Fastest Growing Careers
Complete ranking of 828 occupations by projected job growth. 10-year projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
+50%
Top Growth
+1.8%
Average Growth
828
Total Careers
About these projections: The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects average employment growth of 4% across all occupations for 2024-2034. Careers with growth above 7% are considered "faster than average," while those above 10% are "much faster than average."
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Showing 828 of 828 careers
Rank
Career
Growth
Jobs 2034
Percentile
1
Wind turbine service technicians
SOC 49-9081
+49.9%
20,000
2
Solar photovoltaic installers
SOC 47-2231
+42.1%
40,000
3
Nurse practitioners
SOC 29-1171
+40.1%
448,000
4
Data scientists
SOC 15-2051
+33.5%
328,000
5
Information security analysts
SOC 15-1212
+28.5%
234,000
6
Medical and health services managers
SOC 11-9111
+23.2%
759,000
7
Physical therapist assistants
SOC 31-2021
+22%
136,000
8
Actuaries
SOC 15-2011
+21.8%
40,000
9
Operations research analysts
SOC 15-2031
+21.5%
136,000
10
Physician assistants
SOC 29-1071
+20.4%
195,000
11
Psychiatric technicians
SOC 29-2053
+20%
173,000
12
Ophthalmic medical technicians
SOC 29-2057
+19.8%
94,000
13
Computer and information research scientists
SOC 15-1221
+19.7%
48,000
14
Occupational therapy assistants
SOC 31-2011
+19.2%
58,000
15
Financial examiners
SOC 13-2061
+18.5%
77,000
16
Hearing aid specialists
SOC 29-2092
+18.4%
12,000
17
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1071
+17.3%
339,000
18
Home health and personal care aides
SOC 31-1120
+17%
5,087,000
19
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
SOC 21-1018
+16.8%
564,000
19
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1072
+16.8%
106,000
21
Logisticians
SOC 13-1081
+16.7%
281,000
22
Epidemiologists
SOC 19-1041
+16.2%
14,000
23
Industrial machinery mechanics
SOC 49-9041
+16.1%
510,000
24
Software developers
SOC 15-1252
+15.8%
1,961,000
25
Massage therapists
SOC 31-9011
+15.4%
193,000
26
Computer and information systems managers
SOC 11-3021
+15.2%
768,000
27
Speech-language pathologists
SOC 29-1127
+15%
215,000
28
Cooks, restaurant
SOC 35-2014
+14.9%
1,677,000
29
Financial managers
SOC 11-3031
+14.8%
997,000
30
Health information technologists and medical registrars
SOC 29-9021
+14.7%
48,000
31
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
SOC 33-2022
+14.6%
3,000
32
Occupational therapists
SOC 29-1122
+13.8%
182,000
33
Orthotists and prosthetists
SOC 29-2091
+13.3%
11,000
34
Diagnostic medical sonographers
SOC 29-2032
+13%
101,000
35
Medical equipment repairers
SOC 49-9062
+12.9%
76,000
36
Forensic science technicians
SOC 19-4092
+12.8%
23,000
36
Computer numerically controlled tool programmers
SOC 51-9162
+12.8%
31,000
38
Marriage and family therapists
SOC 21-1013
+12.6%
87,000
38
Counselors, all other
SOC 21-1019
+12.6%
77,000
40
Occupational health and safety specialists
SOC 19-5011
+12.5%
148,000
40
Medical assistants
SOC 31-9092
+12.5%
912,000
42
Respiratory therapists
SOC 29-1126
+12.1%
156,000
42
Animal caretakers
SOC 39-2021
+12.1%
439,000
44
Computer network architects
SOC 15-1241
+11.9%
200,000
44
Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
SOC 39-9031
+11.9%
414,000
46
Therapists, all other
SOC 29-1129
+11.5%
62,000
46
Recreational vehicle service technicians
SOC 49-3092
+11.5%
21,000
48
Mechanical door repairers
SOC 49-9011
+11.4%
31,000
49
Community health workers
SOC 21-1094
+11.3%
72,000
50
Clinical and counseling psychologists
SOC 19-3033
+11.2%
84,000
51
Nurse midwives
SOC 29-1161
+11.1%
9,000
51
Athletic trainers
SOC 29-9091
+11.1%
37,000
51
Taxi drivers
SOC 53-3054
+11.1%
226,000
54
Industrial engineers
SOC 17-2112
+11%
389,000
54
Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians
SOC 49-3041
+11%
43,000
56
Physical therapists
SOC 29-1123
+10.9%
296,000
56
Semiconductor processing technicians
SOC 51-9141
+10.9%
35,000
58
Training and development specialists
SOC 13-1151
+10.8%
501,000
59
Security and fire alarm systems installers
SOC 49-2098
+10.4%
94,000
60
Tile and stone setters
SOC 47-2044
+10.1%
58,000
61
Software quality assurance analysts and testers
SOC 15-1253
+10%
221,000
61
Medical equipment preparers
SOC 31-9093
+10%
84,000
63
Mental health and substance abuse social workers
SOC 21-1023
+9.7%
150,000
64
Personal financial advisors
SOC 13-2052
+9.6%
357,000
64
Veterinarians
SOC 29-1131
+9.6%
94,000
66
Chiropractors
SOC 29-1011
+9.5%
62,000
66
Exercise physiologists
SOC 29-1128
+9.5%
26,000
66
Audiologists
SOC 29-1181
+9.5%
17,000
66
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
SOC 47-2042
+9.5%
36,000
66
Electricians
SOC 47-2111
+9.5%
896,000
71
Genetic counselors
SOC 29-9092
+9.3%
4,000
72
Flight attendants
SOC 53-2031
+9.2%
142,000
73
Mechanical engineers
SOC 17-2141
+9.1%
319,000
73
Veterinary technologists and technicians
SOC 29-2056
+9.1%
146,000
75
Management analysts
SOC 13-1111
+8.8%
1,169,000
75
Driver/sales workers
SOC 53-3031
+8.8%
491,000
77
Construction managers
SOC 11-9021
+8.7%
598,000
77
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
SOC 13-1011
+8.7%
23,000
77
Computer systems analysts
SOC 15-1211
+8.7%
566,000
77
Database architects
SOC 15-1243
+8.7%
72,000
77
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
SOC 19-1042
+8.7%
179,000
77
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
SOC 31-9096
+8.7%
128,000
83
Nurse anesthetists
SOC 29-1151
+8.6%
58,000
83
Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers
SOC 49-2021
+8.6%
12,000
85
Statisticians
SOC 15-2041
+8.5%
34,000
85
Occupational health and safety technicians
SOC 19-5012
+8.5%
34,000
85
Cargo and freight agents
SOC 43-5011
+8.5%
109,000
85
Commercial divers
SOC 49-9092
+8.5%
4,000
85
Stockers and order fillers
SOC 53-7065
+8.5%
2,999,000
90
Computer occupations, all other
SOC 15-1299
+8.2%
510,000
90
Couriers and messengers
SOC 43-5021
+8.2%
267,000
90
Avionics technicians
SOC 49-2091
+8.2%
23,000
93
Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3021
+8.1%
10,000
93
Engineering teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1032
+8.1%
54,000
93
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
SOC 39-5091
+8.1%
7,000
93
Tour and travel guides
SOC 39-7010
+8.1%
60,000
93
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
SOC 49-9021
+8.1%
459,000
98
Optometrists
SOC 29-1041
+8%
51,000
99
Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling
SOC 11-9072
+7.7%
46,000
99
Healthcare social workers
SOC 21-1022
+7.7%
208,000
99
Agricultural equipment operators
SOC 45-2091
+7.7%
70,000
102
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
SOC 47-4071
+7.6%
32,000
103
Web developers
SOC 15-1254
