Fastest Growing Careers
Complete ranking of 828 occupations by projected job growth. 10-year projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
+41%
Top Growth
+2.1%
Average Growth
828
Total Careers
About these projections: The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects average employment growth of 4% across all occupations for 2025-2035. 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
Nurse practitioners
SOC 29-1171
+41%
474,000
2
Solar photovoltaic installers
SOC 47-2231
+36.5%
42,000
3
Data scientists
SOC 15-2051
+34.6%
371,000
4
Wind turbine service technicians
SOC 49-9081
+29.5%
15,000
5
Medical and health services managers
SOC 11-9111
+24.2%
795,000
6
Physical therapist assistants
SOC 31-2021
+23%
140,000
7
Psychiatric technicians
SOC 29-2053
+22.3%
197,000
8
Computer and information research scientists
SOC 15-1221
+21.8%
47,000
9
Occupational therapy assistants
SOC 31-2011
+21.5%
63,000
10
Ophthalmic medical technicians
SOC 29-2057
+21.4%
88,000
11
Physician assistants
SOC 29-1071
+21.1%
204,000
12
Information security analysts
SOC 15-1212
+21%
233,000
13
Occupational health and safety technicians
SOC 19-5012
+19.4%
37,000
13
Hearing aid specialists
SOC 29-2092
+19.4%
13,000
15
Epidemiologists
SOC 19-1041
+18.7%
15,000
16
Occupational health and safety specialists
SOC 19-5011
+18.5%
169,000
17
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
SOC 21-1018
+18.4%
631,000
18
Home health and personal care aides
SOC 31-1120
+18.1%
5,524,000
19
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1071
+17.9%
328,000
20
Industrial machinery mechanics
SOC 49-9041
+17.8%
526,000
21
Logisticians
SOC 13-1081
+17.6%
300,000
22
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1072
+17.1%
112,000
23
Speech-language pathologists
SOC 29-1127
+16.6%
225,000
24
Health information technologists and medical registrars
SOC 29-9021
+15.9%
48,000
25
Computer and information systems managers
SOC 11-3021
+15.8%
793,000
26
Massage therapists
SOC 31-9011
+15.3%
179,000
27
Occupational therapists
SOC 29-1122
+14.8%
194,000
28
Diagnostic medical sonographers
SOC 29-2032
+13.9%
105,000
29
Marriage and family therapists
SOC 21-1013
+13.5%
86,000
30
Forensic science technicians
SOC 19-4092
+13.3%
22,000
31
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
SOC 33-2022
+13.1%
3,000
32
Orthotists and prosthetists
SOC 29-2091
+12.9%
10,000
32
Medical assistants
SOC 31-9092
+12.9%
941,000
34
Exercise physiologists
SOC 29-1128
+12.8%
23,000
35
Community health workers
SOC 21-1094
+12.7%
72,000
35
Athletic trainers
SOC 29-9091
+12.7%
39,000
37
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
SOC 19-1042
+12.6%
203,000
37
Therapists, all other
SOC 29-1129
+12.6%
63,000
37
Medical equipment repairers
SOC 49-9062
+12.6%
80,000
40
Industrial engineers
SOC 17-2112
+12.4%
410,000
41
Biochemists and biophysicists
SOC 19-1021
+12.3%
39,000
42
Cooks, restaurant
SOC 35-2014
+12.1%
1,588,000
42
Animal caretakers
SOC 39-2021
+12.1%
409,000
44
Operations research analysts
SOC 15-2031
+11.9%
126,000
44
Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3021
+11.9%
12,000
44
Physical therapists
SOC 29-1123
+11.9%
317,000
47
Clinical and counseling psychologists
SOC 19-3033
+11.7%
90,000
48
Nurse midwives
SOC 29-1161
+11.5%
9,000
48
Taxi drivers
SOC 53-3054
+11.5%
227,000
50
Mechanical engineers
SOC 17-2141
+11.2%
332,000
51
Statisticians
SOC 15-2041
+11%
34,000
51
Audiologists
SOC 29-1181
+11%
15,000
53
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
SOC 49-9021
+10.9%
489,000
54
Training and development specialists
SOC 13-1151
+10.8%
523,000
54
Medical equipment preparers
SOC 31-9093
+10.8%
88,000
56
Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians
SOC 49-3041
+10.7%
46,000
57
Genetic counselors
SOC 29-9092
+10.4%
4,000
58
Mental health and substance abuse social workers
SOC 21-1023
+10.3%
153,000
58
Electrical power-line installers and repairers
SOC 49-9051
+10.3%
145,000
60
Software developers
SOC 15-1252
+10.2%
1,892,000
61
Management analysts
SOC 13-1111
+10.1%
1,186,000
62
Electrical engineers
SOC 17-2071
+9.9%
219,000
63
Tile and stone setters
SOC 47-2044
+9.8%
49,000
64
Financial managers
SOC 11-3031
+9.7%
964,000
64
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
SOC 13-1011
+9.7%
29,000
64
Nurse anesthetists
SOC 29-1151
+9.7%
59,000
64
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
SOC 49-2095
+9.7%
22,000
64
Recreational vehicle service technicians
SOC 49-3092
+9.7%
19,000
69
Optometrists
SOC 29-1041
+9.5%
49,000
70
Database architects
SOC 15-1243
+9.4%
76,000
70
Veterinarians
SOC 29-1131
+9.4%
99,000
70
Veterinary technologists and technicians
SOC 29-2056
+9.4%
143,000
70
Avionics technicians
SOC 49-2091
+9.4%
21,000
74
Financial examiners
SOC 13-2061
+9.3%
76,000
75
Actuaries
SOC 15-2011
+9.2%
34,000
75
Manicurists and pedicurists
SOC 39-5092
+9.2%
220,000
75
Electricians
SOC 47-2111
+9.2%
896,000
75
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
SOC 53-1041
+9.2%
10,000
79
Construction managers
SOC 11-9021
+9.1%
664,000
79
Computer hardware engineers
SOC 17-2061
+9.1%
83,000
79
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
SOC 31-9096
+9.1%
144,000
82
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
SOC 47-2042
+9%
32,000
83
Stockers and order fillers
SOC 53-7065
+8.9%
3,055,000
84
Skincare specialists
SOC 39-5094
+8.8%
113,000
84
Flight attendants
SOC 53-2031
+8.8%
145,000
86
Chiropractors
SOC 29-1011
+8.7%
67,000
87
Acupuncturists
SOC 29-1291
+8.6%
16,000
87
Agricultural equipment operators
SOC 45-2091
+8.6%
72,000
89
Healthcare social workers
SOC 21-1022
+8.5%
211,000
89
Respiratory therapists
SOC 29-1126
+8.5%
154,000
91
Aerospace engineers
SOC 17-2011
+8.3%
74,000
91
Materials scientists
SOC 19-2032
+8.3%
9,000
91
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
SOC 53-2011
+8.3%
113,000
94
Natural sciences managers
SOC 11-9121
+8.2%
121,000
94
Semiconductor processing technicians
SOC 51-9141
+8.2%
33,000
96
Dental hygienists
SOC 29-1292
+8%
243,000
96
Couriers and messengers
SOC 43-5021
+8%
247,000
98
Computer systems analysts
SOC 15-1211
+7.9%
587,000
98
Driver/sales workers
SOC 53-3031
+7.9%
478,000
100
Astronomers
SOC 19-2011
+7.8%
2,000
100
Engineering teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1032
+7.8%
54,000
100
Medical records specialists
SOC 29-2072
+7.8%
216,000
100
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
SOC 47-4071
+7.8%
34,000
100
Airfield operations specialists
SOC 53-2022
+7.8%
16,000
105
Computer network architects
SOC 15-1241
+7.7%
195,000
105
Dietitians and nutritionists
SOC 29-1031
+7.7%
93,000
105
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
SOC 29-2035
