-9099 3.4 115.3 116.6 1.3 1.1

Parts salespersons

41-2022 3.4 273.3 281.6 8.3 3.0

Agricultural inspectors

45-2011 3.4 17.8 18.2 0.4 2.3

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

27-2099 3.4 43.7 45.8 2.1 4.7

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

41-3091 3.4 1,272.7 1,306.7 33.9 2.7

Customer service representatives

43-4051 3.4 2,666.0 2,524.1 -141.8 -5.3

Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

17-3025 3.4 12.5 12.9 0.4 3.1

Teachers and instructors, all other[1]

25-3099 3.4 138.6 138.3 -0.3 -0.2

Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

17-3026 3.4 76.7 79.0 2.4 3.1

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

43-5032 3.4 203.5 202.1 -1.5 -0.7

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

43-5061 3.4 392.1 387.1 -5.0 -1.3

Nuclear technicians

19-4051 3.4 6.7 6.8 0.1 1.1

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

51-1011 3.4 679.9 692.3 12.4 1.8

Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators

33-9031 3.4 9.8 9.6 -0.2 -1.8

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

43-4181 3.4 120.1 123.1 3.0 2.5

Physical therapist assistants

31-2021 3.4 114.1 140.4 26.2 23.0

Brokerage clerks

43-4011 3.4 36.9 34.1 -2.8 -7.6

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

43-9041 3.4 239.1 234.7 -4.4 -1.9

Chemical equipment operators and tenders

51-9011 3.4 140.8 145.8 5.0 3.6

Information and record clerks, all other[1]

43-4199 3.4 143.1 144.3 1.2 0.8

Audio and video technicians

27-4011 3.4 87.6 91.1 3.4 3.9

Drafters, all other[1]

17-3019 3.4 15.2 14.1 -1.1 -7.3

Music directors and composers

27-2041 3.4 51.1 51.7 0.6 1.2

Hearing aid specialists

29-2092 3.4 11.2 13.4 2.2 19.4

Film and video editors

27-4032 3.4 39.4 40.8 1.5 3.7

Order clerks

43-4151 3.4 78.9 65.1 -13.8 -17.5

Acupuncturists

29-1291 3.4 14.8 16.0 1.3 8.6

Advertising sales agents

41-3011 3.4 99.3 92.2 -7.1 -7.2

Food service managers

11-9051 3.4 344.3 364.2 19.9 5.8

Psychiatric aides

31-1133 3.4 36.9 37.6 0.7 1.9

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

43-4041 3.4 12.2 11.3 -0.9 -7.4

Web developers

15-1254 3.4 87.4 90.6 3.3 3.8

Web and digital interface designers[1]

15-1255 3.4 132.7 140.8 8.0 6.0

Commercial and industrial designers

27-1021 3.4 35.4 36.3 0.9 2.4

First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

39-1013 3.4 27.2 28.1 1.0 3.5

Data entry keyers

43-9021 3.4 131.8 98.2 -33.6 -25.5

Museum technicians and conservators

25-4013 3.3 14.0 14.5 0.5 3.6

Computer network support specialists

15-1231 3.3 152.5 154.4 1.9 1.2

Self-enrichment teachers

25-3021 3.3 419.1 433.7 14.6 3.5

Court, municipal, and license clerks

43-4031 3.3 187.0 193.3 6.3 3.4

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

43-3031 3.3 1,532.4 1,446.8 -85.6 -5.6

Office clerks, general

43-9061 3.3 2,600.0 2,443.7 -156.2 -6.0

Office and administrative support workers, all other[1]

43-9199 3.3 231.1 214.1 -17.0 -7.3

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

41-4012 3.3 1,279.4 1,268.2 -11.2 -0.9

Financial clerks, all other[1]

43-3099 3.3 38.5 38.5 0.0 0.0

Designers, all other[1]