+7.5%
92,000
104
Computer hardware engineers
SOC 17-2061
+7.3%
82,000
104
Biological science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1042
+7.3%
70,000
104
Construction laborers
SOC 47-2061
+7.3%
1,563,000
104
Light truck drivers
SOC 53-3033
+7.3%
1,158,000
108
Electrical engineers
SOC 17-2071
+7.2%
205,000
108
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
SOC 51-9193
+7.2%
7,000
110
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
SOC 29-2035
+7.1%
47,000
110
Medical records specialists
SOC 29-2072
+7.1%
208,000
110
Chefs and head cooks
SOC 35-1011
+7.1%
211,000
113
Web and digital interface designers
SOC 15-1255
+7%
137,000
113
Curators
SOC 25-4012
+7%
16,000
113
Dental hygienists
SOC 29-1292
+7%
237,000
113
Manicurists and pedicurists
SOC 39-5092
+7%
224,000
117
Food batchmakers
SOC 51-3092
+6.9%
185,000
118
Acupuncturists
SOC 29-1291
+6.8%
16,000
119
Market research analysts and marketing specialists
SOC 13-1161
+6.7%
1,004,000
119
First-line supervisors of personal service workers
SOC 39-1022
+6.7%
159,000
119
Skincare specialists
SOC 39-5094
+6.7%
103,000
119
Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs
SOC 53-3053
+6.7%
260,000
123
Marketing managers
SOC 11-2021
+6.6%
433,000
123
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers
SOC 49-2097
+6.6%
26,000
123
Electrical power-line installers and repairers
SOC 49-9051
+6.6%
135,000
126
Personal service managers, all other
SOC 11-9179
+6.5%
26,000
126
Financial risk specialists
SOC 13-2054
+6.5%
64,000
126
Food scientists and technologists
SOC 19-1012
+6.5%
16,000
129
Food service managers
SOC 11-9051
+6.4%
375,000
129
Social and community service managers
SOC 11-9151
+6.4%
233,000
129
Cartographers and photogrammetrists
SOC 17-1021
+6.4%
14,000
129
Social and human service assistants
SOC 21-1093
+6.4%
478,000
129
Coaches and scouts
SOC 27-2022
+6.4%
326,000
129
Dermatologists
SOC 29-1213
+6.4%
11,000
129
Pharmacy technicians
SOC 29-2052
+6.4%
521,000
129
Dental assistants
SOC 31-9091
+6.4%
406,000
129
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
SOC 35-9099
+6.4%
96,000
129
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
SOC 39-3093
+6.4%
16,000
129
Personal care and service workers, all other
SOC 39-9099
+6.4%
100,000
140
Industrial-organizational psychologists
SOC 19-3032
+6.3%
5,000
140
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
SOC 35-9011
+6.3%
560,000
140
First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services
SOC 39-1014
+6.3%
131,000
143
Human resources specialists
SOC 13-1071
+6.2%
1,002,000
143
Electronics engineers, except computer
SOC 17-2072
+6.2%
101,000
143
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
SOC 51-9195
+6.2%
44,000
146
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
SOC 11-3071
+6.1%
229,000
146
Aerospace engineers
SOC 17-2011
+6.1%
75,000
146
Choreographers
SOC 27-2032
+6.1%
4,000
146
Psychiatrists
SOC 29-1223
+6.1%
28,000
146
Fast food and counter workers
SOC 35-3023
+6.1%
4,029,000
146
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
SOC 49-2093
+6.1%
7,000
152
Farm labor contractors
SOC 13-1074
+6%
4,000
152
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
SOC 27-2099
+6%
38,000
152
Private detectives and investigators
SOC 33-9021
+6%
46,000
152
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
SOC 35-1012
+6%
1,288,000
152
Motorboat mechanics and service technicians
SOC 49-3051
+6%
27,000
152
Motor vehicle operators, all other
SOC 53-3099
+6%
84,000
158
Agricultural engineers
SOC 17-2021
+5.9%
1,000
158
Bartenders
SOC 35-3011
+5.9%
801,000
158
Costume attendants
SOC 39-3092
+5.9%
7,000
158
Roofers
SOC 47-2181
+5.9%
176,000
158
Manufactured building and mobile home installers
SOC 49-9095
+5.9%
3,000
163
Training and development managers
SOC 11-3131
+5.8%
49,000
163
Buyers and purchasing agents
SOC 13-1020
+5.8%
552,000
163
Marine engineers and naval architects
SOC 17-2121
+5.8%
9,000
163
Animal scientists
SOC 19-1011
+5.8%
2,000
163
Biochemists and biophysicists
SOC 19-1021
+5.8%
37,000
163
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
SOC 33-9092
+5.8%
158,000
163
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
SOC 49-3042
+5.8%
199,000
170
Financial and investment analysts
SOC 13-2051
+5.7%
389,000
170
Materials engineers
SOC 17-2131
+5.7%
24,000
170
Business teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1011
+5.7%
109,000
170
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
SOC 27-2023
+5.7%
20,000
170
Helpers--roofers
SOC 47-3016
+5.7%
5,000
170
Tire repairers and changers
SOC 49-3093
+5.7%
119,000
176
Project management specialists
SOC 13-1082
+5.6%
1,105,000
176
Phlebotomists
SOC 31-9097
+5.6%
147,000
176
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
SOC 39-5012
+5.6%
607,000
176
Bakers
SOC 51-3011
+5.6%
263,000
180
Athletes and sports competitors
SOC 27-2021
+5.5%
20,000
180
Dietitians and nutritionists
SOC 29-1031
+5.5%
95,000
180
Cooks, all other
SOC 35-2019
+5.5%
25,000
180
Shampooers
SOC 39-5093
+5.5%
19,000
180
Sales engineers
SOC 41-9031
+5.5%
59,000
180
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
SOC 49-2095
+5.5%
24,000
180
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
SOC 51-3022
+5.5%
154,000
187
Soil and plant scientists
SOC 19-1013
+5.4%
21,000
187
Museum technicians and conservators
SOC 25-4013
+5.4%
16,000
187
Neurologists
SOC 29-1217
+5.4%
8,000
187
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
SOC 51-6011
+5.4%
213,000
191
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
SOC 13-1141
+5.3%
112,000
191
Computer science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1021
+5.3%
47,000
191
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
SOC 47-1011
+5.3%
970,000
191
Paperhangers
SOC 47-2142
+5.3%
2,000
191
Motorcycle mechanics
SOC 49-3052
+5.3%
15,000
191
Food processing workers, all other
SOC 51-3099
+5.3%
61,000
197
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
SOC 17-2031
+5.2%
23,000
197
Health technologists and technicians, all other
SOC 29-2099
+5.2%
188,000
197
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
SOC 53-1041
+5.2%
10,000
200
Emergency medical technicians
SOC 29-2042
+5.1%
190,000
200
Surgical assistants
SOC 29-9093
+5.1%
26,000
200
Cooks, private household
SOC 35-2013
+5.1%
36,000
200
Animal trainers
SOC 39-2011
+5.1%
49,000
200
Commercial pilots
SOC 53-2012
+5.1%
58,000
200
Aircraft service attendants
SOC 53-6032
+5.1%
29,000
206
Public relations managers
SOC 11-2032
+5%
87,000
206
Human resources managers
SOC 11-3121
+5%
233,000
206
Civil engineers
SOC 17-2051
+5%
387,000
206
Paramedics
SOC 29-2043
+5%
107,000
206
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
SOC 47-4021
+5%
25,000