+7.7%
47,000
105
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
SOC 39-5012
+7.7%
640,000
109
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
SOC 17-2031
+7.6%
25,000
110
Materials engineers
SOC 17-2131
+7.5%
25,000
111
Farm labor contractors
SOC 13-1074
+7.4%
2,000
111
Financial risk specialists
SOC 13-2054
+7.4%
70,000
111
Cartographers and photogrammetrists
SOC 17-1021
+7.4%
15,000
111
Biological technicians
SOC 19-4021
+7.4%
79,000
111
Social and human service assistants
SOC 21-1093
+7.4%
497,000
111
Dental assistants
SOC 31-9091
+7.4%
417,000
117
Biological science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1042
+7.3%
66,000
117
Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
SOC 39-9031
+7.3%
416,000
117
Construction laborers
SOC 47-2061
+7.3%
1,598,000
120
Social and community service managers
SOC 11-9151
+7.2%
247,000
120
Financial and investment analysts
SOC 13-2051
+7.2%
404,000
120
Physicists
SOC 19-2012
+7.2%
24,000
120
Psychiatrists
SOC 29-1223
+7.2%
32,000
124
Mathematical science occupations, all other
SOC 15-2099
+7.1%
4,000
124
Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs
SOC 53-3053
+7.1%
269,000
126
Market research analysts and marketing specialists
SOC 13-1161
+7%
1,019,000
127
Marketing managers
SOC 11-2021
+6.9%
450,000
127
Agricultural engineers
SOC 17-2021
+6.9%
1,000
127
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
SOC 19-4042
+6.9%
38,000
130
Dermatologists
SOC 29-1213
+6.8%
13,000
130
Phlebotomists
SOC 31-9097
+6.8%
153,000
130
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
SOC 47-2152
+6.8%
545,000
130
Security and fire alarm systems installers
SOC 49-2098
+6.8%
92,000
134
Project management specialists
SOC 13-1082
+6.7%
1,167,000
134
Marine engineers and naval architects
SOC 17-2121
+6.7%
8,000
134
Soil and plant scientists
SOC 19-1013
+6.7%
21,000
134
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
SOC 49-3042
+6.7%
192,000
138
Chefs and head cooks
SOC 35-1011
+6.6%
234,000
139
Industrial-organizational psychologists
SOC 19-3032
+6.5%
4,000
139
Food batchmakers
SOC 51-3092
+6.5%
188,000
141
Training and development managers
SOC 11-3131
+6.4%
53,000
141
Human resources specialists
SOC 13-1071
+6.4%
999,000
141
Civil engineers
SOC 17-2051
+6.4%
405,000
141
Chemists
SOC 19-2031
+6.4%
90,000
141
Neurologists
SOC 29-1217
+6.4%
12,000
141
Pharmacy technicians
SOC 29-2052
+6.4%
501,000
141
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
SOC 39-3093
+6.4%
17,000
141
Mechanical door repairers
SOC 49-9011
+6.4%
30,000
149
Environmental engineers
SOC 17-2081
+6.3%
41,000
149
Life scientists, all other
SOC 19-1099
+6.3%
8,000
149
First-line supervisors of personal service workers
SOC 39-1022
+6.3%
130,000
149
Tour and travel guides
SOC 39-7010
+6.3%
66,000
149
Light truck drivers
SOC 53-3033
+6.3%
1,136,000
154
Personal service managers, all other
SOC 11-9179
+6.2%
27,000
154
Food scientists and technologists
SOC 19-1012
+6.2%
14,000
154
Microbiologists
SOC 19-1022
+6.2%
21,000
154
Cargo and freight agents
SOC 43-5011
+6.2%
106,000
158
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
SOC 11-3071
+6.1%
242,000
158
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
SOC 19-2041
+6.1%
99,000
158
Coaches and scouts
SOC 27-2022
+6.1%
316,000
158
Surgical assistants
SOC 29-9093
+6.1%
25,000
158
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
SOC 39-5091
+6.1%
4,000
163
Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling
SOC 11-9072
+6%
46,000
163
Buyers and purchasing agents
SOC 13-1020
+6%
547,000
163
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
SOC 13-1141
+6%
125,000
163
Web and digital interface designers
SOC 15-1255
+6%
140,000
163
Anthropologists and archeologists
SOC 19-3091
+6%
10,000
163
Orthodontists
SOC 29-1023
+6%
7,000
163
Passenger attendants
SOC 53-6061
+6%
28,000
170
Counselors, all other
SOC 21-1019
+5.9%
52,000
170
Business teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1011
+5.9%
109,000
170
Health technologists and technicians, all other
SOC 29-2099
+5.9%
196,000
170
Costume attendants
SOC 39-3092
+5.9%
7,000
170
Personal care and service workers, all other
SOC 39-9099
+5.9%
100,000
170
Computer numerically controlled tool programmers
SOC 51-9162
+5.9%
30,000
170
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
SOC 51-9193
+5.9%
8,000
177
Food service managers
SOC 11-9051
+5.8%
364,000
177
Meeting, convention, and event planners
SOC 13-1121
+5.8%
182,000
177
Surveyors
SOC 17-1022
+5.8%
55,000
177
Surveying and mapping technicians
SOC 17-3031
+5.8%
62,000
177
Animal scientists
SOC 19-1011
+5.8%
3,000
177
Prosthodontists
SOC 29-1024
+5.8%
1,000
177
Emergency medical technicians
SOC 29-2042
+5.8%
192,000
177
Fast food and counter workers
SOC 35-3023
+5.8%
4,079,000
177
Rock splitters, quarry
SOC 47-5051
+5.8%
3,000
177
Manufactured building and mobile home installers
SOC 49-9095
+5.8%
3,000
177
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
SOC 51-9195
+5.8%
45,000
188
Public relations managers
SOC 11-2032
+5.7%
85,000
188
Software quality assurance analysts and testers
SOC 15-1253
+5.7%
198,000
188
Dentists, general
SOC 29-1021
+5.7%
150,000
188
Paramedics
SOC 29-2043
+5.7%
108,000
188
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
SOC 47-4021
+5.7%
26,000
188
Automotive glass installers and repairers
SOC 49-3022
+5.7%
23,000
188
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
SOC 51-3022
+5.7%
158,000
195
Health education specialists
SOC 21-1091
+5.6%
74,000
195
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
SOC 29-1022
+5.6%
5,000
195
Registered nurses
SOC 29-1141
+5.6%
3,660,000
195
Shampooers
SOC 39-5093
+5.6%
16,000
195
Fence erectors
SOC 47-4031
+5.6%
32,000
195
Aircraft service attendants
SOC 53-6032
+5.6%
32,000
201
Human resources managers
SOC 11-3121
+5.5%
237,000
201
Architectural and engineering managers
SOC 11-9041
+5.5%
233,000
201
Fundraisers
SOC 13-1131
+5.5%
148,000
201
Community and social service specialists, all other
SOC 21-1099
+5.5%
125,000
201
Athletes and sports competitors
SOC 27-2021
+5.5%
24,000
201
Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other
SOC 29-1299
+5.5%
41,000
201
Private detectives and investigators
SOC 33-9021
+5.5%
41,000
201
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
SOC 33-9092
+5.5%
170,000
201
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
SOC 35-9099
+5.5%
89,000
201
Pest control workers
SOC 37-2021
+5.5%
114,000
201
Bakers
SOC 51-3011
+5.5%
276,000
201
Food processing workers, all other
SOC 51-3099
+5.5%
71,000
213
Fundraising managers
SOC 11-2033
+5.4%
51,000
213
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
SOC 17-2111
+5.4%
23,000
213
