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Employment Projections
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Occupations with the largest job declines
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| 2024 National Employment Matrix title | 2024 National Employment Matrix code | Employment, 2024 | Employment, 2034 | Employment change, numeric, 2024–34 | Employment change, percent, 2024–34 | Median annual wage, dollars, 2024[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total, all occupations |
00-0000 | 169,956.1 | 175,167.9 | 5,211.8 | 3.1 | 49,500 |
|
Cashiers |
41-2011 | 3,157.2 | 2,843.6 | -313.6 | -9.9 | 31,190 |
|
Office clerks, general |
43-9061 | 2,646.0 | 2,468.2 | -177.8 | -6.7 | 43,630 |
|
Customer service representatives |
43-4051 | 2,814.0 | 2,660.3 | -153.7 | -5.5 | 42,830 |
|
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
43-3031 | 1,613.4 | 1,519.1 | -94.3 | -5.8 | 49,210 |
|
Cooks, fast food |
35-2011 | 669.5 | 579.2 | -90.3 | -13.5 | 30,160 |
|
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers |
41-1011 | 1,432.6 | 1,360.3 | -72.3 | -5.0 | 47,320 |
|
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks |
43-5071 | 862.2 | 795.8 | -66.3 | -7.7 | 43,190 |
|
Tellers |
43-3071 | 347.4 | 302.5 | -44.9 | -12.9 | 39,340 |
|
Data entry keyers |
43-9021 | 141.6 | 104.9 | -36.7 | -25.9 | 39,850 |
|
Packers and packagers, hand |
53-7064 | 591.8 | 559.7 | -32.2 | -5.4 | 35,580 |
|
Food preparation workers |
35-2021 | 902.7 | 871.8 | -30.9 | -3.4 | 34,220 |
|
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive |
43-6014 | 1,944.0 | 1,913.2 | -30.8 | -1.6 | 46,290 |
|
Correctional officers and jailers |
33-3012 | 387.5 | 357.4 | -30.1 | -7.8 | 57,970 |
|
Childcare workers |
39-9011 | 991.6 | 962.4 | -29.2 | -2.9 | 32,050 |
|
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
25-2021 | 1,422.7 | 1,394.8 | -27.9 | -2.0 | 62,340 |
|
Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
43-3051 | 161.1 | 134.2 | -27.0 | -16.7 | 55,290 |
|
Computer user support specialists |
15-1232 | 729.5 | 702.5 | -27.0 | -3.7 | 60,340 |
|
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
51-4031 | 174.7 | 153.6 | -21.1 | -12.1 | 45,590 |
|
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary |
25-9045 | 1,422.8 | 1,401.7 | -21.1 | -1.5 | 35,240 |
|
Retail salespersons |
41-2031 | 3,936.7 | 3,917.1 | -19.6 | -0.5 | 34,580 |
|
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
43-4111 | 164.3 | 145.1 | -19.1 | -11.6 | 43,830 |
|
Computer numerically controlled tool operators |
51-9161 | 177.1 | 158.1 | -19.0 | -10.7 | 49,970 |
|
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
13-1031 | 356.1 | 337.9 | -18.2 | -5.1 | 76,790 |
|
Office and administrative support workers, all other |
43-9199 | 232.9 | 214.8 | -18.1 | -7.8 | 46,040 |
|
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education |
25-2031 | 1,094.5 | 1,076.7 | -17.8 | -1.6 | 64,580 |
|
Bill and account collectors |
43-3011 | 166.9 | 149.4 | -17.5 | -10.5 | 46,040 |
|
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
45-2092 | 504.8 | 488.1 | -16.8 | -3.3 | 35,690 |
|
Waiters and waitresses |
35-3031 | 2,329.7 | 2,313.5 | -16.3 | -0.7 | 33,760 |
|
Order clerks |
43-4151 | 89.5 | 74.1 | -15.4 | -17.2 | 44,660 |
|
Helpers--production workers |
51-9198 | 168.5 | 153.5 | -15.0 | -8.9 | 38,220 |
|
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. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Last Modified Date: August 28, 2025