211
Chemists
SOC 19-2031
+4.9%
91,000
211
Materials scientists
SOC 19-2032
+4.9%
9,000
211
Producers and directors
SOC 27-2012
+4.9%
175,000
211
Registered nurses
SOC 29-1141
+4.9%
3,557,000
211
Pest control workers
SOC 37-2021
+4.9%
107,000
211
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
SOC 47-3015
+4.9%
47,000
217
Meeting, convention, and event planners
SOC 13-1121
+4.8%
163,000
217
Food science technicians
SOC 19-4013
+4.8%
21,000
217
Public relations specialists
SOC 27-3031
+4.8%
331,000
220
Sales managers
SOC 11-2022
+4.7%
648,000
220
Calibration technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3028
+4.7%
16,000
220
Insulation workers, mechanical
SOC 47-2132
+4.7%
28,000
220
Passenger attendants
SOC 53-6061
+4.7%
26,000
224
Administrative services managers
SOC 11-3012
+4.6%
283,000
224
Accountants and auditors
SOC 13-2011
+4.6%
1,652,000
224
Community and social service specialists, all other
SOC 21-1099
+4.6%
124,000
224
Pharmacists
SOC 29-1051
+4.6%
350,000
224
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
SOC 47-2171
+4.6%
20,000
224
Fence erectors
SOC 47-4031
+4.6%
27,000
224
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers
SOC 51-2028
+4.6%
273,000
231
Managers, all other
SOC 11-9199
+4.5%
1,393,000
231
Tax preparers
SOC 13-2082
+4.5%
94,000
231
Surveying and mapping technicians
SOC 17-3031
+4.5%
62,000
231
Health education specialists
SOC 21-1091
+4.5%
75,000
231
Dancers
SOC 27-2031
+4.5%
12,000
231
Surgical technologists
SOC 29-2055
+4.5%
120,000
231
Carpenters
SOC 47-2031
+4.5%
1,002,000
231
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
SOC 47-2152
+4.5%
527,000
231
Helpers--carpenters
SOC 47-3012
+4.5%
26,000
231
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-9111
+4.5%
398,000
241
General and operations managers
SOC 11-1021
+4.4%
3,876,000
241
Surveyors
SOC 17-1022
+4.4%
58,000
241
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
SOC 17-2111
+4.4%
24,000
241
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
SOC 19-2041
+4.4%
94,000
241
Social science research assistants
SOC 19-4061
+4.4%
42,000
241
Orthodontists
SOC 29-1023
+4.4%
6,000
241
Structural iron and steel workers
SOC 47-2221
+4.4%
68,000
241
Helpers, construction trades, all other
SOC 47-3019
+4.4%
27,000
241
Rock splitters, quarry
SOC 47-5051
+4.4%
3,000
250
Chief executives
SOC 11-1011
+4.3%
322,000
250
Fundraisers
SOC 13-1131
+4.3%
140,000
250
Psychologists, all other
SOC 19-3039
+4.3%
57,000
250
Agricultural technicians
SOC 19-4012
+4.3%
19,000
250
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
SOC 23-1022
+4.3%
9,000
250
Ophthalmologists, except pediatric
SOC 29-1241
+4.3%
13,000
250
Radiologic technologists and technicians
SOC 29-2034
+4.3%
237,000
250
Pile driver operators
SOC 47-2072
+4.3%
3,000
250
Bus drivers, transit and intercity
SOC 53-3052
+4.3%
165,000
250
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
SOC 53-7121
+4.3%
12,000
250
Material moving workers, all other
SOC 53-7199
+4.3%
28,000
261
Fundraising managers
SOC 11-2033
+4.2%
47,000
261
Art directors
SOC 27-1011
+4.2%
140,000
261
Physicians, pathologists
SOC 29-1222
+4.2%
13,000
261
Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
SOC 43-6013
+4.2%
885,000
261
Drywall and ceiling tile installers
SOC 47-2081
+4.2%
107,000
261
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
SOC 49-3023
+4.2%
839,000
261
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
SOC 51-2051
+4.2%
19,000
261
Airfield operations specialists
SOC 53-2022
+4.2%
17,000
269
Funeral home managers
SOC 11-9171
+4.1%
33,000
269
Architectural and civil drafters
SOC 17-3011
+4.1%
115,000
269
Microbiologists
SOC 19-1022
+4.1%
21,000
269
Lawyers
SOC 23-1011
+4.1%
900,000
269
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1041
+4.1%
11,000
269
Preschool teachers, except special education
SOC 25-2011
+4.1%
578,000
269
Dentists, general
SOC 29-1021
+4.1%
135,000
269
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
SOC 29-1022
+4.1%
6,000
269
Cardiologists
SOC 29-1212
+4.1%
20,000
269
Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric
SOC 29-1242
+4.1%
15,000
269
Barbers
SOC 39-5011
+4.1%
79,000
269
Recreation workers
SOC 39-9032
+4.1%
341,000
269
Plasterers and stucco masons
SOC 47-2161
+4.1%
25,000
282
Mathematical science occupations, all other
SOC 15-2099
+4%
5,000
282
Physicists
SOC 19-2012
+4%
25,000
282
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
SOC 19-4042
+4%
42,000
282
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1043
+4%
1,000
282
Film and video editors
SOC 27-4032
+4%
45,000
282
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
SOC 49-3011
+4%
145,000
282
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
SOC 53-3032
+4%
2,324,000
289
Architects, except landscape and naval
SOC 17-1011
+3.9%
128,000
289
Environmental engineers
SOC 17-2081
+3.9%
41,000
289
Social workers, all other
SOC 21-1029
+3.9%
84,000
289
Surgeons, all other
SOC 29-1249
+3.9%
26,000
289
Animal control workers
SOC 33-9011
+3.9%
12,000
289
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
SOC 53-2011
+3.9%
103,000
289
Rail transportation workers, all other
SOC 53-4099
+3.9%
1,000
289
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
SOC 53-7061
+3.9%
426,000
297
Facilities managers
SOC 11-3013
+3.8%
157,000
297
Architectural and engineering managers
SOC 11-9041
+3.8%
220,000
297
Property appraisers and assessors
SOC 13-2020
+3.8%
80,000
297
Archivists
SOC 25-4011
+3.8%
9,000
297
Disc jockeys, except radio
SOC 27-2091
+3.8%
16,000
297
Fire inspectors and investigators
SOC 33-2021
+3.8%
15,000
297
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
SOC 37-3012
+3.8%
30,000
297
Residential advisors
SOC 39-9041
+3.8%
94,000
297
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
SOC 47-2131
+3.8%
41,000
297
Painters, construction and maintenance
SOC 47-2141
+3.8%
355,000
297
Maintenance and repair workers, general
SOC 49-9071
+3.8%
1,692,000
297
Transportation workers, all other
SOC 53-6099
+3.8%
11,000
309
Natural sciences managers
SOC 11-9121
+3.7%
108,000
309
Life scientists, all other
SOC 19-1099
+3.7%
8,000
309
Anthropologists and archeologists
SOC 19-3091
+3.7%
9,000
309
Chemical technicians
SOC 19-4031
+3.7%
59,000
309
Self-enrichment teachers
SOC 25-3021
+3.7%
433,000
309
Insurance sales agents
SOC 41-3021
+3.7%
589,000
309
Sales and related workers, all other
SOC 41-9099
+3.7%
127,000
309
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
SOC 43-4081
+3.7%
274,000
309
Medical appliance technicians
SOC 51-9082
+3.7%
12,000
309
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors
SOC 53-1047
+3.7%
632,000
309
Traffic technicians
SOC 53-6041
+3.7%
8,000
320
