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National Employment Matrix


47-4041 Hazardous materials removal 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 45.3 100.0 0.0 49.0 100.0 0.0 3.7 8.2 0

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 45.3 99.9 0.0 49.0 99.9 0.0 3.7 8.2 3 1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

210000 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 32.6 12 2

Support activities for mining

213000 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 33.7 18 3

Utilities

220000 Summary 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 -12.3 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 -12.3 20 3

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

221100 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -30.9 21 4

Electric power generation

221110 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -30.9 22 5

Nuclear electric power generation

221113 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 -35.4 25 6

Water, sewage and other systems

221300 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 10.8 33 4

Construction

230000 Summary 3.1 6.8 0.0 3.2 6.6 0.0 0.1 4.6 34 2

Construction of buildings

236000 Summary 1.1 2.4 0.1 1.1 2.3 0.1 0.1 5.7 35 3

Residential building construction

236100 Line Item 0.9 2.0 0.1 0.9 1.9 0.1 0.1 5.9 36 4

Nonresidential building construction

236200 Line Item 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 4.6 37 4

Specialty trade contractors

238000 Summary 2.0 4.4 0.0 2.1 4.2 0.0 0.1 4.0 45 3

Building equipment contractors

238200 Summary 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 6.1 51 4

Other building equipment contractors

238290 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 7.0 54 5

Building finishing contractors

238300 Summary 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.4 55 4

Drywall and insulation contractors

238310 Line Item 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 56 5

Other specialty trade contractors

238900 Line Item 1.4 3.0 0.2 1.4 2.9 0.2 0.1 4.2 59 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.6 1.4 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 2.5 60 2

Chemical manufacturing

325000 Summary 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 5.1 89 3

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.4 127 3

Transportation and warehousing

48-490 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 5.0 197 2

Truck transportation

484000 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.8 205 3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 1.3 3.0 0.0 1.6 3.2 0.0 0.2 16.4 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 1.3 3.0 0.0 1.6 3.2 0.0 0.2 16.4 280 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.7 283 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.6 285 5

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 0.9 1.9 0.1 1.1 2.2 0.1 0.2 23.3 290 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.6 291 4

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

541710 Line Item 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.6 292 5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 37.0 81.8 0.4 40.3 82.2 0.4 3.2 8.7 301 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 1.5 3.3 0.0 1.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 2.8 302 3

Facilities support services

561200 Line Item 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 5.2 304 4

Employment services

561300 Summary 1.0 2.3 0.0 1.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.8 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.9 2.0 0.0 0.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 3.5 306 5

Waste management and remediation services

562000 Summary 35.5 78.5 7.8 38.7 79.0 8.0 3.2 9.0 318 3

Waste collection

562100 Line Item 3.2 7.0 1.7 3.7 7.5 1.7 0.5 16.1 319 4

Waste treatment and disposal

562200 Line Item 5.0 11.1 5.0 4.4 9.0 5.0 -0.6 -12.2 320 4

Remediation and other waste management services

562900 Line Item 27.3 60.4 16.7 30.6 62.5 17.0 3.3 12.1 321 4

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 3.3 322 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 3.3 323 3

Elementary and secondary schools; state, local, and private

611100 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.0 324 4

Elementary and secondary schools; local

611103 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.0 327 5

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

6112-3 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.7 328 4

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

611300 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.8 333 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

611302 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.3 335 6

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.2 354 2

Hospitals; state, local, and private

622000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.2 372 3

General medical and surgical hospitals; state, local, and private

622100 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.5 373 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; private

622105 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.4 374 5

Government

900000 Summary 2.0 4.4 0.0 2.1 4.2 0.0 0.1 3.3 455 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 0.6 1.4 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 -3.9 456 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 0.6 1.4 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 -3.9 458 4

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 1.4 3.0 0.0 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.1 6.6 460 3