Agricultural technicians
SOC 19-4012
+5.4%
20,000
213
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
SOC 35-1012
+5.4%
1,303,000
213
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
SOC 49-2093
+5.4%
6,000
213
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
SOC 49-3011
+5.4%
147,000
219
Conservation scientists
SOC 19-1031
+5.3%
29,000
219
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
SOC 35-9011
+5.3%
575,000
219
First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services
SOC 39-1014
+5.3%
115,000
219
Roofers
SOC 47-2181
+5.3%
175,000
219
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
SOC 49-9098
+5.3%
102,000
224
Administrative services managers
SOC 11-3012
+5.2%
293,000
224
Architectural and civil drafters
SOC 17-3011
+5.2%
109,000
224
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
SOC 27-2023
+5.2%
19,000
224
Pharmacists
SOC 29-1051
+5.2%
342,000
224
Cooks, all other
SOC 35-2019
+5.2%
20,000
224
Commercial pilots
SOC 53-2012
+5.2%
53,000
230
Computer occupations, all other
SOC 15-1299
+5.1%
495,000
230
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
SOC 19-2042
+5.1%
26,000
230
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
SOC 29-9099
+5.1%
41,000
230
Cooks, private household
SOC 35-2013
+5.1%
37,000
230
Insulation workers, mechanical
SOC 47-2132
+5.1%
28,000
235
General and operations managers
SOC 11-1021
+5%
3,780,000
235
Accountants and auditors
SOC 13-2011
+5%
1,674,000
235
Social science research assistants
SOC 19-4061
+5%
40,000
235
Radiologic technologists and technicians
SOC 29-2034
+5%
246,000
235
Medical dosimetrists
SOC 29-2036
+5%
3,000
235
Surgical technologists
SOC 29-2055
+5%
124,000
235
Bartenders
SOC 35-3011
+5%
800,000
235
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
SOC 47-1011
+5%
959,000
235
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
SOC 49-3023
+5%
866,000
235
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers
SOC 51-2028
+5%
258,000
245
Managers, all other
SOC 11-9199
+4.9%
1,404,000
245
Chemical technicians
SOC 19-4031
+4.9%
63,000
245
Computer science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1021
+4.9%
46,000
245
Curators
SOC 25-4012
+4.9%
14,000
245
Motorboat mechanics and service technicians
SOC 49-3051
+4.9%
26,000
245
Motorboat operators
SOC 53-5022
+4.9%
2,000
251
Calibration technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3028
+4.8%
17,000
251
Food science technicians
SOC 19-4013
+4.8%
21,000
251
Recreational therapists
SOC 29-1125
+4.8%
16,000
251
Cardiologists
SOC 29-1212
+4.8%
19,000
251
Physicians, pathologists
SOC 29-1222
+4.8%
12,000
251
Healthcare support workers, all other
SOC 31-9099
+4.8%
119,000
251
Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
SOC 43-6013
+4.8%
1,026,000
251
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers
SOC 49-2097
+4.8%
23,000
251
Commercial divers
SOC 49-9092
+4.8%
4,000
260
Tax preparers
SOC 13-2082
+4.7%
100,000
260
Chemical engineers
SOC 17-2041
+4.7%
22,000
260
Biological scientists, all other
SOC 19-1029
+4.7%
62,000
260
Economists
SOC 19-3011
+4.7%
19,000
260
Lawyers
SOC 23-1011
+4.7%
904,000
260
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
SOC 23-1022
+4.7%
11,000
260
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
SOC 27-2099
+4.7%
45,000
260
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
SOC 37-3011
+4.7%
1,244,000
268
Facilities managers
SOC 11-3013
+4.6%
173,000
268
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
SOC 47-2073
+4.6%
511,000
268
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
SOC 51-2051
+4.6%
17,000
271
Sales managers
SOC 11-2022
+4.5%
679,000
271
Preschool teachers, except special education
SOC 25-2011
+4.5%
609,000
271
Ophthalmologists, except pediatric
SOC 29-1241
+4.5%
10,000
271
Food servers, nonrestaurant
SOC 35-3041
+4.5%
309,000
275
Landscape architects
SOC 17-1012
+4.4%
24,000
275
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
SOC 19-4099
+4.4%
93,000
275
Child, family, and school social workers
SOC 21-1021
+4.4%
422,000
275
Nuclear medicine technologists
SOC 29-2033
+4.4%
18,000
275
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
SOC 49-2092
+4.4%
16,000
275
Rail transportation workers, all other
SOC 53-4099
+4.4%
1,000
281
Architects, except landscape and naval
SOC 17-1011
+4.3%
129,000
281
Recreation workers
SOC 39-9032
+4.3%
361,000
281
Paperhangers
SOC 47-2142
+4.3%
2,000
281
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
SOC 49-9012
+4.3%
52,000
281
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
SOC 51-6011
+4.3%
213,000
281
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
SOC 53-7072
+4.3%
10,000
287
Art directors
SOC 27-1011
+4.2%
146,000
287
Opticians, dispensing
SOC 29-2081
+4.2%
77,000
287
Fire inspectors and investigators
SOC 33-2021
+4.2%
15,000
287
Tree trimmers and pruners
SOC 37-3013
+4.2%
73,000
287
Animal trainers
SOC 39-2011
+4.2%
49,000
287
Gambling service workers, all other
SOC 39-3019
+4.2%
15,000
287
Maintenance and repair workers, general
SOC 49-9071
+4.2%
1,690,000
294
Funeral home managers
SOC 11-9171
+4.1%
36,000
294
Financial specialists, all other
SOC 13-2099
+4.1%
143,000
294
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
SOC 49-1011
+4.1%
654,000
294
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-9111
+4.1%
393,000
294
Bus drivers, transit and intercity
SOC 53-3052
+4.1%
173,000
299
Purchasing managers
SOC 11-3061
+4%
91,000
299
Psychology teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1066
+4%
54,000
299
Producers and directors
SOC 27-2012
+4%
188,000
299
General internal medicine physicians
SOC 29-1216
+4%
76,000
299
Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric
SOC 29-1242
+4%
16,000
299
Surgeons, all other
SOC 29-1249
+4%
28,000
299
Orderlies
SOC 31-1132
+4%
54,000
299
Physical therapist aides
SOC 31-2022
+4%
51,000
299
Animal control workers
SOC 33-9011
+4%
14,000
299
First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
SOC 37-1012
+4%
253,000
299
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
SOC 39-3099
+4%
7,000
299
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
SOC 53-5021
+4%
42,000
299
Traffic technicians
SOC 53-6041
+4%
8,000
299
Transportation workers, all other
SOC 53-6099
+4%
14,000
313
Emergency management directors
SOC 11-9161
+3.9%
14,000
313
Business operations specialists, all other
SOC 13-1199
+3.9%
1,202,000
313
Urban and regional planners
SOC 19-3051
+3.9%
47,000
313
Media and communication workers, all other
SOC 27-3099
+3.9%
26,000
313
Audio and video technicians
SOC 27-4011
+3.9%
91,000
313
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
SOC 37-3012
+3.9%
26,000
313
Carpenters
