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Employment Projections

Occupations with the largest job declines

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Table 1.6 Occupations with the largest job declines, 2023 and projected 2033 (Numbers in thousands)
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, 2023[1]

Total, all occupations

00-0000 167,849.8 174,589.0 6,739.2 4.0 48,060

Cashiers

41-2011 3,338.8 2,985.7 -353.1 -10.6 29,720

Customer service representatives

43-4051 2,954.6 2,805.8 -148.8 -5.0 39,680

Office clerks, general

43-9061 2,645.8 2,498.2 -147.5 -5.6 40,480

Cooks, fast food

35-2011 682.2 588.5 -93.7 -13.7 29,260

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

41-1011 1,407.4 1,316.9 -90.5 -6.4 46,730

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

43-3031 1,663.8 1,579.9 -83.9 -5.0 47,440

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1011 1,570.5 1,501.4 -69.1 -4.4 63,450

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

43-5071 848.7 784.2 -64.4 -7.6 39,780

Tellers

43-3071 350.3 298.8 -51.4 -14.7 37,640

Data entry keyers

43-9021 163.9 122.8 -41.0 -25.0 37,790

Food preparation workers

35-2021 904.8 870.8 -34.0 -3.8 32,420

Packers and packagers, hand

53-7064 641.3 614.3 -26.9 -4.2 34,830

Correctional officers and jailers

33-3012 370.9 346.0 -24.8 -6.7 53,300

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

43-3051 160.3 136.2 -24.2 -15.1 52,240

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

51-4031 181.3 161.0 -20.3 -11.2 42,400

Order clerks

43-4151 106.3 87.3 -19.0 -17.9 41,600

Bill and account collectors

43-3011 196.5 177.8 -18.6 -9.5 44,250

Telemarketers

41-9041 85.2 66.8 -18.3 -21.5 34,480

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

51-9061 595.5 577.7 -17.8 -3.0 45,850

Computer numerically controlled tool operators

51-9161 189.9 172.4 -17.5 -9.2 48,550

Sewing machine operators

51-6031 128.7 111.8 -17.0 -13.2 34,440

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

43-4111 169.1 152.5 -16.7 -9.9 40,300

Office and administrative support workers, all other

43-9199 206.8 190.8 -16.0 -7.7 43,230

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

13-1031 345.2 330.0 -15.2 -4.4 75,050

Word processors and typists

43-9022 39.9 24.8 -15.2 -38.0 46,450

Helpers--production workers

51-9198 183.5 168.4 -15.2 -8.3 36,700

Printing press operators

51-5112 156.2 141.3 -14.9 -9.5 41,860

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

11-9013 856.6 842.9 -13.8 -1.6 83,770

Computer programmers

15-1251 139.4 126.0 -13.4 -9.6 99,700

File clerks

43-4071 87.2 73.9 -13.3 -15.3 38,130

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

Last Modified Date: August 29, 2024