Property, real estate, and community association managers
SOC 11-9141
+3.6%
483,000
320
Sociologists
SOC 19-3041
+3.6%
3,000
320
Psychology teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1066
+3.6%
54,000
320
Writers and authors
SOC 27-3043
+3.6%
140,000
320
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
SOC 29-9099
+3.6%
43,000
320
Crossing guards and flaggers
SOC 33-9091
+3.6%
94,000
320
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
SOC 37-3011
+3.6%
1,235,000
320
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
SOC 39-3099
+3.6%
8,000
320
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
SOC 47-2073
+3.6%
507,000
320
Automotive glass installers and repairers
SOC 49-3022
+3.6%
21,000
320
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
SOC 51-9192
+3.6%
15,000
331
Landscape architects
SOC 17-1012
+3.5%
22,000
331
Biological technicians
SOC 19-4021
+3.5%
85,000
331
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
SOC 19-4099
+3.5%
86,000
331
Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
SOC 21-1012
+3.5%
389,000
331
Medical dosimetrists
SOC 29-2036
+3.5%
4,000
331
Healthcare support workers, all other
SOC 31-9099
+3.5%
113,000
331
Public safety telecommunicators
SOC 43-5031
+3.5%
108,000
331
Miscellaneous construction and related workers
SOC 47-4090
+3.5%
36,000
339
Legislators
SOC 11-1031
+3.4%
28,000
339
Lodging managers
SOC 11-9081
+3.4%
53,000
339
Conservation scientists
SOC 19-1031
+3.4%
29,000
339
Urban and regional planners
SOC 19-3051
+3.4%
46,000
339
Child, family, and school social workers
SOC 21-1021
+3.4%
413,000
339
Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1192
+3.4%
3,000
339
First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
SOC 33-1021
+3.4%
100,000
339
Firefighters
SOC 33-2011
+3.4%
356,000
339
Amusement and recreation attendants
SOC 39-3091
+3.4%
405,000
339
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
SOC 49-2092
+3.4%
17,000
339
Subway and streetcar operators
SOC 53-4041
+3.4%
9,000
350
Credit counselors
SOC 13-2071
+3.3%
32,000
350
Geography teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1064
+3.3%
4,000
350
Audio and video technicians
SOC 27-4011
+3.3%
95,000
350
Recreational therapists
SOC 29-1125
+3.3%
16,000
350
General internal medicine physicians
SOC 29-1216
+3.3%
75,000
350
Orderlies
SOC 31-1132
+3.3%
55,000
350
Tree trimmers and pruners
SOC 37-3013
+3.3%
62,000
350
Crematory operators
SOC 39-4012
+3.3%
3,000
350
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
SOC 41-3031
+3.3%
531,000
350
Real estate brokers
SOC 41-9021
+3.3%
115,000
350
Glaziers
SOC 47-2121
+3.3%
62,000
350
Chemical equipment operators and tenders
SOC 51-9011
+3.3%
133,000
362
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
SOC 19-2042
+3.2%
26,000
362
Commercial and industrial designers
SOC 27-1021
+3.2%
31,000
362
Interior designers
SOC 27-1025
+3.2%
89,000
362
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
SOC 27-1026
+3.2%
199,000
362
Anesthesiologists
SOC 29-1211
+3.2%
46,000
362
Counter and rental clerks
SOC 41-2021
+3.2%
421,000
362
Brickmasons and blockmasons
SOC 47-2021
+3.2%
76,000
362
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
SOC 47-2071
+3.2%
48,000
362
Riggers
SOC 49-9096
+3.2%
25,000
371
Purchasing managers
SOC 11-3061
+3.1%
86,000
371
Financial specialists, all other
SOC 13-2099
+3.1%
141,000
371
Teaching assistants, postsecondary
SOC 25-9044
+3.1%
199,000
371
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
SOC 33-3051
+3.1%
720,000
371
Funeral attendants
SOC 39-4021
+3.1%
33,000
371
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers
SOC 39-4031
+3.1%
28,000
371
Parts salespersons
SOC 41-2022
+3.1%
280,000
371
Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
SOC 41-3091
+3.1%
1,264,000
371
Real estate sales agents
SOC 41-9022
+3.1%
433,000
371
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
SOC 49-1011
+3.1%
636,000
381
Emergency management directors
SOC 11-9161
+3%
13,000
381
Compliance officers
SOC 13-1041
+3%
430,000
381
Business operations specialists, all other
SOC 13-1199
+3%
1,242,000
381
Library science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1082
+3%
5,000
381
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
SOC 29-2031
+3%
66,000
381
Nuclear medicine technologists
SOC 29-2033
+3%
20,000
381
Transit and railroad police
SOC 33-3052
+3%
3,000
381
Food servers, nonrestaurant
SOC 35-3041
+3%
285,000
381
Court, municipal, and license clerks
SOC 43-4031
+3%
185,000
381
Highway maintenance workers
SOC 47-4051
+3%
163,000
381
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
SOC 51-9051
+3%
17,000
381
Parking attendants
SOC 53-6021
+3%
139,000
381
Crane and tower operators
SOC 53-7021
+3%
43,000
394
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1053
+2.9%
9,000
394
Opticians, dispensing
SOC 29-2081
+2.9%
82,000
394
First-line supervisors of police and detectives
SOC 33-1012
+2.9%
165,000
394
Earth drillers, except oil and gas
SOC 47-5023
+2.9%
18,000
398
Physical therapist aides
SOC 31-2022
+2.8%
46,000
398
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
SOC 43-4181
+2.8%
135,000
398
Rail car repairers
SOC 49-3043
+2.8%
18,000
401
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1061
+2.7%
6,000
401
Media and communication workers, all other
SOC 27-3099
+2.7%
35,000
401
Emergency medicine physicians
SOC 29-1214
+2.7%
37,000
401
Family medicine physicians
SOC 29-1215
+2.7%
119,000
401
Radiologists
SOC 29-1224
+2.7%
29,000
401
First-line supervisors of security workers
SOC 33-1091
+2.7%
73,000
407
Chemical engineers
SOC 17-2041
+2.6%
22,000
407
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
SOC 21-1092
+2.6%
94,000
407
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1051
+2.6%
14,000
407
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
SOC 29-2061
+2.6%
668,000
407
Floor sanders and finishers
SOC 47-2043
+2.6%
5,000
407
Home appliance repairers
SOC 49-9031
+2.6%
38,000
407
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
SOC 53-7072
+2.6%
13,000
414
Education administrators, all other
SOC 11-9039
+2.5%
61,000
414
Judicial law clerks
SOC 23-1012
+2.5%
14,000
414
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
SOC 23-1023
+2.5%
28,000
414
Physics teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1054
+2.5%
17,000
414
Physicians, all other
SOC 29-1229
+2.5%
349,000
414
Dietetic technicians
SOC 29-2051
+2.5%
31,000
414
Occupational therapy aides
SOC 31-2012
+2.5%
5,000
414
Protective service workers, all other
SOC 33-9099
+2.5%
86,000
414
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
SOC 37-1011
+2.5%
276,000
414
Building cleaning workers, all other
SOC 37-2019
+2.5%
18,000
414
Communications equipment operators, all other