SOC 47-2031
+3.9%
924,000
313
Miscellaneous construction and related workers
SOC 47-4090
+3.9%
30,000
313
Riggers
SOC 49-9096
+3.9%
23,000
313
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
SOC 53-7061
+3.9%
435,000
323
Lodging managers
SOC 11-9081
+3.8%
56,000
323
Compliance officers
SOC 13-1041
+3.8%
453,000
323
Web developers
SOC 15-1254
+3.8%
90,000
323
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
SOC 17-2151
+3.8%
6,000
323
Sociologists
SOC 19-3041
+3.8%
2,000
323
Disc jockeys, except radio
SOC 27-2091
+3.8%
17,000
323
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
SOC 45-1011
+3.8%
59,000
323
Agricultural workers, all other
SOC 45-2099
+3.8%
9,000
323
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
SOC 53-3032
+3.8%
2,305,000
323
Automotive and watercraft service attendants
SOC 53-6031
+3.8%
106,000
323
Crane and tower operators
SOC 53-7021
+3.8%
44,000
334
Property, real estate, and community association managers
SOC 11-9141
+3.7%
477,000
334
Electronics engineers, except computer
SOC 17-2072
+3.7%
101,000
334
Engineers, all other
SOC 17-2199
+3.7%
173,000
334
Film and video editors
SOC 27-4032
+3.7%
40,000
334
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
SOC 29-2031
+3.7%
66,000
334
First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
SOC 33-1021
+3.7%
105,000
334
First-line supervisors of security workers
SOC 33-1091
+3.7%
85,000
334
Firefighters
SOC 33-2011
+3.7%
368,000
334
Grounds maintenance workers, all other
SOC 37-3019
+3.7%
14,000
334
Amusement and recreation attendants
SOC 39-3091
+3.7%
423,000
334
Public safety telecommunicators
SOC 43-5031
+3.7%
109,000
334
Automotive body and related repairers
SOC 49-3021
+3.7%
169,000
334
Subway and streetcar operators
SOC 53-4041
+3.7%
10,000
347
Gambling managers
SOC 11-9071
+3.6%
5,000
347
Zoologists and wildlife biologists
SOC 19-1023
+3.6%
20,000
347
Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians
SOC 19-4043
+3.6%
7,000
347
Museum technicians and conservators
SOC 25-4013
+3.6%
14,000
347
Anesthesiologists
SOC 29-1211
+3.6%
43,000
347
Occupational therapy aides
SOC 31-2012
+3.6%
4,000
347
Earth drillers, except oil and gas
SOC 47-5023
+3.6%
20,000
347
Roustabouts, oil and gas
SOC 47-5071
+3.6%
47,000
347
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
SOC 49-3031
+3.6%
327,000
347
Chemical equipment operators and tenders
SOC 51-9011
+3.6%
145,000
357
Property appraisers and assessors
SOC 13-2020
+3.5%
70,000
357
Self-enrichment teachers
SOC 25-3021
+3.5%
433,000
357
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
SOC 33-3051
+3.5%
717,000
357
Crossing guards and flaggers
SOC 33-9091
+3.5%
98,000
357
First-line supervisors of gambling services workers
SOC 39-1013
+3.5%
28,000
357
Residential advisors
SOC 39-9041
+3.5%
97,000
357
Medical appliance technicians
SOC 51-9082
+3.5%
11,000
364
Archivists
SOC 25-4011
+3.4%
10,000
364
Radiologists
SOC 29-1224
+3.4%
29,000
364
Physicians, all other
SOC 29-1229
+3.4%
380,000
364
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
SOC 35-9031
+3.4%
459,000
364
Gambling dealers
SOC 39-3011
+3.4%
91,000
364
Court, municipal, and license clerks
SOC 43-4031
+3.4%
193,000
364
Highway maintenance workers
SOC 47-4051
+3.4%
167,000
364
Extraction workers, all other
SOC 47-5099
+3.4%
6,000
364
Tire repairers and changers
SOC 49-3093
+3.4%
116,000
364
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
SOC 51-9192
+3.4%
16,000
374
Credit counselors
SOC 13-2071
+3.3%
32,000
374
Directors, religious activities and education
SOC 21-2021
+3.3%
146,000
374
Family medicine physicians
SOC 29-1215
+3.3%
118,000
374
First-line supervisors of police and detectives
SOC 33-1012
+3.3%
165,000
374
Barbers
SOC 39-5011
+3.3%
78,000
374
Insurance sales agents
SOC 41-3021
+3.3%
591,000
380
Chief executives
SOC 11-1011
+3.2%
300,000
380
Civil engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3022
+3.2%
73,000
380
Emergency medicine physicians
SOC 29-1214
+3.2%
36,000
380
Transit and railroad police
SOC 33-3052
+3.2%
4,000
380
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
SOC 37-1011
+3.2%
273,000
380
Continuous mining machine operators
SOC 47-5041
+3.2%
14,000
380
Sailors and marine oilers
SOC 53-5011
+3.2%
34,000
387
Environmental engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3025
+3.1%
12,000
387
Industrial engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3026
+3.1%
79,000
387
Choreographers
SOC 27-2032
+3.1%
4,000
387
Crematory operators
SOC 39-4012
+3.1%
3,000
387
Structural iron and steel workers
SOC 47-2221
+3.1%
70,000
387
Stationary engineers and boiler operators
SOC 51-8021
+3.1%
32,000
393
Historians
SOC 19-3093
+3%
3,000
393
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
SOC 21-1092
+3%
96,000
393
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
SOC 29-2061
+3%
686,000
393
Protective service workers, all other
SOC 33-9099
+3%
84,000
393
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers
SOC 39-4031
+3%
27,000
393
Counter and rental clerks
SOC 41-2021
+3%
421,000
393
Parts salespersons
SOC 41-2022
+3%
281,000
393
Animal breeders
SOC 45-2021
+3%
7,000
393
Painters, construction and maintenance
SOC 47-2141
+3%
336,000
393
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors
SOC 53-1047
+3%
640,000
403
Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
SOC 21-1012
+2.9%
400,000
403
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1041
+2.9%
11,000
405
Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other
SOC 17-3029
+2.8%
64,000
405
Judicial law clerks
SOC 23-1012
+2.8%
14,000
405
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
SOC 23-1023
+2.8%
26,000
405
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1043
+2.8%
1,000
405
Radiation therapists
SOC 29-1124
+2.8%
17,000
405
Cooks, institution and cafeteria
SOC 35-2012
+2.8%
466,000
405
Sales engineers
SOC 41-9031
+2.8%
53,000
405
Plasterers and stucco masons
SOC 47-2161
+2.8%
23,000
405
Motor vehicle operators, all other
SOC 53-3099
+2.8%
56,000
405
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
SOC 53-7121
+2.8%
13,000
415
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1053
+2.7%
8,000
415
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1062
+2.7%
14,000
415
Geography teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1064
+2.7%
4,000
415
Library science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1082
+2.7%
4,000
415
Teaching assistants, postsecondary
SOC 25-9044
+2.7%
211,000
415
Interior designers
SOC 27-1025
+2.7%
99,000
415
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
SOC 27-1026
+2.7%
169,000
415
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
SOC 29-2010
+2.7%
