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Employment Projections

Employment by major occupational group

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Table 1.1 Employment by major occupational group, 2025 and projected 2035 (Employment in thousands)
2025 National Employment Matrix title 2025 National Employment Matrix code Employment, 2025 Employment, 2035 Employment change, numeric, 2025–35 Employment change, percent, 2025–35 Median annual wage, dollars, 2025

Total, all occupations

00-0000 170,280.8 176,198.5 5,917.6 3.5 50,980

Management occupations

11-0000 13,683.4 14,527.6 844.2 6.2 126,520

Business and financial operations occupations

13-0000 11,368.5 11,997.1 628.6 5.5 82,660

Computer and mathematical occupations

15-0000 5,493.6 5,896.7 403.1 7.3 109,280

Architecture and engineering occupations

17-0000 2,690.0 2,872.5 182.4 6.8 99,520

Life, physical, and social science occupations

19-0000 1,628.7 1,751.5 122.9 7.5 82,530

Community and social service occupations

21-0000 3,270.1 3,513.0 242.9 7.4 58,300

Legal occupations

23-0000 1,445.7 1,488.0 42.2 2.9 102,500

Educational instruction and library occupations

25-0000 9,907.4 10,049.4 142.0 1.4 60,570

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

27-0000 2,986.0 3,030.6 44.6 1.5 62,750

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

29-0000 10,232.8 11,052.4 819.5 8.0 86,530

Healthcare support occupations

31-0000 8,421.5 9,544.2 1,122.7 13.3 38,340

Protective service occupations

33-0000 3,871.0 3,915.2 44.2 1.1 50,080

Food preparation and serving related occupations

35-0000 13,826.5 14,429.1 602.5 4.4 35,050

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

37-0000 5,699.6 5,845.2 145.6 2.6 37,680

Personal care and service occupations

39-0000 4,487.3 4,685.5 198.2 4.4 36,410

Sales and related occupations

41-0000 14,533.2 14,326.4 -206.8 -1.4 38,530

Office and administrative support occupations

43-0000 18,792.7 18,040.5 -752.1 -4.0 47,450

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

45-0000 1,036.0 1,020.6 -15.4 -1.5 36,630

Construction and extraction occupations

47-0000 7,492.9 7,878.5 385.7 5.1 59,540

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

49-0000 6,494.4 6,847.1 352.7 5.4 59,620

Production occupations

51-0000 8,780.5 8,747.1 -33.5 -0.4 46,990

Transportation and material moving occupations

53-0000 14,139.0 14,740.4 601.4 4.3 44,350

Note:

Wage data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program. The wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers.

Employment subcategories do not necessarily add to higher categories due to rounding.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last modified date: August 27, 2026