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Employment Projections
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Occupations with the largest job declines
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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 |
|
Cashiers |
41-2011 | 3,338.8 | 2,985.7 | -353.1 | -10.6 | 31,190 |
|
Customer service representatives |
43-4051 | 2,954.6 | 2,805.8 | -148.8 | -5.0 | 42,830 |
|
Office clerks, general |
43-9061 | 2,645.8 | 2,498.2 | -147.5 | -5.6 | 43,630 |
|
Cooks, fast food |
35-2011 | 682.2 | 588.5 | -93.7 | -13.7 | 30,160 |
|
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers |
41-1011 | 1,407.4 | 1,316.9 | -90.5 | -6.4 | 47,320 |
|
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
43-3031 | 1,663.8 | 1,579.9 | -83.9 | -5.0 | 49,210 |
|
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers |
43-1011 | 1,570.5 | 1,501.4 | -69.1 | -4.4 | 66,140 |
|
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks |
43-5071 | 848.7 | 784.2 | -64.4 | -7.6 | 43,190 |
|
Tellers |
43-3071 | 350.3 | 298.8 | -51.4 | -14.7 | 39,340 |
|
Data entry keyers |
43-9021 | 163.9 | 122.8 | -41.0 | -25.0 | 39,850 |
|
Food preparation workers |
35-2021 | 904.8 | 870.8 | -34.0 | -3.8 | 34,220 |
|
Packers and packagers, hand |
53-7064 | 641.3 | 614.3 | -26.9 | -4.2 | 35,580 |
|
Correctional officers and jailers |
33-3012 | 370.9 | 346.0 | -24.8 | -6.7 | 57,970 |
|
Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
43-3051 | 160.3 | 136.2 | -24.2 | -15.1 | 55,290 |
|
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
51-4031 | 181.3 | 161.0 | -20.3 | -11.2 | 45,590 |
|
Order clerks |
43-4151 | 106.3 | 87.3 | -19.0 | -17.9 | 44,660 |
|
Bill and account collectors |
43-3011 | 196.5 | 177.8 | -18.6 | -9.5 | 46,040 |
|
Telemarketers |
41-9041 | 85.2 | 66.8 | -18.3 | -21.5 | 34,410 |
|
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
51-9061 | 595.5 | 577.7 | -17.8 | -3.0 | 47,460 |
|
Computer numerically controlled tool operators |
51-9161 | 189.9 | 172.4 | -17.5 | -9.2 | 49,970 |
|
Sewing machine operators |
51-6031 | 128.7 | 111.8 | -17.0 | -13.2 | 36,000 |
|
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
43-4111 | 169.1 | 152.5 | -16.7 | -9.9 | 43,830 |
|
Office and administrative support workers, all other |
43-9199 | 206.8 | 190.8 | -16.0 | -7.7 | 46,040 |
|
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
13-1031 | 345.2 | 330.0 | -15.2 | -4.4 | 76,790 |
|
Word processors and typists |
43-9022 | 39.9 | 24.8 | -15.2 | -38.0 | 47,850 |
|
Helpers--production workers |
51-9198 | 183.5 | 168.4 | -15.2 | -8.3 | 38,220 |
|
Printing press operators |
51-5112 | 156.2 | 141.3 | -14.9 | -9.5 | 45,160 |
|
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers |
11-9013 | 856.6 | 842.9 | -13.8 | -1.6 | 87,980 |
|
Computer programmers |
15-1251 | 139.4 | 126.0 | -13.4 | -9.6 | 98,670 |
|
File clerks |
43-4071 | 87.2 | 73.9 | -13.3 | -15.3 | 41,270 |
|
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