352,000
415
Dietetic technicians
SOC 29-2051
+2.7%
32,000
415
Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
SOC 41-3091
+2.7%
1,306,000
415
Ship engineers
SOC 53-5031
+2.7%
9,000
415
Material moving workers, all other
SOC 53-7199
+2.7%
28,000
427
Industrial production managers
SOC 11-3051
+2.6%
258,000
427
Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3024
+2.6%
16,000
427
Atmospheric and space scientists
SOC 19-2021
+2.6%
10,000
427
Architecture teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1031
+2.6%
10,000
427
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1061
+2.6%
6,000
427
Law teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1112
+2.6%
26,000
427
Social work teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1113
+2.6%
16,000
427
Librarians and media collections specialists
SOC 25-4022
+2.6%
145,000
427
Nursing assistants
SOC 31-1131
+2.6%
1,544,000
427
Funeral attendants
SOC 39-4021
+2.6%
32,000
427
Concierges
SOC 39-6012
+2.6%
51,000
427
Rail car repairers
SOC 49-3043
+2.6%
20,000
427
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
SOC 49-9099
+2.6%
210,000
427
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
SOC 51-9051
+2.6%
14,000
441
Political science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1065
+2.5%
22,000
441
Education teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1081
+2.5%
79,000
441
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
SOC 43-4181
+2.5%
123,000
441
Drywall and ceiling tile installers
SOC 47-2081
+2.5%
104,000
441
Sheet metal workers
SOC 47-2211
+2.5%
134,000
441
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
SOC 49-9069
+2.5%
10,000
441
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
SOC 51-9061
+2.5%
617,000
441
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9124
+2.5%
168,000
449
Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3023
+2.4%
99,000
449
Clergy
SOC 21-2011
+2.4%
247,000
449
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1051
+2.4%
12,000
449
Physics teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1054
+2.4%
16,000
449
Economics teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1063
+2.4%
15,000
449
Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1192
+2.4%
3,000
449
Special education teachers, preschool
SOC 25-2051
+2.4%
31,000
449
Commercial and industrial designers
SOC 27-1021
+2.4%
36,000
449
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
SOC 47-2131
+2.4%
46,000
449
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
SOC 47-3015
+2.4%
46,000
449
Butchers and meat cutters
SOC 51-3021
+2.4%
141,000
449
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
SOC 51-4121
+2.4%
448,000
461
Psychologists, all other
SOC 19-3039
+2.3%
61,000
461
Social workers, all other
SOC 21-1029
+2.3%
79,000
461
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1052
+2.3%
25,000
461
Agricultural inspectors
SOC 45-2011
+2.3%
18,000
461
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
SOC 49-3053
+2.3%
39,000
461
Plant and system operators, all other
SOC 51-8099
+2.3%
14,000
467
Foresters
SOC 19-1032
+2.2%
13,000
467
Rehabilitation counselors
SOC 21-1015
+2.2%
99,000
467
Sociology teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1067
+2.2%
15,000
467
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1121
+2.2%
119,000
467
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1193
+2.2%
15,000
467
Dancers
SOC 27-2031
+2.2%
14,000
467
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
SOC 37-2011
+2.2%
2,486,000
467
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
SOC 51-9083
+2.2%
19,000
467
Transportation inspectors
SOC 53-6051
+2.2%
25,000
476
Labor relations specialists
SOC 13-1075
+2.1%
67,000
476
Physical scientists, all other
SOC 19-2099
+2.1%
27,000
476
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
SOC 23-2093
+2.1%
61,000
476
Communications teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1122
+2.1%
36,000
476
Motorcycle mechanics
SOC 49-3052
+2.1%
14,000
476
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
SOC 53-7071
+2.1%
3,000
476
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
SOC 53-7081
+2.1%
159,000
483
Petroleum engineers
SOC 17-2171
+2%
18,000
483
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1126
+2%
27,000
483
Postsecondary teachers, all other
SOC 25-1199
+2%
186,000
483
Substitute teachers, short-term
SOC 25-3031
+2%
567,000
483
Craft artists
SOC 27-1012
+2%
11,000
483
Artists and related workers, all other
SOC 27-1019
+2%
13,000
483
Interpreters and translators
SOC 27-3091
+2%
75,000
483
Podiatrists
SOC 29-1081
+2%
10,000
483
Pediatric surgeons
SOC 29-1243
+2%
1,000
483
Waiters and waitresses
SOC 35-3031
+2%
2,330,000
483
Building cleaning workers, all other
SOC 37-2019
+2%
19,000
483
Slaughterers and meat packers
SOC 51-3023
+2%
72,000
483
Parking attendants
SOC 53-6021
+2%
142,000
496
Budget analysts
SOC 13-2031
+1.9%
51,000
496
Special education teachers, all other
SOC 25-2059
+1.9%
35,000
496
Psychiatric aides
SOC 31-1133
+1.9%
37,000
496
First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other
SOC 33-1099
+1.9%
22,000
496
Glaziers
SOC 47-2121
+1.9%
60,000
496
Home appliance repairers
SOC 49-9031
+1.9%
41,000
496
Musical instrument repairers and tuners
SOC 49-9063
+1.9%
6,000
503
Education administrators, postsecondary
SOC 11-9033
+1.8%
235,000
503
Educational instruction and library workers, all other
SOC 25-9099
+1.8%
139,000
503
Public relations specialists
SOC 27-3031
+1.8%
320,000
503
Gambling and sports book writers and runners
SOC 39-3012
+1.8%
9,000
503
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
SOC 43-4081
+1.8%
269,000
503
Signal and track switch repairers
SOC 49-9097
+1.8%
8,000
503
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
SOC 51-1011
+1.8%
692,000
503
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
SOC 53-7062
+1.8%
2,991,000
511
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1022
+1.7%
58,000
511
Obstetricians and gynecologists
SOC 29-1218
+1.7%
23,000
511
Real estate sales agents
SOC 41-9022
+1.7%
434,000
511
Helpers--extraction workers
SOC 47-5081
+1.7%
7,000
511
Air traffic controllers
SOC 53-2021
+1.7%
24,000
516
Education administrators, all other
SOC 11-9039
+1.6%
63,000
516
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
SOC 25-1069
+1.6%
19,000
516
Instructional coordinators
SOC 25-9031
+1.6%
252,000
516
Media and communication equipment workers, all other
SOC 27-4099
+1.6%
14,000
516
Eligibility interviewers, government programs
SOC 43-4061
+1.6%
165,000
516
Cement masons and concrete finishers
SOC 47-2051
+1.6%
208,000
516
Derrick operators, oil and gas
SOC 47-5011
+1.6%
10,000
