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National Employment Matrix


47-4051 Highway maintenance workers
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 153.8 100.0 0.1 163.1 100.0 0.1 9.3 6.0 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 -2.8 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 152.9 99.4 0.1 162.1 99.4 0.1 9.3 6.1 3 1

Construction

230000 Summary 6.2 4.0 0.1 6.5 4.0 0.1 0.3 5.1 34 2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237000 Summary 5.5 3.6 0.5 5.8 3.5 0.5 0.3 5.3 38 3

Utility system construction

237100 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 6.0 39 4

Highway, street, and bridge construction

237300 Line Item 5.3 3.4 1.5 5.6 3.4 1.5 0.3 5.3 43 4

Other heavy and civil engineering construction

237900 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 4.1 44 4

Specialty trade contractors

238000 Summary 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 3.3 45 3

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

238100 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.9 46 4

Other specialty trade contractors

238900 Line Item 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 4.1 59 4

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 13.2 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 14.1 306 5

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 9.8 322 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 9.8 323 3

Other educational services; state, local, and private

6114-7 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 9.9 337 4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

710000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.1 400 2

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

713000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.1 411 3

Other amusement and recreation industries

713900 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.1 414 4

Government

900000 Summary 143.8 93.5 1.3 152.3 93.4 1.4 8.5 5.9 455 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.4 456 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.4 458 4

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 39.5 25.7 1.7 39.4 24.1 1.8 -0.2 -0.4 459 3

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 104.2 67.7 1.8 112.9 69.2 1.9 8.7 8.3 460 3