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National Employment Matrix


17-3012 Electrical and electronics drafters
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2020 Employment 2020 Percent of Occupation 2020 Percent of Industry Projected 2030 Employment Projected 2030 Percent of Occupation Projected 2030 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2020-2030 Employment Percent Change, 2020-2030 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 24.0 100.0 0.0 24.5 100.0 0.0 0.6 2.3 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.7 3.1 0.0 0.7 2.9 0.0 0.0 -5.1 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 23.2 96.9 0.0 23.8 97.1 0.0 0.6 2.5 3 1

Crop production

111000 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 12.2 5 3

Utilities

220000 Summary 1.9 8.1 0.4 1.9 7.8 0.4 0.0 -1.0 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 1.9 8.1 0.4 1.9 7.8 0.4 0.0 -1.0 20 3

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

221100 Summary 1.9 7.9 0.5 1.9 7.6 0.5 0.0 -0.9 21 4

Electric power generation

221110 Summary 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 -0.1 -27.0 22 5

Fossil fuel electric power generation

221112 Line Item 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 -0.1 -30.9 24 6

Construction

230000 Summary 3.8 15.9 0.1 3.8 15.6 0.1 0.0 0.7 34 2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237000 Summary 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 2.4 38 3

Utility system construction

237100 Summary 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.0 2.3 39 4

Specialty trade contractors

238000 Summary 3.4 14.3 0.1 3.4 14.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 45 3

Building equipment contractors

238200 Summary 3.4 14.0 0.2 3.4 13.8 0.1 0.0 0.4 51 4

Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors

238210 Line Item 2.9 11.9 0.3 2.8 11.6 0.3 0.0 -0.4 52 5

Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors

238220 Line Item 0.5 1.9 0.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 53 5

Other building equipment contractors

238290 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.7 54 5

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 5.1 21.3 0.0 5.3 21.7 0.0 0.2 4.3 60 2

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332000 Summary 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 10.7 103 3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3323,4)

3320A2 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 11.2 104 4

Machinery manufacturing

333000 Summary 0.6 2.3 0.1 0.6 2.5 0.1 0.1 9.3 110 3

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

333300 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 14.0 111 4

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

333500 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 8.8 112 4

Machinery manufacturing (3331,2,4,9)

3330A1 Line Item 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 8.0 114 4

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334000 Summary 2.4 10.2 0.2 2.4 9.9 0.2 0.0 -0.4 115 3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

334100 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.4 116 4

Communications equipment manufacturing

334200 Line Item 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.0 6.5 117 4

Audio and video equipment manufacturing

334300 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 -11.1 118 4

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

334400 Line Item 1.3 5.4 0.3 1.3 5.1 0.3 0.0 -2.5 119 4

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

334500 Line Item 0.7 3.1 0.2 0.8 3.1 0.2 0.0 2.3 120 4

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335000 Summary 1.2 5.0 0.3 1.4 5.6 0.3 0.2 12.9 122 3

Electric lighting equipment manufacturing

335100 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.6 123 4

Electrical equipment manufacturing

335300 Line Item 0.7 3.1 0.5 0.8 3.4 0.6 0.1 12.9 125 4

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

335900 Line Item 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.4 1.6 0.2 0.1 17.2 126 4

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336000 Summary 0.5 2.1 0.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 -0.6 127 3

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

336400 Line Item 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 2.4 131 4

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 10.0 138 3

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.4 1.7 0.0 0.4 1.7 0.0 0.0 5.3 143 2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423000 Summary 0.4 1.6 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 5.3 144 3

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

423400 Line Item 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 4.4 146 4

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (4232,3,5,6,7,9)

4230A1 Line Item 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 6.0 150 4

Information

510000 Summary 0.9 3.7 0.0 0.8 3.1 0.0 -0.1 -13.7 233 2

Telecommunications

517000 Line Item 0.8 3.2 0.1 0.6 2.6 0.1 -0.1 -16.6 249 3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 9.3 39.0 0.1 9.6 39.1 0.1 0.2 2.5 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 9.3 39.0 0.1 9.6 39.1 0.1 0.2 2.5 280 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 8.0 33.2 0.5 8.0 32.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 283 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 7.0 29.4 0.7 7.0 28.6 0.7 0.0 -0.4 285 5

Testing laboratories

541380 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.8 287 5

Computer systems design and related services

541500 Line Item 0.7 2.9 0.0 0.8 3.4 0.0 0.1 20.5 289 4

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 22.4 290 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.4 1.6 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 5.1 291 4

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

541710 Line Item 0.4 1.6 0.1 0.4 1.6 0.1 0.0 5.1 292 5

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

541900 Summary 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 29.8 295 4

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 3.3 299 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 3.3 300 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.8 3.1 0.0 0.9 3.7 0.0 0.2 20.6 301 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 0.7 3.1 0.0 0.9 3.6 0.0 0.2 20.7 302 3

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 13.9 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.3 1.2 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 14.1 306 5

Investigation and security services

561600 Summary 0.4 1.7 0.0 0.5 2.1 0.0 0.1 26.5 310 4

Security systems services

561620 Line Item 0.4 1.7 0.3 0.5 2.1 0.3 0.1 26.5 312 5

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 15.1 430 2

Repair and maintenance

811000 Summary 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 15.1 431 3

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

811200 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 13.4 436 4

Government

900000 Summary 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 7.0 455 2

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 8.3 460 3