27-1029 3.3 29.5 29.9 0.4 1.2

Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

27-3092 3.3 19.9 19.9 0.0 -0.1

Phlebotomists

31-9097 3.3 143.9 153.7 9.8 6.8

Billing and posting clerks

43-3021 3.3 418.0 417.7 -0.2 -0.1

Forest and conservation technicians

19-4071 3.3 32.8 32.2 -0.7 -2.1

Radiologic technologists and technicians

29-2034 3.3 234.2 246.0 11.8 5.0

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

53-5021 3.3 41.3 42.9 1.7 4.0

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists

33-2022 3.3 3.0 3.4 0.4 13.1

Occupational therapy aides

31-2012 3.3 4.4 4.6 0.2 3.6

Sound engineering technicians

27-4014 3.3 15.0 14.6 -0.5 -3.1

Substitute teachers, short-term

25-3031 3.3 556.1 567.0 10.9 2.0

Broadcast technicians

27-4012 3.3 24.1 23.3 -0.8 -3.1

Recreation workers

39-9032 3.3 346.9 361.9 15.0 4.3

Pest control workers

37-2021 3.3 108.7 114.7 6.0 5.5

Fabric and apparel patternmakers

51-6092 3.3 3.0 2.6 -0.5 -15.0

Word processors and typists

43-9022 3.2 40.4 26.5 -13.9 -34.4

Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers

49-2021 3.2 11.3 11.4 0.1 1.2

Ophthalmic medical technicians

29-2057 3.2 72.5 88.0 15.5 21.4

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

31-9096 3.2 132.1 144.2 12.0 9.1

Bill and account collectors

43-3011 3.2 160.2 143.4 -16.7 -10.4

Dental hygienists

29-1292 3.2 225.3 243.2 17.9 8.0

Ship engineers

53-5031 3.2 8.8 9.0 0.2 2.7

Traffic technicians

53-6041 3.2 8.1 8.4 0.3 4.0

Dental assistants

31-9091 3.2 388.6 417.4 28.8 7.4

Receptionists and information clerks

43-4171 3.2 947.5 931.6 -16.0 -1.7

Cargo and freight agents

43-5011 3.2 100.3 106.4 6.2 6.2

Correctional officers and jailers

33-3012 3.2 397.8 368.2 -29.5 -7.4

Choreographers

27-2032 3.2 4.7 4.9 0.1 3.1

Agricultural technicians

19-4012 3.2 19.5 20.6 1.1 5.4

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers

39-4031 3.2 26.7 27.5 0.8 3.0

Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

49-2095 3.2 20.9 22.9 2.0 9.7

Medical equipment preparers

31-9093 3.2 79.9 88.6 8.7 10.8

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

37-1012 3.2 243.3 253.0 9.7 4.0

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

43-5111 3.2 53.6 51.0 -2.6 -4.8

Locomotive engineers

53-4011 3.2 27.4 27.6 0.1 0.5

Medical appliance technicians

51-9082 3.2 11.3 11.7 0.4 3.5

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

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

53-7072 3.2 9.8 10.2 0.4 4.3

Chefs and head cooks

35-1011 3.2 220.3 234.7 14.4 6.6

Preschool teachers, except special education

25-2011 3.2 583.2 609.4 26.2 4.5

Tellers

43-3071 3.2 339.2 294.5 -44.7 -13.2

Manufactured building and mobile home installers

49-9095 3.2 3.5 3.7 0.2 5.8

Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

17-3024 3.2 15.7 16.2 0.4 2.6

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

47-1011 3.2 913.3 959.4 46.1 5.0

Actors

27-2011 3.2 67.5 67.5 0.0 0.0

Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

47-5012 3.2 12.7 12.9 0.1 0.8

Media and communication equipment workers, all other[1]

27-4099 3.2 14.0 14.3 0.2 1.6

Chemical plant and system operators

51-8091 3.2 16.7 15.9 -0.9 -5.2

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

53-1041 3.2 9.7 10.6 0.9 9.2

Mechanical drafters

17-3013 3.2 42.1 39.6 -2.5 -6.0

Home health and personal care aides

31-1120 3.2 4,677.1 5,524.4 847.3 18.1

Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

49-3041 3.2 41.9 46.4 4.5 10.7

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

35-1012 3.2 1,236.4 1,303.5 67.1 5.4

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

49-2022 3.2 143.1 138.4 -4.7 -3.3

Emergency medical technicians[1]

29-2042 3.1 181.9 192.5 10.6 5.8

Residential advisors

39-9041 3.1 94.1 97.4 3.3 3.5

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

45-1011 3.1 57.6 59.8 2.2 3.8

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians

53-3011 3.1 14.3 14.1 -0.2 -1.3

Dietetic technicians

29-2051 3.1 32.1 32.9 0.9 2.7

New accounts clerks

43-4141 3.1 37.9 35.5 -2.5 -6.5

Semiconductor processing technicians

51-9141 3.1 31.2 33.8 2.6 8.2

Gas plant operators

51-8092 3.1 18.2 17.1 -1.1 -6.0

Library assistants, clerical

43-4121 3.1 89.5 83.8 -5.7 -6.4

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

37-1011 3.1 265.2 273.6 8.4 3.2

Dental laboratory technicians

51-9081 3.1 34.4 32.3 -2.0 -5.9

Postal service clerks

43-5051 3.1 70.9 70.7 -0.2 -0.3

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance

39-5091 3.1 4.3 4.6 0.3 6.1

Hazardous materials removal workers

47-4041 3.1 52.7 53.5 0.8 1.5

Firefighters

33-2011 3.1 355.3 368.4 13.1 3.7

Physical therapist aides

31-2022 3.1 49.0 51.0 2.0 4.0

Plant and system operators, all other[1]

