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National Employment Matrix


17-3025 Environmental engineering technologists and technicians
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 17.3 100.0 0.0 18.6 100.0 0.0 1.3 7.8 0

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 17.3 99.8 0.0 18.6 99.9 0.0 1.4 8.0 3 1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

210000 Summary 0.4 2.4 0.1 0.4 2.3 0.1 0.0 5.3 12 2

Oil and gas extraction

211000 Line Item 0.3 1.7 0.2 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 13 3

Mining (except oil and gas)

212000 Summary 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 8.3 14 3

Metal ore mining

212200 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 10.0 16 4

Utilities

220000 Summary 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 -9.7 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 -9.7 20 3

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

221100 Summary 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 -22.3 21 4

Electric power generation

221110 Summary 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 -28.1 22 5

Water, sewage and other systems

221300 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 10.4 33 4

Construction

230000 Summary 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 5.3 34 2

Construction of buildings

236000 Summary 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 6.8 35 3

Residential building construction

236100 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 7.0 36 4

Specialty trade contractors

238000 Summary 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 45 3

Other specialty trade contractors

238900 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.1 59 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 1.5 8.6 0.0 1.6 8.3 0.0 0.1 4.1 60 2

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324000 Line Item 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 4.5 88 3

Chemical manufacturing

325000 Summary 0.4 2.0 0.0 0.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 89 3

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

325400 Line Item 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 6.4 90 4

Chemical manufacturing (3251,2,3,9)

3250A1 Line Item 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 3.1 92 4

Primary metal manufacturing

331000 Summary 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 3.9 97 3

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

331100 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 3.4 98 4

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

331400 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 3.9 101 4

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332000 Summary 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 9.7 103 3

Machinery manufacturing

333000 Summary 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 12.0 110 3

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334000 Summary 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 115 3

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

334400 Line Item 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 -2.5 119 4

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

334500 Line Item 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.3 120 4

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 14.5 122 3

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336000 Summary 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 3.3 127 3

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

336400 Line Item 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 2.4 131 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.5 3.2 0.0 0.6 3.1 0.0 0.0 5.2 143 2

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

424000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 151 3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 8.3 47.7 0.1 8.9 48.0 0.1 0.7 8.3 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 8.3 47.7 0.1 8.9 48.0 0.1 0.7 8.3 280 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 5.1 29.4 0.3 5.1 27.4 0.3 0.0 0.4 283 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 4.4 25.5 0.4 4.4 23.5 0.4 0.0 -0.4 285 5

Testing laboratories

541380 Line Item 0.5 3.1 0.3 0.6 3.0 0.3 0.0 5.8 287 5

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 2.9 16.5 0.2 3.5 18.7 0.2 0.6 22.4 290 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 5.1 291 4

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

541710 Line Item 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 5.1 292 5

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 0.4 2.5 0.0 0.5 2.4 0.0 0.0 3.3 299 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 0.4 2.5 0.0 0.5 2.4 0.0 0.0 3.3 300 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 2.4 14.1 0.0 2.8 15.2 0.0 0.4 16.2 301 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 12.3 302 3

Facilities support services

561200 Line Item 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 7.9 304 4

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 14.0 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 14.1 306 5

Waste management and remediation services

562000 Summary 2.1 12.1 0.5 2.4 13.1 0.5 0.4 16.8 318 3

Waste treatment and disposal

562200 Line Item 0.5 2.6 0.5 0.5 2.7 0.5 0.1 12.6 320 4

Remediation and other waste management services

562900 Line Item 1.6 9.3 1.0 1.9 10.2 1.1 0.3 18.0 321 4

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 322 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 323 3

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private

6112-3 Summary 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 6.8 328 4

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private

611300 Summary 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 6.8 333 5

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 9.5 430 2

Government

900000 Summary 2.8 16.2 0.0 2.9 15.8 0.0 0.1 5.1 455 2

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 1.0 5.9 0.0 1.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 459 3

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 1.8 10.2 0.0 1.9 10.3 0.0 0.1 8.3 460 3