SOC 43-2099
+2.5%
1,000
414
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
SOC 45-1011
+2.5%
67,000
414
Roustabouts, oil and gas
SOC 47-5071
+2.5%
47,000
414
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
SOC 49-3053
+2.5%
37,000
428
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1062
+2.4%
14,000
428
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1193
+2.4%
15,000
428
Grounds maintenance workers, all other
SOC 37-3019
+2.4%
14,000
428
Animal breeders
SOC 45-2021
+2.4%
8,000
428
Sheet metal workers
SOC 47-2211
+2.4%
130,000
428
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
SOC 49-3031
+2.4%
327,000
428
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
SOC 49-9099
+2.4%
226,000
435
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1022
+2.3%
60,000
435
Social work teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1113
+2.3%
17,000
435
Set and exhibit designers
SOC 27-1027
+2.3%
32,000
435
Nursing assistants
SOC 31-1131
+2.3%
1,474,000
435
First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
SOC 37-1012
+2.3%
230,000
435
Concierges
SOC 39-6012
+2.3%
46,000
435
Agricultural workers, all other
SOC 45-2099
+2.3%
10,000
435
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
SOC 47-3014
+2.3%
7,000
435
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
SOC 49-9098
+2.3%
101,000
435
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
SOC 51-9083
+2.3%
20,000
435
Tire builders
SOC 51-9197
+2.3%
21,000
435
Sailors and marine oilers
SOC 53-5011
+2.3%
32,000
447
Astronomers
SOC 19-2011
+2.2%
1,000
447
Historians
SOC 19-3093
+2.2%
3,000
447
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1052
+2.2%
26,000
447
Law teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1112
+2.2%
30,000
447
Travel agents
SOC 41-3041
+2.2%
67,000
447
Slaughterers and meat packers
SOC 51-3023
+2.2%
71,000
447
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
SOC 51-4121
+2.2%
467,000
447
Stationary engineers and boiler operators
SOC 51-8021
+2.2%
34,000
455
Engineers, all other
SOC 17-2199
+2.1%
162,000
455
Civil engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3022
+2.1%
66,000
455
Directors, religious activities and education
SOC 21-2021
+2.1%
141,000
455
Economics teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1063
+2.1%
16,000
455
Sociology teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1067
+2.1%
15,000
455
Education teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1081
+2.1%
76,000
455
Communications teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1122
+2.1%
36,000
455
Craft artists
SOC 27-1012
+2.1%
11,000
455
Graphic designers
SOC 27-1024
+2.1%
271,000
464
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
SOC 23-2093
+2%
58,000
464
Architecture teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1031
+2%
11,000
464
Political science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1065
+2%
22,000
464
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1111
+2%
16,000
464
Fashion designers
SOC 27-1022
+2%
26,000
464
Designers, all other
SOC 27-1029
+2%
29,000
464
Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other
SOC 29-1299
+2%
42,000
464
Cooks, institution and cafeteria
SOC 35-2012
+2%
475,000
464
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
SOC 37-2011
+2%
2,495,000
464
First-line supervisors of gambling services workers
SOC 39-1013
+2%
33,000
464
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
SOC 49-9069
+2%
11,000
464
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9041
+2%
58,000
476
Industrial production managers
SOC 11-3051
+1.9%
246,000
476
Radiation therapists
SOC 29-1124
+1.9%
19,000
476
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
SOC 41-4011
+1.9%
308,000
479
Computer network support specialists
SOC 15-1231
+1.8%
155,000
479
Postsecondary teachers, all other
SOC 25-1199
+1.8%
186,000
479
Photographers
SOC 27-4021
+1.8%
154,000
479
Podiatrists
SOC 29-1081
+1.8%
9,000
479
Cement masons and concrete finishers
SOC 47-2051
+1.8%
210,000
484
Education administrators, postsecondary
SOC 11-9033
+1.7%
230,000
484
Loan officers
SOC 13-2072
+1.7%
306,000
484
Industrial engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3026
+1.7%
75,000
484
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
SOC 25-1069
+1.7%
21,000
484
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1121
+1.7%
124,000
484
Librarians and media collections specialists
SOC 25-4022
+1.7%
144,000
484
Interpreters and translators
SOC 27-3091
+1.7%
76,000
484
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
SOC 29-2010
+1.7%
357,000
484
Signal and track switch repairers
SOC 49-9097
+1.7%
8,000
484
Transportation inspectors
SOC 53-6051
+1.7%
26,000
494
Zoologists and wildlife biologists
SOC 19-1023
+1.6%
18,000
494
Substitute teachers, short-term
SOC 25-3031
+1.6%
518,000
494
Special effects artists and animators
SOC 27-1014
+1.6%
58,000
494
First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other
SOC 33-1099
+1.6%
21,000
494
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
SOC 47-4061
+1.6%
15,000
494
Automotive body and related repairers
SOC 49-3021
+1.6%
175,000
494
Plant and system operators, all other
SOC 51-8099
+1.6%
16,000
494
Ship engineers
SOC 53-5031
+1.6%
9,000
502
Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other
SOC 17-3029
+1.5%
68,000
502
Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians
SOC 19-4043
+1.5%
10,000
502
Educational instruction and library workers, all other
SOC 25-9099
+1.5%
134,000
502
Pediatric surgeons
SOC 29-1243
+1.5%
1,000
502
Agricultural inspectors
SOC 45-2011
+1.5%
14,000
502
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
SOC 53-7062
+1.5%
3,033,000
508
Rehabilitation counselors
SOC 21-1015
+1.4%
93,000
508
Special education teachers, preschool
SOC 25-2051
+1.4%
29,000
508
Financial clerks, all other
SOC 43-3099
+1.4%
39,000
508
Extraction workers, all other
SOC 47-5099
+1.4%
6,000
508
Musical instrument repairers and tuners
SOC 49-9063
+1.4%
6,000
508
Painting, coating, and decorating workers
SOC 51-9123
+1.4%
8,000
508
Motorboat operators
SOC 53-5022
+1.4%
2,000
515
Petroleum engineers
SOC 17-2171
+1.3%
19,000
515
Instructional coordinators
SOC 25-9031
+1.3%
235,000
515
Embalmers
SOC 39-4011
+1.3%
3,000
515
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
SOC 49-9012
+1.3%
48,000
519
Gambling managers
SOC 11-9071
+1.2%
5,000
519
Environmental engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3025
+1.2%
13,000
519
Biological scientists, all other
SOC 19-1029
+1.2%
64,000
519
Foresters
SOC 19-1032
+1.2%
14,000
519
Economists
SOC 19-3011
+1.2%
17,000
519
Camera operators, television, video, and film