51-8099 3.1 14.3 14.6 0.3 2.3

Wind turbine service technicians

49-9081 3.1 11.8 15.3 3.5 29.5

Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

51-8031 3.1 131.0 123.5 -7.5 -5.7

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

53-7121 3.1 12.8 13.2 0.4 2.8

Counter and rental clerks

41-2021 3.1 409.4 421.9 12.4 3.0

Service unit operators, oil and gas

47-5013 3.1 43.8 44.3 0.5 1.1

Library technicians

25-4031 3.1 72.8 68.1 -4.6 -6.4

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

49-2096 3.1 8.6 7.4 -1.3 -14.5

Commercial divers

49-9092 3.1 4.0 4.2 0.2 4.8

Food cooking machine operators and tenders

51-3093 3.1 31.2 31.2 -0.1 -0.3

Animal control workers

33-9011 3.1 13.8 14.3 0.6 4.0

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

49-9021 3.1 440.9 489.1 48.2 10.9

Massage therapists

31-9011 3.1 155.4 179.1 23.7 15.3

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

51-8093 3.1 32.9 32.3 -0.6 -1.9

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

49-3042 3.1 180.3 192.5 12.1 6.7

Animal trainers

39-2011 3.1 47.8 49.7 2.0 4.2

Miscellaneous construction and related workers[1]

47-4090 3.1 29.5 30.6 1.1 3.9

Parking enforcement workers

33-3041 3.1 9.4 9.3 -0.1 -1.1

Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

49-2094 3.1 65.5 65.7 0.2 0.3

Nursing assistants

31-1131 3.1 1,505.9 1,544.9 39.0 2.6

Demonstrators and product promoters

41-9011 3.1 70.4 70.5 0.1 0.2

Surgical technologists

29-2055 3.1 118.4 124.3 5.9 5.0

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

49-2092 3.1 16.1 16.8 0.7 4.4

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

51-8021 3.0 31.2 32.2 1.0 3.1

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

49-9012 3.0 50.4 52.6 2.2 4.3

Pharmacy aides

31-9095 3.0 39.2 39.0 -0.3 -0.7

Power plant operators

51-8013 3.0 29.8 28.3 -1.5 -5.1

Rail transportation workers, all other[1]

53-4099 3.0 1.1 1.2 0.1 4.4

Musicians and singers

27-2042 3.0 170.4 170.9 0.6 0.3

Security and fire alarm systems installers

49-2098 3.0 86.3 92.1 5.9 6.8

Maintenance and repair workers, general

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

Locksmiths and safe repairers

49-9094 3.0 18.7 16.5 -2.2 -11.7

Print binding and finishing workers

51-5113 3.0 32.3 26.6 -5.6 -17.5

Gambling cage workers

43-3041 3.0 15.0 14.6 -0.5 -3.1

Personal care and service workers, all other[1]

39-9099 3.0 94.6 100.2 5.6 5.9

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

39-5012 3.0 595.0 640.9 45.9 7.7

Medical equipment repairers

49-9062 3.0 71.8 80.9 9.1 12.6

Security guards

33-9032 3.0 1,294.3 1,305.6 11.3 0.9

Prepress technicians and workers

51-5111 3.0 24.7 20.9 -3.8 -15.3

Food batchmakers

51-3092 3.0 176.8 188.2 11.4 6.5

Telemarketers

41-9041 3.0 60.9 47.8 -13.0 -21.4

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

43-5071 3.0 827.7 765.0 -62.8 -7.6

Railroad conductors and yardmasters

53-4031 3.0 38.9 39.2 0.3 0.9

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders

51-9193 3.0 7.7 8.1 0.5 5.9

Model makers, wood

51-7031 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 -3.3

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

41-1011 3.0 1,419.8 1,367.4 -52.5 -3.7

Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators

53-7071 3.0 3.5 3.6 0.1 2.1

Retail salespersons

41-2031 3.0 3,998.1 3,984.1 -14.0 -0.3

Photographers

27-4021 3.0 145.0 144.0 -1.0 -0.7

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers

53-4022 3.0 10.7 10.8 0.1 0.8

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

49-2011 3.0 72.1 69.9 -2.1 -3.0

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

49-3023 3.0 825.8 866.7 40.9 5.0

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

51-4032 3.0 4.7 4.2 -0.4 -9.5

Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other[1]

