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2021 National Employment Matrix title |
2021 National Employment Matrix code |
Employment, 2021 |
Employment, 2031 |
Employment change, 2021–31 |
Percent employment change, 2021–31 |
Median annual wage, 2021(1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, all occupations |
|
158,134.7 |
166,452.1 |
8,317.4 |
5.3 |
$45,760 |
Home health and personal care aides |
|
3,636.9 |
4,560.9 |
924.0 |
25.4 |
$29,430 |
Cooks, restaurant |
|
1,255.6 |
1,715.6 |
459.9 |
36.6 |
$30,010 |
Software developers |
|
1,425.9 |
1,796.5 |
370.6 |
26.0 |
$120,730 |
Fast food and counter workers |
|
3,195.6 |
3,438.8 |
243.2 |
7.6 |
$25,100 |
General and operations managers |
|
3,118.4 |
3,328.2 |
209.8 |
6.7 |
$97,970 |
Waiters and waitresses |
|
1,904.4 |
2,101.4 |
197.0 |
10.3 |
$26,000 |
Registered nurses |
|
3,130.6 |
3,326.0 |
195.4 |
6.2 |
$77,600 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
|
2,806.5 |
2,974.8 |
168.4 |
6.0 |
$31,230 |
Stockers and order fillers |
|
2,472.7 |
2,630.6 |
157.9 |
6.4 |
$30,110 |
Market research analysts and marketing specialists |
|
792.5 |
942.8 |
150.3 |
19.0 |
$63,920 |
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers |
|
1,093.1 |
1,238.7 |
145.7 |
13.3 |
$36,570 |
Medical and health services managers |
|
480.7 |
616.9 |
136.2 |
28.3 |
$101,340 |
Financial managers |
|
730.8 |
854.0 |
123.1 |
16.8 |
$131,710 |
Medical assistants |
|
743.5 |
861.3 |
117.8 |
15.8 |
$37,190 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
|
1,237.4 |
1,353.8 |
116.4 |
9.4 |
$28,780 |
Nurse practitioners |
|
246.7 |
359.4 |
112.7 |
45.7 |
$120,680 |
Light truck drivers |
|
1,109.7 |
1,220.4 |
110.7 |
10.0 |
$38,280 |
Management analysts |
|
950.6 |
1,059.0 |
108.4 |
11.4 |
$93,000 |
Bartenders |
|
514.0 |
606.0 |
92.0 |
17.9 |
$26,350 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers |
|
2,094.7 |
2,185.6 |
90.9 |
4.3 |
$48,310 |
Animal caretakers |
|
290.7 |
377.6 |
86.9 |
29.9 |
$28,600 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
|
2,298.4 |
2,383.9 |
85.5 |
3.7 |
$29,760 |
Computer and information systems managers |
|
509.1 |
591.5 |
82.4 |
16.2 |
$159,010 |
Accountants and auditors |
|
1,449.8 |
1,531.6 |
81.8 |
5.6 |
$77,250 |
Lawyers |
|
833.1 |
913.3 |
80.2 |
9.6 |
$127,990 |
Managers, all other |
|
1,305.8 |
1,384.3 |
78.4 |
6.0 |
$124,650 |
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors |
|
351.0 |
428.5 |
77.5 |
22.1 |
$48,520 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
|
1,539.1 |
1,615.3 |
76.3 |
5.0 |
$43,180 |
Preschool teachers, except special education |
|
483.1 |
556.0 |
72.9 |
15.1 |
$30,210 |
Construction laborers |
|
1,358.4 |
1,430.3 |
71.9 |
5.3 |
$37,770 |
Footnotes: |
Last Modified Date: September 8, 2022