SOC 27-4031
+1.2%
36,000
519
Obstetricians and gynecologists
SOC 29-1218
+1.2%
21,000
519
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
SOC 39-3031
+1.2%
123,000
519
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
SOC 51-1011
+1.2%
706,000
519
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4021
+1.2%
66,000
519
Air traffic controllers
SOC 53-2021
+1.2%
24,000
519
Dredge operators
SOC 53-7031
+1.2%
1,000
531
Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3024
+1.1%
15,000
531
Special education teachers, all other
SOC 25-2059
+1.1%
41,000
531
Musicians and singers
SOC 27-2042
+1.1%
171,000
531
Railroad conductors and yardmasters
SOC 53-4031
+1.1%
37,000
531
Industrial truck and tractor operators
SOC 53-7051
+1.1%
801,000
536
Budget analysts
SOC 13-2031
+1%
51,000
536
Clergy
SOC 21-2011
+1%
264,000
536
Eligibility interviewers, government programs
SOC 43-4061
+1%
168,000
536
Hazardous materials removal workers
SOC 47-4041
+1%
51,000
536
Butchers and meat cutters
SOC 51-3021
+1%
144,000
536
Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-9191
+1%
12,000
536
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers
SOC 53-4022
+1%
11,000
543
Technical writers
SOC 27-3042
+0.9%
56,000
543
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
SOC 53-7081
+0.9%
149,000
545
Artists and related workers, all other
SOC 27-1019
+0.8%
14,000
545
Pediatricians, general
SOC 29-1221
+0.8%
46,000
547
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
SOC 17-2151
+0.7%
7,000
547
Atmospheric and space scientists
SOC 19-2021
+0.7%
9,000
547
School psychologists
SOC 19-3034
+0.7%
67,000
547
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1126
+0.7%
27,000
547
Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1194
+0.7%
123,000
547
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9124
+0.7%
166,000
547
Locomotive engineers
SOC 53-4011
+0.7%
27,000
554
Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3023
+0.6%
94,000
554
Physical scientists, all other
SOC 19-2099
+0.6%
32,000
554
Religious workers, all other
SOC 21-2099
+0.6%
89,000
554
Tutors
SOC 25-3041
+0.6%
216,000
554
Editors
SOC 27-3041
+0.6%
116,000
554
Media and communication equipment workers, all other
SOC 27-4099
+0.6%
15,000
554
Continuous mining machine operators
SOC 47-5041
+0.6%
15,000
554
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-3091
+0.6%
20,000
554
Food cooking machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-3093
+0.6%
29,000
563
Derrick operators, oil and gas
SOC 47-5011
+0.5%
11,000
563
Production workers, all other
SOC 51-9199
+0.5%
294,000
563
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
SOC 53-5021
+0.5%
40,000
566
Security guards
SOC 33-9032
+0.4%
1,267,000
566
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
SOC 37-2012
+0.4%
1,362,000
566
Service unit operators, oil and gas
SOC 47-5013
+0.4%
45,000
569
Actors
SOC 27-2011
+0.3%
57,000
569
Dentists, all other specialists
SOC 29-1029
+0.3%
6,000
569
Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators
SOC 33-9031
+0.3%
10,000
569
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
SOC 41-4012
+0.3%
1,314,000
569
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
SOC 53-4013
+0.3%
3,000
574
Compensation and benefits managers
SOC 11-3111
+0.2%
20,000
574
Paralegals and legal assistants
SOC 23-2011
+0.2%
376,000
574
Dishwashers
SOC 35-9021
+0.2%
478,000
574
Helpers--electricians
SOC 47-3013
+0.2%
66,000
574
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
SOC 47-5012
+0.2%
13,000
574
Bus drivers, school
SOC 53-3051
+0.2%
388,000
580
Tapers
SOC 47-2082
+0.1%
15,000
581
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3027
0%
38,000
581
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1123
0%
72,000
581
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
SOC 41-1012
0%
320,000
581
Receptionists and information clerks
SOC 43-4171
0%
1,007,000
581
Millwrights
SOC 49-9044
0%
41,000
581
Machinists
SOC 51-4041
0%
299,000
581
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
SOC 51-9061
0%
598,000
588
Labor relations specialists
SOC 13-1075
-0.1%
65,000
588
Hydrologists
SOC 19-2043
-0.1%
6,000
588
Teachers and instructors, all other
SOC 25-3099
-0.1%
153,000
588
Pharmacy aides
SOC 31-9095
-0.1%
41,000
588
Demonstrators and product promoters
SOC 41-9011
-0.1%
79,000
588
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators
SOC 51-2090
-0.1%
1,465,000
594
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1124
-0.2%
26,000
594
History teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1125
-0.2%
24,000
594
Information and record clerks, all other
SOC 43-4199
-0.2%
153,000
597
Music directors and composers
SOC 27-2041
-0.3%
47,000
597
Court reporters and simultaneous captioners
SOC 27-3092
-0.3%
17,000
597
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
SOC 43-1011
-0.3%
1,554,000
600
Psychiatric aides
SOC 31-1133
-0.4%
38,000
600
Billing and posting clerks
SOC 43-3021
-0.4%
427,000
600
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining
SOC 47-5022
-0.4%
35,000
603
Retail salespersons
SOC 41-2031
-0.5%
3,917,000
603
Models
SOC 41-9012
-0.5%
6,000
603
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4081
-0.5%
130,000
606
Gambling dealers
SOC 39-3011
-0.6%
88,000
606
Gambling service workers, all other
SOC 39-3019
-0.6%
16,000
606
Proofreaders and copy markers
SOC 43-9081
-0.6%
11,000
606
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
SOC 51-7041
-0.6%
44,000
610
Database administrators
SOC 15-1242
-0.7%
77,000
610
Mathematicians
SOC 15-2021
-0.7%
2,000
610
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
SOC 23-1021
-0.7%
17,000
610
Detectives and criminal investigators
SOC 33-3021
-0.7%
117,000
610
Waiters and waitresses
SOC 35-3031
-0.7%
2,313,000
610
Log graders and scalers
SOC 45-4023
-0.7%
4,000
610
Etchers and engravers
SOC 51-9194
-0.7%
8,000
617
Construction and building inspectors
SOC 47-4011
-0.8%
146,000
617
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
SOC 49-2094
-0.8%
60,000
619
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
SOC 43-5032
-0.9%
216,000
619
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
SOC 47-5032
-0.9%
5,000
619
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
SOC 49-2011
-0.9%
78,000
622
Automotive and watercraft service attendants
SOC 53-6031
-1%
99,000
623
Nuclear engineers
SOC 17-2161
-1.1%
15,000
623
Watch and clock repairers
SOC 49-9064
-1.1%
1,000
623
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
SOC 51-6091
-1.1%
15,000
623
Hoist and winch operators
SOC 53-7041
-1.1%
2,000
627
Legal support workers, all other
SOC 23-2099
-1.2%
50,000
627
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