49-9069 3.0 10.2 10.5 0.3 2.5

Embalmers

39-4011 3.0 3.9 4.0 0.0 0.7

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

51-9061 3.0 602.0 617.2 15.2 2.5

Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers

53-4013 3.0 3.5 3.6 0.0 0.8

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

49-9099 3.0 205.2 210.6 5.4 2.6

Transportation security screeners

33-9093 3.0 53.5 51.2 -2.2 -4.2

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9023 3.0 97.3 91.4 -5.9 -6.1

Office machine operators, except computer

43-9071 3.0 25.8 21.9 -3.8 -14.9

Athletes and sports competitors

27-2021 3.0 22.9 24.1 1.3 5.5

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

47-5032 3.0 5.2 5.2 0.0 0.0

Skincare specialists

39-5094 3.0 104.2 113.3 9.1 8.8

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

51-4081 3.0 127.1 127.9 0.8 0.6

Layout workers, metal and plastic

51-4192 3.0 6.2 5.9 -0.2 -3.4

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

51-4022 3.0 8.9 7.4 -1.5 -17.2

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers

27-1026 3.0 164.8 169.2 4.4 2.7

Childcare workers

39-9011 3.0 1,010.3 990.4 -19.9 -2.0

Carpenters

47-2031 3.0 889.7 924.7 35.0 3.9

Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers

49-2097 3.0 22.4 23.4 1.1 4.8

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

51-3091 3.0 21.6 21.7 0.1 0.4

Log graders and scalers

45-4023 3.0 4.4 4.3 -0.1 -2.2

Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

51-9162 3.0 28.6 30.3 1.7 5.9

Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

47-4021 3.0 24.7 26.1 1.4 5.7

Protective service workers, all other[1]

33-9099 3.0 82.1 84.6 2.4 3.0

Industrial machinery mechanics

49-9041 3.0 446.9 526.6 79.7 17.8

Home appliance repairers

49-9031 3.0 40.5 41.3 0.8 1.9

Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

39-9031 2.9 388.4 416.9 28.5 7.3

Gambling change persons and booth cashiers

41-2012 2.9 22.0 21.6 -0.4 -1.9

Couriers and messengers

43-5021 2.9 228.9 247.1 18.2 8.0

Motorcycle mechanics

49-3052 2.9 14.2 14.5 0.3 2.1

Millwrights

49-9044 2.9 40.7 41.0 0.4 0.9

Light truck drivers

53-3033 2.9 1,068.5 1,136.4 67.8 6.3

Umpires, referees, and other sports officials

27-2023 2.9 18.2 19.2 0.9 5.2

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

51-2028 2.9 246.3 258.7 12.4 5.0

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

43-4081 2.9 264.6 269.5 4.9 1.8

Tour and travel guides

39-7010 2.9 62.2 66.1 3.9 6.3

Concierges

39-6012 2.9 50.2 51.5 1.3 2.6

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

49-2093 2.9 6.6 6.9 0.4 5.4

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

51-9051 2.9 14.5 14.9 0.4 2.6

Mechanical door repairers

49-9011 2.9 28.4 30.3 1.8 6.4

Cooks, institution and cafeteria

35-2012 2.9 454.0 466.6 12.6 2.8

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators

51-9151 2.9 5.3 5.0 -0.3 -5.6

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

41-9091 2.9 50.9 45.6 -5.3 -10.4

Telephone operators

43-2021 2.9 3.5 2.5 -1.0 -27.6

Flight attendants

53-2031 2.9 133.7 145.5 11.8 8.8

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

51-2011 2.9 34.4 32.5 -1.9 -5.6

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

51-9041 2.9 58.3 59.2 0.9 1.5

Recreational vehicle service technicians

49-3092 2.9 17.5 19.2 1.7 9.7

Bicycle repairers

49-3091 2.9 12.2 11.5 -0.7 -5.7

Telecommunications line installers and repairers

49-9052 2.9 103.4 99.9 -3.5 -3.4

Crane and tower operators

53-7021 2.9 42.9 44.5 1.6 3.8

Costume attendants

39-3092 2.9 6.6 7.0 0.4 5.9

Fiberglass laminators and fabricators

51-2051 2.9 16.3 17.0 0.8 4.6

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

51-4072 2.9 150.0 144.9 -5.2 -3.4

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9032 2.9 45.9 45.5 -0.4 -0.9

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians

51-9083 2.9 18.6 19.0 0.4 2.2

Earth drillers, except oil and gas

47-5023 2.9 19.5 20.2 0.7 3.6

Patternmakers, wood

51-7032 2.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 -2.0

Model makers, metal and plastic

51-4061 2.9 2.6 2.2 -0.5 -17.3

Animal caretakers

39-2021 2.9 365.3 409.4 44.1 12.1

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

51-4193 2.9 33.3 30.1 -3.2 -9.7

Camera operators, television, video, and film

27-4031 2.9 32.6 33.0 0.4 1.3

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders

51-9191 2.9 12.1 12.2 0.2 1.3

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators[1]

