February 28, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment projections by occupational group, 2010–2020

Projected 2020 employment and 2010–2020 change in employment, by major occupational group
Occupational group	Projected change, 2010–2020	Projected 2020 employment
Total, all occupations	20,468,900	163,537,100
Office and administrative support occupations	2,335,700	24,938,200
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	2,019,700	9,819,000
Sales and related occupations	1,869,100	16,784,700
Healthcare support occupations	1,443,700	5,633,700
Construction and extraction occupations	1,407,200	7,735,200
Education, training, and library occupations	1,403,700	10,597,300
Personal care and service occupations	1,336,600	6,331,400
Transportation and material moving occupations	1,328,700	10,333,400
Business and financial operationsoccupations	1,172,500	7,961,700
Food preparation and serving related occupations	1,092,500	12,242,800
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	800,200	6,228,700
Computer and mathematical occupations	778,300	4,321,100
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	664,000	6,162,500
Management occupations	615,800	9,391,900
Community and social service occupations	582,300	2,985,000
Protective service occupations	364,500	3,667,000
Production occupations	356,800	8,951,200
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	342,500	3,051,000
Architecture and engineering occupations	252,800	2,686,200
Life, physical, and social science occupations	190,800	1,419,600
Legal occupations	131,000	1,342,900
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	-19,400	952,600

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