523
Hydrologists
SOC 19-2043
+1.5%
6,000
523
Religious workers, all other
SOC 21-2099
+1.5%
115,000
523
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1111
+1.5%
15,000
523
Pediatricians, general
SOC 29-1221
+1.5%
42,000
523
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
SOC 47-3014
+1.5%
7,000
523
Hazardous materials removal workers
SOC 47-4041
+1.5%
53,000
523
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
SOC 47-4061
+1.5%
17,000
523
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9041
+1.5%
59,000
523
Industrial truck and tractor operators
SOC 53-7051
+1.5%
776,000
532
Personal financial advisors
SOC 13-2052
+1.4%
303,000
532
Set and exhibit designers
SOC 27-1027
+1.4%
32,000
532
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
SOC 41-3031
+1.4%
538,000
532
Floor sanders and finishers
SOC 47-2043
+1.4%
4,000
536
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
SOC 17-3027
+1.3%
37,000
536
Camera operators, television, video, and film
SOC 27-4031
+1.3%
33,000
536
Dentists, all other specialists
SOC 29-1029
+1.3%
5,000
536
Painting, coating, and decorating workers
SOC 51-9123
+1.3%
8,000
536
Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-9191
+1.3%
12,000
541
Computer network support specialists
SOC 15-1231
+1.2%
154,000
541
Designers, all other
SOC 27-1029
+1.2%
29,000
541
Music directors and composers
SOC 27-2041
+1.2%
51,000
541
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
SOC 41-4011
+1.2%
295,000
541
Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers
SOC 49-2021
+1.2%
11,000
541
Power distributors and dispatchers
SOC 51-8012
+1.2%
8,000
547
Compensation and benefits managers
SOC 11-3111
+1.1%
24,000
547
Loan officers
SOC 13-2072
+1.1%
286,000
547
Nuclear technicians
SOC 19-4051
+1.1%
6,000
547
Sales and related workers, all other
SOC 41-9099
+1.1%
116,000
547
Brickmasons and blockmasons
SOC 47-2021
+1.1%
63,000
547
Service unit operators, oil and gas
SOC 47-5013
+1.1%
44,000
547
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators
SOC 51-2090
+1.1%
1,418,000
554
Communications equipment operators, all other
SOC 43-2099
+1%
1,000
554
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining
SOC 47-5022
+1%
35,000
554
Machinists
SOC 51-4041
+1%
291,000
557
Security guards
SOC 33-9032
+0.9%
1,305,000
557
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
SOC 39-3031
+0.9%
125,000
557
Millwrights
SOC 49-9044
+0.9%
41,000
557
Railroad conductors and yardmasters
SOC 53-4031
+0.9%
39,000
561
School psychologists
SOC 19-3034
+0.8%
64,000
561
Technical writers
SOC 27-3042
+0.8%
46,000
561
Real estate brokers
SOC 41-9021
+0.8%
104,000
561
Information and record clerks, all other
SOC 43-4199
+0.8%
144,000
561
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
SOC 47-5012
+0.8%
12,000
561
Tire builders
SOC 51-9197
+0.8%
20,000
561
Production workers, all other
SOC 51-9199
+0.8%
277,000
561
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
SOC 53-4013
+0.8%
3,000
561
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers
SOC 53-4022
+0.8%
10,000
570
Embalmers
SOC 39-4011
+0.7%
4,000
570
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4021
+0.7%
61,000
570
Bus drivers, school
SOC 53-3051
+0.7%
399,000
570
Dredge operators
SOC 53-7031
+0.7%
1,000
574
Mathematicians
SOC 15-2021
+0.6%
2,000
574
Cooks, fast food
SOC 35-2011
+0.6%
644,000
574
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
SOC 37-2012
+0.6%
1,339,000
574
Helpers--electricians
SOC 47-3013
+0.6%
65,000
574
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4081
+0.6%
127,000
579
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
SOC 41-1012
+0.5%
313,000
579
Locomotive engineers
SOC 53-4011
+0.5%
27,000
581
Nuclear engineers
SOC 17-2161
+0.4%
16,000
581
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-3091
+0.4%
21,000
583
Musicians and singers
SOC 27-2042
+0.3%
170,000
583
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
SOC 49-2094
+0.3%
65,000
585
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1124
+0.2%
24,000
585
Detectives and criminal investigators
SOC 33-3021
+0.2%
120,000
585
Travel agents
SOC 41-3041
+0.2%
61,000
585
Demonstrators and product promoters
SOC 41-9011
+0.2%
70,000
585
Hoist and winch operators
SOC 53-7041
+0.2%
3,000
590
Fashion designers
SOC 27-1022
+0.1%
32,000
590
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
SOC 43-1011
+0.1%
1,507,000
592
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
SOC 23-1021
0%
17,000
592
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1123
0%
69,000
592
History teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1125
0%
23,000
592
Actors
SOC 27-2011
0%
67,000
592
Financial clerks, all other
SOC 43-3099
0%
38,000
592
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
SOC 43-6011
0%
489,000
592
Construction and building inspectors
SOC 47-4011
0%
153,000
592
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
SOC 47-5032
0%
5,000
600
Database administrators
SOC 15-1242
-0.1%
74,000
600
Court reporters and simultaneous captioners
SOC 27-3092
-0.1%
19,000
600
Billing and posting clerks
SOC 43-3021
-0.1%
417,000
600
Helpers--roofers
SOC 47-3016
-0.1%
6,000
604
Social scientists and related workers, all other
SOC 19-3099
-0.2%
41,000
604
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
SOC 25-2031
-0.2%
1,085,000
604
Special education teachers, secondary school
SOC 25-2058
-0.2%
164,000
604
Tutors
SOC 25-3041
-0.2%
208,000
604
Teachers and instructors, all other
SOC 25-3099
-0.2%
138,000
609
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
SOC 11-9032
-0.3%
342,000
609
Postmasters and mail superintendents
SOC 11-9131
-0.3%
13,000
609
Paralegals and legal assistants
SOC 23-2011
-0.3%
403,000
609
Legal support workers, all other
SOC 23-2099
-0.3%
50,000
609
Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary
SOC 25-1194
-0.3%
122,000
609
Kindergarten teachers, except special education
SOC 25-2012
-0.3%
110,000
609
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary
SOC 25-9045
-0.3%
1,458,000
609
Special effects artists and animators
SOC 27-1014
-0.3%
51,000
609
Writers and authors
SOC 27-3043
-0.3%
139,000
609
Retail salespersons
SOC 41-2031
-0.3%
3,984,000
609
Postal service clerks
SOC 43-5051
-0.3%
70,000
609
Postal service mail carriers
SOC 43-5052
-0.3%
315,000
609
Watch and clock repairers
SOC 49-9064
-0.3%
1,000
609
Food cooking machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-3093
-0.3%
31,000
623
Elementary school teachers, except special education
SOC 25-2021
-0.4%
1,413,000
623
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education
SOC 25-2022
-0.4%
627,000
623
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school
