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National Employment Matrix


47-4031 Fence erectors
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 28.0 100.0 0.0 29.2 100.0 0.0 1.2 4.3 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 1.3 4.5 0.0 1.3 4.4 0.0 0.0 2.9 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 26.7 95.5 0.0 27.9 95.6 0.0 1.2 4.3 3 1

Construction

230000 Summary 23.0 82.2 0.3 23.9 82.1 0.3 0.9 4.1 34 2

Construction of buildings

236000 Summary 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 6.6 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

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237000 Summary 1.0 3.4 0.1 1.0 3.5 0.1 0.1 5.2 38 3

Highway, street, and bridge construction

237300 Line Item 0.8 3.0 0.2 0.9 3.1 0.2 0.0 5.3 43 4

Specialty trade contractors

238000 Summary 21.8 77.8 0.5 22.6 77.6 0.5 0.9 4.0 45 3

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

238100 Summary 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.0 5.6 46 4

Other specialty trade contractors

238900 Line Item 21.0 74.9 3.1 21.8 74.7 3.1 0.8 4.1 59 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.6 2.3 0.0 0.7 2.4 0.0 0.1 9.5 60 2

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332000 Summary 0.6 2.0 0.0 0.6 2.1 0.0 0.1 10.4 103 3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3323,4)

3320A2 Line Item 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.0 11.2 104 4

Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3321,2,5,6,9)

3320A1 Line Item 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 9.1 109 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 4.9 143 2

Real estate and rental and leasing

530000 Summary 0.7 2.7 0.0 0.8 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.3 273 2

Rental and leasing services

532000 Summary 0.7 2.7 0.1 0.8 2.7 0.1 0.0 5.3 275 3

Rental and leasing services (5322,3,4)

5320A1 Line Item 0.7 2.7 0.2 0.8 2.7 0.2 0.0 5.3 277 4

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 13.6 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 14.1 306 5

Waste management and remediation services

562000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 18.0 318 3

Remediation and other waste management services

562900 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 18.0 321 4

Government

900000 Summary 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 8.3 455 2

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 8.3 460 3