SOC 27-1013
-1.2%
26,000
629
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
SOC 11-9013
-1.3%
825,000
629
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
SOC 53-3011
-1.3%
12,000
629
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
SOC 53-7071
-1.3%
5,000
632
Logging equipment operators
SOC 45-4022
-1.4%
30,000
633
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
SOC 11-9032
-1.5%
328,000
633
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary
SOC 25-9045
-1.5%
1,401,000
633
Parking enforcement workers
SOC 33-3041
-1.5%
8,000
633
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
SOC 35-9031
-1.5%
423,000
637
Kindergarten teachers, except special education
SOC 25-2012
-1.6%
115,000
637
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
SOC 25-2031
-1.6%
1,076,000
637
Special education teachers, secondary school
SOC 25-2058
-1.6%
161,000
637
Baggage porters and bellhops
SOC 39-6011
-1.6%
32,000
637
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
SOC 43-6011
-1.6%
494,000
637
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
SOC 43-6014
-1.6%
1,913,000
637
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
SOC 51-7011
-1.6%
84,000
644
Social scientists and related workers, all other
SOC 19-3099
-1.7%
40,000
644
Sound engineering technicians
SOC 27-4014
-1.7%
16,000
644
Helpers--extraction workers
SOC 47-5081
-1.7%
6,000
647
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
SOC 13-2081
-1.8%
56,000
647
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school
SOC 25-2032
-1.8%
101,000
647
Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school
SOC 25-2052
-1.8%
226,000
647
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
SOC 43-5061
-1.8%
381,000
647
Upholsterers
SOC 51-6093
-1.8%
22,000
647
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
SOC 51-7042
-1.8%
61,000
653
Special education teachers, middle school
SOC 25-2057
-1.9%
93,000
654
Elementary school teachers, except special education
SOC 25-2021
-2%
1,394,000
654
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education
SOC 25-2022
-2%
621,000
654
Career/technical education teachers, middle school
SOC 25-2023
-2%
13,000
657
Hydrologic technicians
SOC 19-4044
-2.1%
3,000
658
Advertising and promotions managers
SOC 11-2011
-2.2%
26,000
658
Bailiffs
SOC 33-3011
-2.2%
18,000
660
Loan interviewers and clerks
SOC 43-4131
-2.3%
173,000
660
Bicycle repairers
SOC 49-3091
-2.3%
12,000
660
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
SOC 51-4051
-2.3%
20,000
660
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9032
-2.3%
47,000
664
Boilermakers
SOC 47-2011
-2.4%
10,000
665
Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare
SOC 11-9031
-2.5%
87,000
665
Farm and home management educators
SOC 25-9021
-2.5%
12,000
665
Statistical assistants
SOC 43-9111
-2.5%
6,000
665
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9021
-2.5%
27,000
669
Insurance underwriters
SOC 13-2053
-2.6%
123,000
669
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
SOC 51-9151
-2.6%
10,000
671
School bus monitors
SOC 33-9094
-2.7%
69,000
672
Broadcast technicians
SOC 27-4012
-2.8%
24,000
672
First-line supervisors of correctional officers
SOC 33-1011
-2.8%
55,000
672
Maintenance workers, machinery
SOC 49-9043
-2.8%
55,000
672
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
SOC 51-8093
-2.8%
34,000
676
Childcare workers
SOC 39-9011
-2.9%
962,000
676
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
SOC 49-9091
-2.9%
31,000
678
Stonemasons
SOC 47-2022
-3%
11,000
679
Geographers
SOC 19-3092
-3.1%
1,000
679
Political scientists
SOC 19-3094
-3.1%
6,000
679
Telecommunications line installers and repairers
SOC 49-9052
-3.1%
96,000
682
Forest and conservation technicians
SOC 19-4071
-3.2%
32,000
682
Power distributors and dispatchers
SOC 51-8012
-3.2%
9,000
684
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
SOC 45-2092
-3.3%
488,000
684
Furniture finishers
SOC 51-7021
-3.3%
19,000
684
Bridge and lock tenders
SOC 53-6011
-3.3%
2,000
687
Food preparation workers
SOC 35-2021
-3.4%
871,000
687
Conveyor operators and tenders
SOC 53-7011
-3.4%
28,000
689
Postmasters and mail superintendents
SOC 11-9131
-3.5%
12,000
689
Postal service clerks
SOC 43-5051
-3.5%
71,000
689
Postal service mail carriers
SOC 43-5052
-3.5%
308,000
692
Computer user support specialists
SOC 15-1232
-3.7%
702,000
692
Motion picture projectionists
SOC 39-3021
-3.7%
2,000
692
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
SOC 43-9041
-3.7%
247,000
692
Shoe machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-6042
-3.7%
3,000
696
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4072
-3.8%
148,000
696
Shoe and leather workers and repairers
SOC 51-6041
-3.8%
9,000
698
News analysts, reporters, and journalists
SOC 27-3023
-3.9%
47,000
699
Pipelayers
SOC 47-2151
-4.1%
32,000
700
Cost estimators
SOC 13-1051
-4.2%
212,000
700
Network and computer systems administrators
SOC 15-1244
-4.2%
317,000
700
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
SOC 49-2022
-4.2%
150,000
703
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9012
-4.3%
52,000
704
Credit analysts
SOC 13-2041
-4.4%
64,000
704
Woodworkers, all other
SOC 51-7099
-4.4%
16,000
706
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
SOC 51-6052
-4.5%
37,000
707
Lighting technicians
SOC 27-4015
-4.6%
11,000
707
Fishing and hunting workers
SOC 45-3031
-4.6%
20,000
709
Forest and conservation workers
SOC 45-4011
-4.7%
10,000
709
Logging workers, all other
SOC 45-4029
-4.7%
3,000
709
Pourers and casters, metal
SOC 51-4052
-4.7%
5,000
709
Dental laboratory technicians
SOC 51-9081
-4.7%
33,000
709
Wellhead pumpers
SOC 53-7073
-4.7%
17,000
714
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
SOC 43-5111
-4.8%
47,000
715
Medical transcriptionists
SOC 31-9094
-4.9%
41,000
716
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
SOC 41-1011
-5%
1,360,000
716
Gambling cage workers
SOC 43-3041
-5%
13,000
716
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals
SOC 45-2093
-5%
213,000
719
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
SOC 13-1031
-5.1%
337,000
720
Survey researchers
SOC 19-3022
-5.2%
8,000
721
Graders and sorters, agricultural products
SOC 45-2041
-5.4%
36,000
721
Layout workers, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4192
-5.4%
5,000
721
Packers and packagers, hand
SOC 53-7064
-5.4%
559,000
724
Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys
SOC 27-3011
-5.5%
22,000
724
Customer service representatives
SOC 43-4051
-5.5%
2,660,000
724
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
SOC 51-9071
-5.5%
33,000
727
Electrical and electronics drafters
SOC 17-3012
-5.6%
20,000
727
Cooks, short order
SOC 35-2015