SOC 25-2032
-0.4%
110,000
623
Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school
SOC 25-2052
-0.4%
258,000
623
Special education teachers, middle school
SOC 25-2057
-0.4%
94,000
628
Career/technical education teachers, middle school
SOC 25-2023
-0.5%
16,000
629
Photographers
SOC 27-4021
-0.7%
144,000
629
Pharmacy aides
SOC 31-9095
-0.7%
39,000
629
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
SOC 43-5032
-0.7%
202,000
629
Etchers and engravers
SOC 51-9194
-0.7%
8,000
633
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
SOC 41-4012
-0.9%
1,268,000
633
Proofreaders and copy markers
SOC 43-9081
-0.9%
8,000
633
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
SOC 47-2071
-0.9%
41,000
633
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9032
-0.9%
45,000
637
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
SOC 13-2081
-1%
59,000
637
Dishwashers
SOC 35-9021
-1%
475,000
637
Helpers, construction trades, all other
SOC 47-3019
-1%
24,000
637
Underground mining machine operators, all other
SOC 47-5049
-1%
3,000
637
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
SOC 51-7041
-1%
40,000
642
Editors
SOC 27-3041
-1.1%
103,000
642
Parking enforcement workers
SOC 33-3041
-1.1%
9,000
644
Hydrologic technicians
SOC 19-4044
-1.3%
3,000
644
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
SOC 43-5061
-1.3%
387,000
644
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
SOC 53-3011
-1.3%
14,000
647
Forest and conservation workers
SOC 45-4011
-1.5%
14,000
648
Tapers
SOC 47-2082
-1.6%
15,000
649
Graphic designers
SOC 27-1024
-1.7%
248,000
649
Receptionists and information clerks
SOC 43-4171
-1.7%
931,000
649
Helpers--carpenters
SOC 47-3012
-1.7%
21,000
649
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9021
-1.7%
26,000
653
Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators
SOC 33-9031
-1.8%
9,000
653
Statistical assistants
SOC 43-9111
-1.8%
5,000
653
Boilermakers
SOC 47-2011
-1.8%
10,000
656
Bailiffs
SOC 33-3011
-1.9%
17,000
656
School bus monitors
SOC 33-9094
-1.9%
75,000
656
Gambling change persons and booth cashiers
SOC 41-2012
-1.9%
21,000
656
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
SOC 43-9041
-1.9%
234,000
656
Maintenance workers, machinery
SOC 49-9043
-1.9%
58,000
656
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
SOC 51-8093
-1.9%
32,000
662
Political scientists
SOC 19-3094
-2%
6,000
662
Childcare workers
SOC 39-9011
-2%
990,000
662
Wellhead pumpers
SOC 53-7073
-2%
18,000
665
Geographers
SOC 19-3092
-2.1%
1,000
665
Forest and conservation technicians
SOC 19-4071
-2.1%
32,000
665
Models
SOC 41-9012
-2.1%
4,000
668
Log graders and scalers
SOC 45-4023
-2.2%
4,000
669
Upholsterers
SOC 51-6093
-2.3%
22,000
669
Woodworkers, all other
SOC 51-7099
-2.3%
15,000
669
Bridge and lock tenders
SOC 53-6011
-2.3%
3,000
672
Loan interviewers and clerks
SOC 43-4131
-2.4%
165,000
672
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
SOC 45-2092
-2.4%
533,000
674
First-line supervisors of correctional officers
SOC 33-1011
-2.5%
54,000
674
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
SOC 51-7042
-2.5%
59,000
676
Conveyor operators and tenders
SOC 53-7011
-2.6%
28,000
677
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
SOC 27-1013
-2.9%
28,000
677
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
SOC 51-4051
-2.9%
16,000
677
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
SOC 51-7011
-2.9%
79,000
680
Food preparation workers
SOC 35-2021
-3%
881,000
680
Baggage porters and bellhops
SOC 39-6011
-3%
28,000
680
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
SOC 49-2011
-3%
69,000
683
Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare
SOC 11-9031
-3.1%
89,000
683
Cost estimators
SOC 13-1051
-3.1%
219,000
683
Broadcast technicians
SOC 27-4012
-3.1%
23,000
683
Sound engineering technicians
SOC 27-4014
-3.1%
14,000
683
Gambling cage workers
SOC 43-3041
-3.1%
14,000
683
Pipelayers
SOC 47-2151
-3.1%
32,000
689
Farm and home management educators
SOC 25-9021
-3.2%
9,000
689
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals
SOC 45-2093
-3.2%
195,000
689
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
SOC 51-9071
-3.2%
31,000
692
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
SOC 49-2022
-3.3%
138,000
692
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
SOC 51-6091
-3.3%
13,000
694
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
SOC 11-9013
-3.4%
762,000
694
Electrical and electronics drafters
SOC 17-3012
-3.4%
18,000
694
Graders and sorters, agricultural products
SOC 45-2041
-3.4%
43,000
694
Telecommunications line installers and repairers
SOC 49-9052
-3.4%
99,000
694
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
SOC 49-9091
-3.4%
33,000
694
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4072
-3.4%
144,000
694
Layout workers, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4192
-3.4%
5,000
701
Computer user support specialists
SOC 15-1232
-3.5%
724,000
701
Furniture finishers
SOC 51-7021
-3.5%
15,000
703
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9196
-3.6%
92,000
704
Advertising and promotions managers
SOC 11-2011
-3.7%
31,000
704
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
SOC 41-1011
-3.7%
1,367,000
706
Insurance underwriters
SOC 13-2053
-3.8%
120,000
706
Logging equipment operators
SOC 45-4022
-3.8%
28,000
708
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
SOC 51-2021
-4%
12,000
709
Network and computer systems administrators
SOC 15-1244
-4.1%
310,000
710
Transportation security screeners
SOC 33-9093
-4.2%
51,000
710
Fishing and hunting workers
SOC 45-3031
-4.2%
27,000
712
Credit analysts
SOC 13-2041
-4.3%
61,000
713
Medical transcriptionists
SOC 31-9094
-4.4%
40,000
714
Survey researchers
SOC 19-3022
-4.8%
9,000
714
Lighting technicians
SOC 27-4015
-4.8%
9,000
714
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
SOC 43-5111
-4.8%
51,000
717
Pourers and casters, metal
SOC 51-4052
-5%
4,000
717
Packers and packagers, hand
SOC 53-7064
-5%
528,000
719
Power plant operators
SOC 51-8013
-5.1%
28,000
720
Cooks, short order
SOC 35-2015
-5.2%
131,000
720
Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
SOC 43-6012
-5.2%
149,000
720
Chemical plant and system operators
SOC 51-8091
-5.2%
15,000
723
Customer service representatives
SOC 43-4051
-5.3%
2,524,000
723
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
SOC 43-5053
-5.3%
95,000
723
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
SOC 47-2171
-5.3%
15,000
726
Stonemasons
SOC 47-2022
-5.4%
8,000
727
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
SOC 13-1031
-5.5%
355,000
728
Floral designers
SOC 27-1023
-5.6%
42,000
728
