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Employment Projections
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| 2023 National Employment Matrix title | 2023 National Employment Matrix code | Employment, 2023 | Employment, 2033 | Employment change, numeric, 2023-33 | Employment change, percent, 2023-33 | Median annual wage, dollars, 2024[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total, all occupations |
00-0000 | 167,849.8 | 174,589.0 | 6,739.2 | 4.0 | 49,500 |
|
Wind turbine service technicians |
49-9081 | 11.4 | 18.2 | 6.8 | 60.1 | 62,580 |
|
Solar photovoltaic installers |
47-2231 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 12.0 | 48.0 | 51,860 |
|
Nurse practitioners |
29-1171 | 292.5 | 427.9 | 135.5 | 46.3 | 129,210 |
|
Data scientists |
15-2051 | 202.9 | 276.0 | 73.1 | 36.0 | 112,590 |
|
Information security analysts |
15-1212 | 180.7 | 239.8 | 59.1 | 32.7 | 124,910 |
|
Medical and health services managers |
11-9111 | 562.7 | 723.3 | 160.6 | 28.5 | 117,960 |
|
Physician assistants |
29-1071 | 153.4 | 197.1 | 43.7 | 28.5 | 133,260 |
|
Computer and information research scientists |
15-1221 | 36.6 | 46.0 | 9.4 | 25.6 | 140,910 |
|
Physical therapist assistants |
31-2021 | 108.5 | 136.0 | 27.5 | 25.4 | 65,510 |
|
Operations research analysts |
15-2031 | 123.3 | 151.6 | 28.3 | 23.0 | 91,290 |
|
Occupational therapy assistants |
31-2011 | 47.5 | 58.1 | 10.6 | 22.3 | 68,340 |
|
Actuaries |
15-2011 | 30.2 | 36.8 | 6.6 | 21.8 | 125,770 |
|
Financial examiners |
13-2061 | 65.5 | 79.2 | 13.8 | 21.0 | 90,400 |
|
Home health and personal care aides |
31-1120 | 3,961.9 | 4,782.4 | 820.5 | 20.7 | 34,900 |
|
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
31-9096 | 118.2 | 141.1 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 37,320 |
|
Veterinary technologists and technicians |
29-2056 | 125.7 | 150.0 | 24.3 | 19.3 | 45,980 |
|
Logisticians |
13-1081 | 237.1 | 282.9 | 45.8 | 19.3 | 80,880 |
|
Veterinarians |
29-1131 | 88.2 | 105.0 | 16.8 | 19.1 | 125,510 |
|
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors |
21-1018 | 449.8 | 534.3 | 84.5 | 18.8 | 59,190 |
|
Epidemiologists |
19-1041 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 18.8 | 83,980 |
|
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
25-1071 | 284.2 | 337.5 | 53.3 | 18.8 | 105,620 |
|
Speech-language pathologists |
29-1127 | 180.8 | 214.1 | 33.3 | 18.4 | 95,410 |
|
Medical equipment repairers |
49-9062 | 67.0 | 79.3 | 12.3 | 18.4 | 62,630 |
|
Software developers |
15-1252 | 1,692.1 | 1,995.7 | 303.7 | 17.9 | 133,080 |
|
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
25-1072 | 89.9 | 105.9 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 79,940 |
|
Massage therapists |
31-9011 | 147.1 | 173.2 | 26.0 | 17.7 | 57,950 |
|
Computer and information systems managers |
11-3021 | 613.5 | 720.4 | 106.9 | 17.4 | 171,200 |
|
Industrial machinery mechanics |
49-9041 | 429.5 | 503.3 | 73.8 | 17.2 | 63,760 |
|
Personal financial advisors |
13-2052 | 321.0 | 375.9 | 55.0 | 17.1 | 102,140 |
|
Psychiatric technicians |
29-2053 | 124.6 | 145.8 | 21.3 | 17.1 | 42,590 |
|
Footnotes: [1] Data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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. Note: Data is unavailable for values denoted with a "—". Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Last Modified Date: April 18, 2025