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National Employment Matrix


47-3013 Helpers--electricians
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 75.5 100.0 0.0 76.2 100.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.9 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 75.2 99.5 0.1 75.9 99.5 0.0 0.7 0.9 3 1

Mining (except oil and gas)

212000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 7.8 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

Utilities

220000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.3 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.3 20 3

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

221100 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 5.3 21 4

Electric power generation

221110 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 10.2 22 5

Construction

230000 Summary 69.6 92.2 1.0 69.6 91.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 34 2

Construction of buildings

236000 Summary 2.2 2.9 0.1 2.3 3.1 0.1 0.1 6.4 35 3

Residential building construction

236100 Line Item 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 7.0 36 4

Nonresidential building construction

236200 Line Item 1.7 2.3 0.2 1.8 2.4 0.2 0.1 6.2 37 4

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237000 Summary 1.2 1.6 0.1 1.2 1.6 0.1 0.0 3.4 38 3

Utility system construction

237100 Summary 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.0 2.8 39 4

Other heavy and civil engineering construction

237900 Line Item 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.0 4.1 44 4

Specialty trade contractors

238000 Summary 66.2 87.7 1.4 66.0 86.6 1.4 -0.2 -0.3 45 3

Building equipment contractors

238200 Summary 65.8 87.1 3.0 65.6 86.0 2.8 -0.2 -0.3 51 4

Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors

238210 Line Item 64.6 85.6 6.8 64.4 84.4 6.5 -0.3 -0.4 52 5

Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors

238220 Line Item 1.1 1.5 0.1 1.2 1.5 0.1 0.1 5.1 53 5

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 60 2

Paper manufacturing

322000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -7.4 84 3

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

322100 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -7.4 85 4

Primary metal manufacturing

331000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.5 97 3

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing

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

Machinery manufacturing

333000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 8.1 110 3

Machinery manufacturing (3331,2,4,9)

3330A1 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 8.0 114 4

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -6.8 127 3

Ship and boat building

336600 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -7.9 133 4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 8.2 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 8.2 280 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.3 283 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.4 285 5

Facilities support services

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

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 8.1 322 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 8.1 323 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 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 8.6 328 4

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

611300 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 9.1 333 5

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 15.6 430 2

Repair and maintenance

811000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 16.0 431 3

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

811200 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 13.4 436 4

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance

811300 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 18.4 437 4

Government

900000 Summary 1.6 2.2 0.0 1.8 2.3 0.0 0.1 8.3 455 2

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 1.6 2.2 0.0 1.8 2.3 0.0 0.1 8.3 460 3