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Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
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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
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Total employment	TE1000	Summary	87.1	100.0	0.1	94.4	100.0	0.1	7.3	8.4		0
Self-employed workers	TE1100	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.6	2	1
Total wage and salary employment	TE1200	Summary	87.0	99.8	0.1	94.3	99.9	0.1	7.3	8.4	3	1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	210000	Summary	0.8	0.9	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.1	0.1	7.7	12	2
Oil and gas extraction	211000	Line Item	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.2	13	3
Mining (except oil and gas)	212000	Summary	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7.3	14	3
Metal ore mining	212200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	10.0	16	4
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	212300	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6.9	17	4
Support activities for mining	213000	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	39.3	18	3
Utilities	220000	Summary	1.0	1.2	0.2	0.9	1.0	0.2	-0.1	-11.6	19	2
Utilities	221000	Summary	1.0	1.2	0.2	0.9	1.0	0.2	-0.1	-11.6	20	3
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	221100	Summary	0.8	1.0	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.2	-0.1	-13.3	21	4
Electric power generation	221110	Summary	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	-0.1	-28.2	22	5
Fossil fuel electric power generation	221112	Line Item	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	-0.1	-30.9	24	6
Nuclear electric power generation	221113	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	-31.6	25	6
Natural gas distribution	221200	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-7.4	32	4
Construction	230000	Summary	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	7.0	34	2
Heavy and civil engineering construction	237000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3.6	38	3
Specialty trade contractors	238000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	10.1	45	3
Manufacturing	31-330	Summary	1.5	1.7	0.0	1.5	1.6	0.0	0.1	3.9	60	2
Food manufacturing	311000	Summary	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	4.4	61	3
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	324000	Line Item	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	4.5	88	3
Chemical manufacturing	325000	Summary	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	3.9	89	3
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	325400	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.4	90	4
Chemical manufacturing (3251,2,3,9)	3250A1	Line Item	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.0	3.1	92	4
Primary metal manufacturing	331000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	97	3
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.1	127	3
Miscellaneous manufacturing	339000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5.9	138	3
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	339100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5.4	139	4
Wholesale trade	420000	Summary	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	4.4	143	2
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	424000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.2	151	3
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4242,6)	4240A2	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.8	154	4
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4241,7,9)	4240A3	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-1.6	156	4
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	425000	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	5.6	157	3
Transportation and warehousing	48-490	Summary	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	6.3	197	2
Pipeline transportation	486000	Summary	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	5.4	213	3
Pipeline transportation of natural gas	486200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	-0.6	215	4
Professional, scientific, and technical services	540000	Summary	36.3	41.7	0.4	41.6	44.1	0.4	5.3	14.7	279	2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	541000	Summary	36.3	41.7	0.4	41.6	44.1	0.4	5.3	14.7	280	3
Architectural, engineering, and related services	541300	Summary	10.8	12.4	0.7	10.9	11.5	0.7	0.1	0.8	283	4
Engineering services	541330	Line Item	8.6	9.9	0.8	8.6	9.1	0.8	0.0	-0.4	285	5
Testing laboratories	541380	Line Item	1.9	2.2	1.1	2.1	2.2	1.2	0.1	5.8	287	5
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	541600	Line Item	21.5	24.7	1.4	26.3	27.8	1.4	4.8	22.4	290	4
Scientific research and development services	541700	Summary	2.9	3.3	0.4	3.0	3.2	0.4	0.1	5.0	291	4
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences	541710	Line Item	2.8	3.2	0.4	2.9	3.1	0.4	0.1	5.1	292	5
Research and development in the social sciences and humanities	541720	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	4.7	293	5
Other professional, scientific, and technical services	541900	Summary	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.2	29.8	295	4
Management of companies and enterprises	550000	Summary	1.5	1.7	0.1	1.5	1.6	0.1	0.0	3.3	299	2
Management of companies and enterprises	551000	Line Item	1.5	1.7	0.1	1.5	1.6	0.1	0.0	3.3	300	3
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	560000	Summary	1.4	1.6	0.0	1.6	1.7	0.0	0.2	16.0	301	2
Administrative and support services	561000	Summary	0.4	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.1	13.3	302	3
Facilities support services	561200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.9	304	4
Employment services	561300	Summary	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	13.1	305	4
Temporary help services	561320	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	14.1	306	5
Waste management and remediation services	562000	Summary	1.0	1.1	0.2	1.1	1.2	0.2	0.2	17.2	318	3
Waste treatment and disposal	562200	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	12.6	320	4
Remediation and other waste management services	562900	Line Item	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	18.0	321	4
Educational services; state, local, and private	610000	Summary	2.7	3.1	0.0	2.8	3.0	0.0	0.2	6.1	322	2
Educational services; state, local, and private	611000	Summary	2.7	3.1	0.0	2.8	3.0	0.0	0.2	6.1	323	3
Elementary and secondary schools; state, local, and private	611100	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.3	324	4
Elementary and secondary schools; local	611103	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.3	327	5
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	6112-3	Summary	2.6	3.0	0.1	2.8	2.9	0.1	0.2	6.0	328	4
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	611300	Summary	2.6	2.9	0.1	2.7	2.9	0.1	0.2	6.1	333	5
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private	611305	Line Item	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	13.8	334	6
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state	611302	Line Item	2.2	2.5	0.1	2.3	2.5	0.1	0.1	4.9	335	6
Healthcare and social assistance	620000	Summary	1.1	1.3	0.0	1.2	1.3	0.0	0.1	6.9	354	2
Hospitals; state, local, and private	622000	Summary	1.0	1.2	0.0	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.1	6.0	372	3
General medical and surgical hospitals; state, local, and private	622100	Summary	1.0	1.1	0.0	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.1	5.7	373	4
General medical and surgical hospitals; private	622105	Line Item	0.8	0.9	0.0	0.8	0.9	0.0	0.1	7.1	374	5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	710000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.1	47.6	400	2
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	712000	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	47.3	410	3
Other services (except public administration)	810000	Summary	2.6	3.0	0.0	3.3	3.5	0.0	0.7	24.9	430	2
Repair and maintenance	811000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	14.8	431	3
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	813000	Summary	2.6	3.0	0.1	3.2	3.4	0.1	0.6	25.1	444	3
Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations	8132-3	Summary	2.3	2.7	0.6	3.0	3.1	0.6	0.6	26.7	446	4
Grantmaking and giving services	813200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	27.7	447	5
Social advocacy organizations	813300	Line Item	2.3	2.6	1.0	2.9	3.0	1.0	0.6	26.6	448	5
Government	900000	Summary	37.3	42.8	0.3	38.0	40.3	0.3	0.7	2.0	455	2
Federal government	910000	Summary	5.5	6.4	0.2	5.5	5.8	0.2	-0.1	-1.4	456	3
Federal government, excluding postal service	999100	Line Item	5.5	6.4	0.2	5.5	5.8	0.2	-0.1	-1.4	458	4
State government, excluding education and hospitals	999200	Line Item	21.0	24.1	0.9	20.9	22.2	0.9	-0.1	-0.4	459	3
Local government, excluding education and hospitals	999300	Line Item	10.8	12.4	0.2	11.7	12.3	0.2	0.9	8.3	460	3

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