-5.6%
142,000
727
Correspondence clerks
SOC 43-4021
-5.6%
6,000
730
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
SOC 43-3031
-5.8%
1,519,000
730
Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
SOC 43-6012
-5.8%
147,000
732
Floral designers
SOC 27-1023
-5.9%
41,000
733
Computer programmers
SOC 15-1251
-6%
113,000
733
Fish and game wardens
SOC 33-3031
-6%
6,000
733
Transportation security screeners
SOC 33-9093
-6%
47,000
736
Gambling and sports book writers and runners
SOC 39-3012
-6.1%
7,000
736
Underground mining machine operators, all other
SOC 47-5049
-6.1%
3,000
736
Chemical plant and system operators
SOC 51-8091
-6.1%
17,000
739
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
SOC 43-4041
-6.2%
11,000
740
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
SOC 51-2021
-6.3%
11,000
740
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9196
-6.3%
91,000
742
Gambling change persons and booth cashiers
SOC 41-2012
-6.4%
21,000
742
Advertising sales agents
SOC 41-3011
-6.4%
97,000
744
Mechanical drafters
SOC 17-3013
-6.5%
40,000
744
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
SOC 51-8031
-6.5%
123,000
746
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
SOC 43-9051
-6.6%
62,000
747
Library assistants, clerical
SOC 43-4121
-6.7%
78,000
747
Office clerks, general
SOC 43-9061
-6.7%
2,468,000
749
Library technicians
SOC 25-4031
-6.8%
73,000
749
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9023
-6.8%
94,000
751
Drafters, all other
SOC 17-3019
-6.9%
15,000
752
Sewers, hand
SOC 51-6051
-7%
5,000
753
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
SOC 43-4161
-7.1%
88,000
754
Fallers
SOC 45-4021
-7.3%
5,000
755
Nuclear technicians
SOC 19-4051
-7.7%
5,000
755
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks
SOC 43-5071
-7.7%
795,000
757
Correctional officers and jailers
SOC 33-3012
-7.8%
357,000
757
Office and administrative support workers, all other
SOC 43-9199
-7.8%
214,000
757
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
SOC 51-4194
-7.8%
5,000
760
Printing press operators
SOC 51-5112
-8.1%
138,000
761
Insurance appraisers, auto damage
SOC 13-1032
-8.2%
8,000
762
Locksmiths and safe repairers
SOC 49-9094
-8.3%
17,000
762
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4023
-8.3%
20,000
764
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
SOC 43-5053
-8.4%
97,000
765
Procurement clerks
SOC 43-3061
-8.7%
56,000
766
Gas plant operators
SOC 51-8092
-8.8%
14,000
767
Helpers--production workers
SOC 51-9198
-8.9%
153,000
768
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-4122
-9%
35,000
768
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-6064
-9%
19,000
770
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
SOC 51-6099
-9.4%
13,000
771
Brokerage clerks
SOC 43-4011
-9.5%
36,000
771
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
SOC 51-4199
-9.5%
18,000
773
Carpet installers
SOC 47-2041
-9.6%
18,000
774
Cashiers
SOC 41-2011
-9.9%
2,843,000
775
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
SOC 41-9091
-10%
22,000
776
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-6061
-10.1%
5,000
777
Fabric and apparel patternmakers
SOC 51-6092
-10.2%
2,000
778
Bill and account collectors
SOC 43-3011
-10.5%
149,000
778
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
SOC 47-3011
-10.5%
14,000
780
Computer numerically controlled tool operators
SOC 51-9161
-10.7%
158,000
781
Tool and die makers
SOC 51-4111
-10.8%
49,000
781
Sewing machine operators
SOC 51-6031
-10.8%
110,000
783
Terrazzo workers and finishers
SOC 47-2053
-11.1%
1,000
784
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-6063
-11.2%
13,000
784
Power plant operators
SOC 51-8013
-11.2%
28,000
786
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
SOC 43-4111
-11.6%
145,000
787
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-6062
-11.7%
8,000
788
Meter readers, utilities
SOC 43-5041
-12%
17,000
788
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4033
-12%
61,000
790
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4031
-12.1%
153,000
791
Desktop publishers
SOC 43-9031
-12.4%
4,000
792
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4191
-12.8%
12,000
793
Tellers
SOC 43-3071
-12.9%
302,000
794
Machine feeders and offbearers
SOC 53-7063
-13%
40,000
795
New accounts clerks
SOC 43-4141
-13.2%
33,000
796
Cooks, fast food
SOC 35-2011
-13.5%
579,000
796
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
SOC 51-6021
-13.5%
24,000
798
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
SOC 49-2096
-13.6%
8,000
798
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4034
-13.6%
16,000
798
Plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4193
-13.6%
27,000
801
Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors
SOC 25-3011
-13.7%
35,000
802
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4035
-14.4%
11,000
803
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
SOC 51-2011
-14.5%
28,000
804
Prepress technicians and workers
SOC 51-5111
-14.6%
22,000
805
Camera and photographic equipment repairers
SOC 49-9061
-15.1%
1,000
806
Office machine operators, except computer
SOC 43-9071
-15.2%
21,000
807
Nuclear power reactor operators
SOC 51-8011
-15.3%
4,000
808
File clerks
SOC 43-4071
-15.9%
70,000
809
Print binding and finishing workers
SOC 51-5113
-16.1%
30,000
810
Structural metal fabricators and fitters
SOC 51-2041
-16.3%
45,000
811
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
SOC 43-3051
-16.7%
134,000
812
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
SOC 49-9045
-16.9%
-
813
Order clerks
SOC 43-4151
-17.2%
74,000
814
Cutters and trimmers, hand
SOC 51-9031
-18.1%
5,000
815
Model makers, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4061
-18.2%
2,000
816
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4022
-18.9%
7,000
817
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4032
-19.6%
4,000
818
Engine and other machine assemblers
SOC 51-2031
-21.1%
30,000
819
Grinding and polishing workers, hand
SOC 51-9022
-21.2%
9,000
820
Telemarketers
SOC 41-9041
-22.1%
52,000
821
Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining
SOC 47-5044
-22.3%
5,000
822
Patternmakers, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4062
-24.4%
1,000
823
Data entry keyers
SOC 43-9021
-25.9%
104,000
823
Foundry mold and coremakers
SOC 51-4071
-25.9%
9,000
825
Switchboard operators, including answering service
SOC 43-2011
-26.3%
27,000
826
Telephone operators
SOC 43-2021
-27.5%
2,000
827
Roof bolters, mining
SOC 47-5043
-34.2%
1,000
828
Word processors and typists
SOC 43-9022
-36.1%
25,000
Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) | Projection period: 2024-2034 | Last updated: December 2025