An Overview of U.S. Occupational Employment and Wages in 2010, table 2 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 2. Employment and percent of total employment for the largest and smallest occupational groups, May 2010
Occupational group	Employment	Percent of total employment
Largest groups:
Office and administrative support	21,503,800	16.9
Sales and related	13,437,980	10.6
Food preparation and serving related	11,027,340	8.7
Transportation and material moving	8,547,980	6.7
Education, training, and library	8,457,870	6.7
Production	8,236,340	6.5
Smallest groups:
Protective service	3,187,810	2.5
Architecture and engineering	2,305,530	1.8
Community and social service	1,901,180	1.5
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	1,716,640	1.4
Life, physical, and social science	1,064,510	0.8
Legal	992,650	0.8
Note: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were excluded because OES does not cover the majority of the agricultural sector.

Last Modified Date: June 20, 2011