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National Employment Matrix


45-4011 Forest and conservation workers
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2019 and projected 2029.

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

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2019 Employment 2019 Percent of Occupation 2019 Percent of Industry Projected 2029 Employment Projected 2029 Percent of Occupation Projected 2029 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2019-2029 Employment Percent Change, 2019-2029 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 13.2 100.0 0.0 13.1 100.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 2.7 20.2 0.0 2.6 20.0 0.0 0.0 -1.5 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 10.5 79.8 0.0 10.5 80.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 3 1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

110000 Summary 3.6 27.2 0.2 4.0 30.1 0.2 0.4 10.1 4 2

Crop production

111000 Line Item 0.5 3.5 0.1 0.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 -0.3 5 3

Forestry and logging

113000 Summary 1.4 10.8 2.4 1.8 14.0 3.3 0.4 28.7 7 3

Forestry

1131-2 Line Item 1.3 10.0 16.5 1.8 13.4 15.3 0.4 32.7 8 4

Logging

113300 Line Item 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 -21.8 9 4

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

115000 Line Item 1.7 13.0 1.3 1.7 12.7 1.2 0.0 -2.6 11 3

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 -15.8 60 2

Wood product manufacturing

321000 Summary 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 -15.8 80 3

Sawmills and wood preservation

321100 Line Item 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 -16.0 81 4

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.4 2.9 0.0 0.4 2.8 0.0 0.0 -3.4 301 2

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 0.5 3.5 0.0 0.4 3.0 0.0 -0.1 -13.7 354 2

Social assistance

624000 Summary 0.5 3.5 0.0 0.4 3.0 0.0 -0.1 -13.7 392 3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

710000 Summary 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 7.1 400 2

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

712000 Line Item 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 7.5 410 3

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 0.8 5.9 0.0 0.9 6.6 0.0 0.1 11.5 430 2

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

813000 Summary 0.8 5.9 0.0 0.9 6.6 0.0 0.1 11.5 444 3

Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations

8132-3 Summary 0.7 5.6 0.2 0.8 6.3 0.2 0.1 12.4 446 4

Social advocacy organizations

813300 Line Item 0.7 5.3 0.3 0.8 6.0 0.3 0.1 12.3 448 5

Government

900000 Summary 5.0 37.7 0.0 4.6 34.9 0.0 -0.4 -7.9 455 2

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 3.6 27.0 0.2 3.2 24.6 0.1 -0.3 -9.4 459 3

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 1.4 10.6 0.0 1.3 10.2 0.0 -0.1 -4.1 460 3