51-2090 2.9 1,403.5 1,418.4 14.9 1.1

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

51-4191 2.9 14.4 13.0 -1.4 -9.5

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

51-9021 2.9 26.6 26.1 -0.4 -1.7

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

47-5022 2.9 34.7 35.0 0.4 1.0

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

43-9051 2.9 57.8 53.6 -4.1 -7.2

Grinding and polishing workers, hand

51-9022 2.9 10.8 8.7 -2.1 -19.2

Production workers, all other[1]

51-9199 2.8 275.7 277.8 2.1 0.8

Gambling and sports book writers and runners

39-3012 2.8 9.6 9.8 0.2 1.8

Conveyor operators and tenders

53-7011 2.8 29.0 28.2 -0.8 -2.6

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

51-4035 2.8 12.4 10.8 -1.6 -13.2

Driver/sales workers

53-3031 2.8 442.9 478.1 35.2 7.9

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

51-7011 2.8 81.8 79.4 -2.4 -2.9

Transportation workers, all other[1]

53-6099 2.8 13.7 14.3 0.5 4.0

Printing press operators

51-5112 2.8 144.0 131.4 -12.6 -8.7

Maintenance workers, machinery

49-9043 2.8 59.7 58.6 -1.2 -1.9

Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation

37-3012 2.8 25.7 26.7 1.0 3.9

Signal and track switch repairers

49-9097 2.8 8.7 8.9 0.2 1.8

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

51-4023 2.8 25.3 23.2 -2.1 -8.3

Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

51-4051 2.8 16.8 16.3 -0.5 -2.9

Bartenders

35-3011 2.8 762.6 800.5 37.9 5.0

Tool and die makers

51-4111 2.8 56.7 51.5 -5.2 -9.2

Baggage porters and bellhops

39-6011 2.8 29.2 28.4 -0.9 -3.0

Solar photovoltaic installers

47-2231 2.8 31.1 42.4 11.3 36.5

Helpers--extraction workers

47-5081 2.8 7.1 7.2 0.1 1.7

Computer numerically controlled tool operators

51-9161 2.8 170.0 154.1 -15.9 -9.4

Bailiffs

33-3011 2.8 18.0 17.7 -0.3 -1.9

Meter readers, utilities

43-5041 2.8 19.7 17.6 -2.1 -10.5

Forest and conservation workers

45-4011 2.8 14.7 14.5 -0.2 -1.5

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

51-4034 2.8 16.7 14.8 -1.9 -11.3

Stonemasons

47-2022 2.8 9.3 8.8 -0.5 -5.4

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

49-9051 2.8 131.9 145.5 13.6 10.3

Sailors and marine oilers

53-5011 2.8 33.0 34.1 1.1 3.2

Bus drivers, transit and intercity

53-3052 2.8 166.4 173.3 6.9 4.1

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

51-9195 2.8 43.0 45.5 2.5 5.8

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

47-2152 2.8 510.6 545.2 34.5 6.8

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

51-6091 2.8 13.5 13.0 -0.4 -3.3

Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators

27-1013 2.8 28.9 28.0 -0.8 -2.9

Etchers and engravers

51-9194 2.8 8.9 8.8 -0.1 -0.7

Wellhead pumpers

53-7073 2.8 18.4 18.0 -0.4 -2.0

Hoist and winch operators

53-7041 2.8 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.2

Communications equipment operators, all other[1]

43-2099 2.8 1.2 1.3 0.0 1.0

Upholsterers

51-6093 2.8 22.7 22.2 -0.5 -2.3

Boilermakers

47-2011 2.8 10.2 10.1 -0.2 -1.8

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

45-2092 2.8 546.8 533.6 -13.2 -2.4

Subway and streetcar operators

53-4041 2.8 10.5 10.9 0.4 3.7

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

49-3031 2.8 316.0 327.4 11.4 3.6

Switchboard operators, including answering service

43-2011 2.8 35.4 26.2 -9.2 -26.0

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

51-9012 2.8 61.4 57.9 -3.5 -5.7

Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals

45-2093 2.8 202.1 195.7 -6.4 -3.2

Machinists

51-4041 2.8 288.3 291.2 3.0 1.0

Derrick operators, oil and gas

47-5011 2.8 10.7 10.9 0.2 1.6

Riggers

49-9096 2.8 22.5 23.4 0.9 3.9

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

51-9111 2.8 377.7 393.3 15.6 4.1

Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics

49-3053 2.8 38.3 39.2 0.9 2.3

Motor vehicle operators, all other[1]

