Fastest declining occupations
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2016 National Employment Matrix title and code |
Employment |
Change, 2016–26 |
Median annual wage, 2018(1) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2016 |
2026 |
Number |
Percent |
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|
Total, all occupations |
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156,063.8 |
167,582.3 |
11,518.6 |
7.4 |
$38,640 |
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Locomotive firers |
|
1.2 |
0.3 |
-0.9 |
-78.6 |
$63,820 |
|
Respiratory therapy technicians |
|
10.8 |
4.7 |
-6.1 |
-56.3 |
$51,210 |
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Parking enforcement workers |
|
9.4 |
6.1 |
-3.3 |
-35.3 |
$39,840 |
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Word processors and typists |
|
74.9 |
50.1 |
-24.8 |
-33.1 |
$39,750 |
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Watch repairers |
|
1.8 |
1.2 |
-0.5 |
-29.7 |
$39,910 |
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Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
|
12.1 |
9.0 |
-3.1 |
-25.6 |
$35,590 |
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Foundry mold and coremakers |
|
12.5 |
9.5 |
-3.0 |
-24.0 |
$35,430 |
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Pourers and casters, metal |
|
8.4 |
6.5 |
-2.0 |
-23.4 |
$37,730 |
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Computer operators |
|
51.5 |
39.7 |
-11.8 |
-22.8 |
$45,840 |
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Telephone operators |
|
9.1 |
7.0 |
-2.0 |
-22.6 |
$37,240 |
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Mine shuttle car operators |
|
1.5 |
1.2 |
-0.3 |
-21.9 |
$56,340 |
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Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
|
45.7 |
35.9 |
-9.8 |
-21.4 |
— |
|
Data entry keyers |
|
203.8 |
160.6 |
-43.3 |
-21.2 |
$32,170 |
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Postmasters and mail superintendents |
|
14.2 |
11.2 |
-3.0 |
-20.9 |
$75,970 |
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Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
|
218.9 |
173.3 |
-45.6 |
-20.8 |
— |
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Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
|
14.1 |
11.2 |
-2.9 |
-20.7 |
$34,400 |
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Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
|
26.6 |
21.1 |
-5.4 |
-20.5 |
$29,550 |
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Timing device assemblers and adjusters |
|
0.8 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
-20.1 |
$34,650 |
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Switchboard operators, including answering service |
|
93.2 |
74.7 |
-18.5 |
-19.9 |
$29,420 |
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Prepress technicians and workers |
|
34.6 |
27.7 |
-6.9 |
-19.9 |
$40,410 |
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Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
|
12.3 |
9.9 |
-2.4 |
-19.5 |
$38,020 |
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Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders |
|
22.2 |
17.9 |
-4.3 |
-19.3 |
$29,160 |
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Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
|
17.6 |
14.2 |
-3.4 |
-19.3 |
$43,590 |
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Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
|
19.2 |
15.5 |
-3.7 |
-19.2 |
$38,900 |
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Legal secretaries |
|
194.7 |
157.5 |
-37.1 |
-19.1 |
$46,360 |
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Photographic process workers and processing machine operators |
|
26.9 |
22.0 |
-4.9 |
-18.1 |
$29,180 |
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Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders |
|
11.3 |
9.2 |
-2.0 |
-18.1 |
$28,780 |
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Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
|
41.8 |
34.5 |
-7.3 |
-17.4 |
$53,340 |
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Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants |
|
685.3 |
566.2 |
-119.2 |
-17.4 |
$59,340 |
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Engine and other machine assemblers |
|
38.0 |
31.5 |
-6.5 |
-17.2 |
$44,380 |
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Last Modified Date: April 12, 2019