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
SOC 43-3031
-5.6%
1,446,000
728
Correspondence clerks
SOC 43-4021
-5.6%
4,000
728
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
SOC 51-2011
-5.6%
32,000
728
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
SOC 51-9151
-5.6%
5,000
733
Fish and game wardens
SOC 33-3031
-5.7%
5,000
733
Pile driver operators
SOC 47-2072
-5.7%
2,000
733
Bicycle repairers
SOC 49-3091
-5.7%
11,000
733
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
SOC 51-8031
-5.7%
123,000
733
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9012
-5.7%
57,000
738
News analysts, reporters, and journalists
SOC 27-3023
-5.9%
44,000
738
Nuclear power reactor operators
SOC 51-8011
-5.9%
4,000
738
Dental laboratory technicians
SOC 51-9081
-5.9%
32,000
741
Mechanical drafters
SOC 17-3013
-6%
39,000
741
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
SOC 43-6014
-6%
1,775,000
741
Office clerks, general
SOC 43-9061
-6%
2,443,000
741
Gas plant operators
SOC 51-8092
-6%
17,000
745
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-9023
-6.1%
91,000
746
Motion picture projectionists
SOC 39-3021
-6.2%
1,000
746
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
SOC 43-4161
-6.2%
90,000
746
Structural metal fabricators and fitters
SOC 51-2041
-6.2%
49,000
749
Library technicians
SOC 25-4031
-6.4%
68,000
749
Library assistants, clerical
SOC 43-4121
-6.4%
83,000
751
Cashiers
SOC 41-2011
-6.5%
2,905,000
751
New accounts clerks
SOC 43-4141
-6.5%
35,000
751
Shoe and leather workers and repairers
SOC 51-6041
-6.5%
9,000
754
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
SOC 51-4194
-6.8%
5,000
755
Shoe machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-6042
-6.9%
4,000
756
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
SOC 51-4199
-7.1%
15,000
757
Advertising sales agents
SOC 41-3011
-7.2%
92,000
757
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
SOC 43-9051
-7.2%
53,000
759
Computer programmers
SOC 15-1251
-7.3%
102,000
759
Drafters, all other
SOC 17-3019
-7.3%
14,000
759
Office and administrative support workers, all other
SOC 43-9199
-7.3%
214,000
762
Correctional officers and jailers
SOC 33-3012
-7.4%
368,000
762
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
SOC 43-4041
-7.4%
11,000
764
Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys
SOC 27-3011
-7.6%
20,000
764
Brokerage clerks
SOC 43-4011
-7.6%
34,000
764
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks
SOC 43-5071
-7.6%
765,000
764
Logging workers, all other
SOC 45-4029
-7.6%
2,000
768
Procurement clerks
SOC 43-3061
-8.1%
52,000
769
Helpers--production workers
SOC 51-9198
-8.2%
153,000
770
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4023
-8.3%
23,000
771
Insurance appraisers, auto damage
SOC 13-1032
-8.7%
12,000
771
Printing press operators
SOC 51-5112
-8.7%
131,000
773
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
SOC 51-6052
-8.8%
30,000
774
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-4122
-8.9%
30,000
775
Tool and die makers
SOC 51-4111
-9.2%
51,000
776
Computer numerically controlled tool operators
SOC 51-9161
-9.4%
154,000
777
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4032
-9.5%
4,000
777
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4191
-9.5%
13,000
779
Plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4193
-9.7%
30,000
780
Fallers
SOC 45-4021
-9.9%
3,000
781
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-6064
-10.3%
21,000
782
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
SOC 41-9091
-10.4%
45,000
782
Bill and account collectors
SOC 43-3011
-10.4%
143,000
782
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
SOC 43-4111
-10.4%
137,000
785
Meter readers, utilities
SOC 43-5041
-10.5%
17,000
785
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4031
-10.5%
153,000
787
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4033
-10.8%
61,000
788
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4034
-11.3%
14,000
789
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
SOC 47-3011
-11.7%
12,000
789
Locksmiths and safe repairers
SOC 49-9094
-11.7%
16,000
791
Sewers, hand
SOC 51-6051
-12%
4,000
792
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
SOC 51-6061
-12.5%
5,000
793
Terrazzo workers and finishers
SOC 47-2053
-13%
1,000
794
Machine feeders and offbearers
SOC 53-7063
-13.1%
36,000
795
Tellers
SOC 43-3071
-13.2%
294,000
795
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4035
-13.2%
10,000
797
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
SOC 51-6099
-13.4%
12,000
798
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-6062
-13.6%
8,000
799
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
SOC 49-9045
-13.7%
-
799
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
SOC 51-6063
-13.7%
12,000
801
Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors
SOC 25-3011
-13.9%
35,000
802
Desktop publishers
SOC 43-9031
-14.5%
4,000
802
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
SOC 49-2096
-14.5%
7,000
804
Office machine operators, except computer
SOC 43-9071
-14.9%
21,000
805
Fabric and apparel patternmakers
SOC 51-6092
-15%
2,000
806
Sewing machine operators
SOC 51-6031
-15.1%
99,000
807
Prepress technicians and workers
SOC 51-5111
-15.3%
20,000
808
Camera and photographic equipment repairers
SOC 49-9061
-15.5%
1,000
809
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
SOC 51-6021
-15.7%
22,000
810
File clerks
SOC 43-4071
-15.8%
64,000
810
Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining
SOC 47-5044
-15.8%
5,000
812
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
SOC 43-3051
-15.9%
134,000
813
Carpet installers
SOC 47-2041
-16.4%
14,000
814
Engine and other machine assemblers
SOC 51-2031
-17%
27,000
815
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4022
-17.2%
7,000
816
Model makers, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4061
-17.3%
2,000
817
Order clerks
SOC 43-4151
-17.5%
65,000
817
Print binding and finishing workers
SOC 51-5113
-17.5%
26,000
819
Roof bolters, mining
SOC 47-5043
-18.9%
1,000
819
Cutters and trimmers, hand
SOC 51-9031
-18.9%
4,000
821
Grinding and polishing workers, hand
SOC 51-9022
-19.2%
8,000
822
Telemarketers
SOC 41-9041
-21.4%
47,000
823
Patternmakers, metal and plastic
SOC 51-4062
-22.8%
1,000
824
Foundry mold and coremakers
SOC 51-4071
-23%
9,000
825
Data entry keyers
SOC 43-9021
-25.5%
98,000
826
Switchboard operators, including answering service
SOC 43-2011
-26%
26,000
827
Telephone operators
SOC 43-2021
-27.6%
2,000
828
Word processors and typists
SOC 43-9022
-34.4%
26,000
Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) | Projection period: 2025-2035 | Last updated: September 2026