53-3099 2.7 54.5 56.0 1.5 2.8

Musical instrument repairers and tuners

49-9063 2.7 6.0 6.1 0.1 1.9

Cooks, private household

35-2013 2.7 35.4 37.2 1.8 5.1

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

47-4071 2.7 31.9 34.4 2.5 7.8

Crematory operators[1]

39-4012 2.7 3.0 3.1 0.1 3.1

Funeral attendants

39-4021 2.7 31.3 32.1 0.8 2.6

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

51-4033 2.7 68.5 61.1 -7.4 -10.8

Craft artists

27-1012 2.7 11.5 11.8 0.2 2.0

Rail car repairers

49-3043 2.7 20.1 20.6 0.5 2.6

School bus monitors[1]

33-9094 2.7 76.7 75.3 -1.4 -1.9

Bus drivers, school

53-3051 2.7 396.8 399.7 2.9 0.7

Extraction workers, all other[1]

47-5099 2.7 5.9 6.1 0.2 3.4

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

51-6061 2.7 5.7 5.0 -0.7 -12.5

Structural metal fabricators and fitters

51-2041 2.7 52.3 49.0 -3.2 -6.2

Agricultural workers, all other[1]

45-2099 2.7 9.3 9.7 0.4 3.8

Motorboat operators

53-5022 2.7 2.8 2.9 0.1 4.9

Sheet metal workers

47-2211 2.7 131.1 134.4 3.3 2.5

Automotive and watercraft service attendants

53-6031 2.7 102.4 106.3 3.9 3.8

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

47-4061 2.7 17.4 17.7 0.3 1.5

Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

49-3051 2.7 25.0 26.2 1.2 4.9

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

51-4122 2.7 32.9 30.0 -2.9 -8.9

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

47-2073 2.7 489.5 511.8 22.3 4.6

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons

49-9045 2.7 1.1 0.9 -0.2 -13.7

Brickmasons and blockmasons

47-2021 2.7 62.4 63.1 0.7 1.1

Stockers and order fillers

53-7065 2.7 2,804.3 3,055.0 250.7 8.9

Bridge and lock tenders

53-6011 2.7 3.1 3.1 -0.1 -2.3

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

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

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

43-5053 2.7 101.2 95.9 -5.3 -5.3

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

51-9071 2.7 32.8 31.8 -1.1 -3.2

Animal breeders

45-2021 2.7 6.9 7.1 0.2 3.0

Construction laborers

47-2061 2.7 1,489.3 1,598.6 109.3 7.3

Camera and photographic equipment repairers

49-9061 2.7 1.8 1.5 -0.3 -15.5

Patternmakers, metal and plastic

51-4062 2.7 1.5 1.1 -0.3 -22.8

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers

33-9092 2.7 162.0 170.8 8.9 5.5

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

49-9091 2.7 34.7 33.5 -1.2 -3.4

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners

51-4194 2.7 5.8 5.4 -0.4 -6.8

Industrial truck and tractor operators

53-7051 2.7 765.2 776.3 11.1 1.5

Glaziers

47-2121 2.7 59.2 60.3 1.1 1.9

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

53-3032 2.7 2,221.2 2,305.0 83.8 3.8

Parking attendants

53-6021 2.7 139.2 142.0 2.8 2.0

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9196 2.7 96.1 92.6 -3.5 -3.6

Food processing workers, all other[1]

51-3099 2.6 67.4 71.1 3.7 5.5

Orderlies

31-1132 2.6 52.8 54.9 2.1 4.0

Furniture finishers

51-7021 2.6 15.9 15.3 -0.6 -3.5

Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

53-3053 2.6 251.5 269.4 17.9 7.1

Taxi drivers[1]

53-3054 2.6 204.2 227.7 23.5 11.5

Tree trimmers and pruners

37-3013 2.6 70.6 73.6 3.0 4.2

Material moving workers, all other[1]

53-7199 2.6 27.8 28.6 0.8 2.7

Amusement and recreation attendants

39-3091 2.6 408.4 423.6 15.2 3.7

Automotive body and related repairers

49-3021 2.6 163.2 169.3 6.1 3.7

Pipelayers

47-2151 2.6 33.2 32.2 -1.0 -3.1

Watch and clock repairers

49-9064 2.6 1.4 1.4 0.0 -0.3

Farm labor contractors

13-1074 2.6 1.9 2.0 0.1 7.4

Highway maintenance workers

47-4051 2.6 161.8 167.3 5.5 3.4

Timing device assemblers and adjusters

51-2061 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 -6.1

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

51-9124 2.6 164.8 168.9 4.1 2.5

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers

51-2021 2.6 12.9 12.4 -0.5 -4.0

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

51-6052 2.6 33.2 30.3 -2.9 -8.8

Cooks, short order

35-2015 2.6 138.7 131.5 -7.2 -5.2

Waiters and waitresses

35-3031 2.6 2,284.4 2,330.9 46.5 2.0

Engine and other machine assemblers

51-2031 2.6 33.5 27.8 -5.7 -17.0

Floral designers

27-1023 2.6 45.2 42.7 -2.5 -5.6

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-6062 2.6 9.4 8.2 -1.3 -13.6

Bakers

51-3011 2.6 262.4 276.9 14.5 5.5

Shoe machine operators and tenders

51-6042 2.6 4.6 4.2 -0.3 -6.9

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-6063 2.6 13.9 12.0 -1.9 -13.7

Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other[1]

39-3099 2.6 7.2 7.5 0.3 4.0

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other[1]

51-4199 2.6 16.3 15.1 -1.2 -7.1

Dancers

27-2031 2.6 13.8 14.1 0.3 2.2

Helpers--electricians

47-3013 2.6 65.0 65.4 0.4 0.6

Structural iron and steel workers

47-2221 2.6 68.3 70.4 2.1 3.1

Tile and stone setters

47-2044 2.6 45.2 49.6 4.4 9.8

Plasterers and stucco masons

47-2161 2.6 22.9 23.6 0.6 2.8

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

51-6041 2.6 10.3 9.6 -0.7 -6.5

Logging equipment operators

45-4022 2.6 29.3 28.2 -1.1 -3.8

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

51-4031 2.6 171.0 153.1 -17.9 -10.5

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

51-4021 2.6 60.9 61.4 0.4 0.7

Passenger attendants

53-6061 2.6 27.2 28.9 1.6 6.0

Gambling service workers, all other[1]

39-3019 2.5 15.3 15.9 0.6 4.2

Shampooers

39-5093 2.5 15.4 16.2 0.9 5.6

Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

47-2042 2.5 29.8 32.4 2.7 9.0

Tire repairers and changers

49-3093 2.5 112.2 116.0 3.8 3.4

Painters, construction and maintenance

47-2141 2.5 326.9 336.7 9.8 3.0

Roofers

47-2181 2.5 166.9 175.6 8.8 5.3

Logging workers, all other[1]

45-4029 2.5 2.4 2.2 -0.2 -7.6

Woodworkers, all other[1]

51-7099 2.5 15.4 15.1 -0.4 -2.3

Butchers and meat cutters

51-3021 2.5 138.4 141.7 3.3 2.4

Floor sanders and finishers

47-2043 2.5 4.7 4.7 0.1 1.4

Insulation workers, mechanical

47-2132 2.5 26.7 28.1 1.4 5.1

Helpers--carpenters

47-3012 2.5 21.9 21.5 -0.4 -1.7

Food servers, nonrestaurant

35-3041 2.5 296.3 309.6 13.3 4.5

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

35-9031 2.5 444.2 459.5 15.3 3.4

Machine feeders and offbearers

53-7063 2.5 41.8 36.3 -5.5 -13.1

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

51-3022 2.5 149.8 158.3 8.5 5.7

Gambling dealers

39-3011 2.5 88.9 91.9 3.0 3.4

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

47-2131 2.5 45.1 46.2 1.1 2.4

Motion picture projectionists

39-3021 2.5 1.5 1.4 -0.1 -6.2

Painting, coating, and decorating workers

51-9123 2.5 8.2 8.3 0.1 1.3

Cashiers

41-2011 2.5 3,106.3 2,905.7 -200.6 -6.5

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders

51-9192 2.5 16.2 16.8 0.5 3.4

Cooks, all other[1]

35-2019 2.5 19.7 20.8 1.0 5.2

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

39-3031 2.5 124.5 125.6 1.1 0.9

Dredge operators

53-7031 2.5 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.7

Roof bolters, mining

47-5043 2.5 2.2 1.8 -0.4 -18.9

Pourers and casters, metal

51-4052 2.5 4.6 4.3 -0.2 -5.0

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2011 2.5 2,432.6 2,486.2 53.6 2.2

Drywall and ceiling tile installers

47-2081 2.5 102.2 104.7 2.5 2.5

Automotive glass installers and repairers

49-3022 2.5 22.6 23.9 1.3 5.7

Fishing and hunting workers

45-3031 2.5 28.2 27.0 -1.2 -4.2

Helpers--roofers

47-3016 2.5 6.1 6.1 0.0 -0.1

Building cleaning workers, all other[1]

37-2019 2.4 18.6 19.0 0.4 2.0

Cooks, fast food

35-2011 2.4 640.5 644.1 3.6 0.6

Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants

39-3093 2.4 16.0 17.1 1.0 6.4

Helpers--production workers

51-9198 2.4 167.4 153.6 -13.8 -8.2

Helpers, construction trades, all other[1]

47-3019 2.4 25.2 24.9 -0.3 -1.0

Underground mining machine operators, all other[1]

47-5049 2.4 3.2 3.1 0.0 -1.0

Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining

47-5044 2.4 5.9 5.0 -0.9 -15.8

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2012 2.4 1,332.1 1,339.5 7.4 0.6

Continuous mining machine operators

47-5041 2.4 14.0 14.4 0.4 3.2

Cutters and trimmers, hand

51-9031 2.4 5.9 4.8 -1.1 -18.9

Barbers

39-5011 2.4 75.8 78.3 2.5 3.3

Carpet installers

47-2041 2.4 17.4 14.5 -2.8 -16.4

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

51-6099 2.4 14.1 12.2 -1.9 -13.4

Postal service mail carriers

43-5052 2.4 316.4 315.5 -0.9 -0.3

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

51-6064 2.4 23.5 21.0 -2.4 -10.3

Tire builders

51-9197 2.4 20.3 20.5 0.2 0.8

Cooks, restaurant

35-2014 2.4 1,417.5 1,588.8 171.4 12.1

Manicurists and pedicurists

39-5092 2.3 201.8 220.4 18.6 9.2

Packers and packagers, hand

53-7064 2.3 555.5 528.0 -27.5 -5.0

Sewing machine operators

51-6031 2.3 117.2 99.5 -17.7 -15.1

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

47-2171 2.3 16.6 15.7 -0.9 -5.3

Pile driver operators

47-2072 2.3 2.3 2.2 -0.1 -5.7

Fence erectors

47-4031 2.3 30.6 32.3 1.7 5.6

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

51-6011 2.3 204.9 213.7 8.7 4.3

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

51-7042 2.3 60.9 59.4 -1.5 -2.5

Rock splitters, quarry

47-5051 2.3 3.5 3.7 0.2 5.8

Refuse and recyclable material collectors

53-7081 2.3 156.4 159.6 3.2 2.1

Crossing guards and flaggers

33-9091 2.3 94.8 98.1 3.3 3.5

Paperhangers

47-2142 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.1 4.3

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

49-9098 2.3 97.1 102.2 5.1 5.3

Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

47-3015 2.3 45.3 46.4 1.1 2.4

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

47-3011 2.3 14.1 12.5 -1.7 -11.7

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

45-2041 2.2 45.4 43.8 -1.5 -3.4

Agricultural equipment operators

45-2091 2.2 66.9 72.6 5.7 8.6

Cement masons and concrete finishers

47-2051 2.2 204.8 208.1 3.3 1.6

Roustabouts, oil and gas

47-5071 2.2 45.5 47.1 1.7 3.6

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

51-7041 2.2 41.2 40.8 -0.4 -1.0

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

35-9011 2.2 546.6 575.5 28.9 5.3

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

35-9099 2.2 85.1 89.7 4.7 5.5

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

47-2071 2.2 42.3 41.9 -0.4 -0.9

Models

41-9012 2.2 4.2 4.1 -0.1 -2.1

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

53-7061 2.2 419.5 435.8 16.3 3.9

Tapers

47-2082 2.2 15.8 15.5 -0.3 -1.6

Sewers, hand

51-6051 2.1 5.3 4.6 -0.6 -12.0

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

51-4121 2.1 437.7 448.1 10.3 2.4

Terrazzo workers and finishers

47-2053 2.1 1.2 1.0 -0.2 -13.0

Fast food and counter workers

35-3023 2.1 3,855.9 4,079.1 223.3 5.8

Foundry mold and coremakers

51-4071 2.1 12.7 9.8 -2.9 -23.0

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

47-3014 2.1 7.6 7.7 0.1 1.5

Food preparation workers

35-2021 2.0 908.5 881.3 -27.2 -3.0

Grounds maintenance workers, all other[1]

37-3019 2.0 14.2 14.8 0.5 3.7

Fallers

45-4021 2.0 4.3 3.9 -0.4 -9.9

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

51-6021 2.0 26.3 22.2 -4.1 -15.7

Slaughterers and meat packers

51-3023 2.0 71.2 72.6 1.5 2.0

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

37-3011 1.9 1,188.6 1,244.2 55.6 4.7

Dishwashers

35-9021 1.9 480.4 475.6 -4.8 -1.0

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