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National Employment Matrix


47-5081 Helpers--extraction 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 12.6 100.0 0.0 15.5 100.0 0.0 2.9 23.0 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 5.3 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 12.2 97.3 0.0 15.1 97.7 0.0 2.9 23.5 3 1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

210000 Summary 7.9 63.1 1.4 10.5 68.0 1.6 2.6 32.5 12 2

Oil and gas extraction

211000 Line Item 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 13 3

Mining (except oil and gas)

212000 Summary 1.3 10.3 0.7 1.3 8.5 0.7 0.0 2.1 14 3

Coal mining

212100 Line Item 0.6 5.0 1.5 0.6 3.9 1.6 0.0 -4.3 15 4

Metal ore mining

212200 Line Item 0.3 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.1 0.7 0.0 10.0 16 4

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

212300 Line Item 0.4 2.9 0.4 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.0 6.9 17 4

Support activities for mining

213000 Line Item 6.5 51.6 2.5 9.1 58.5 2.6 2.6 39.3 18 3

Construction

230000 Summary 3.4 27.3 0.0 3.6 23.4 0.0 0.2 5.7 34 2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237000 Summary 2.8 22.2 0.3 3.0 19.1 0.3 0.2 6.0 38 3

Utility system construction

237100 Summary 2.7 21.8 0.5 2.9 18.8 0.5 0.2 6.1 39 4

Power and communication line and related structures construction

237130 Line Item 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.0 2.0 40 5

Other specialty trade contractors

238900 Line Item 0.5 4.3 0.1 0.6 3.7 0.1 0.0 4.1 59 4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 4.0 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 4.0 280 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 283 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 285 5

Testing laboratories

541380 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 5.8 287 5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.4 3.1 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.0 0.1 16.7 301 2

Waste management and remediation services

562000 Summary 0.3 2.1 0.1 0.3 2.0 0.1 0.0 18.0 318 3

Remediation and other waste management services

562900 Line Item 0.3 2.1 0.2 0.3 2.0 0.2 0.0 18.0 321 4

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 18.4 430 2

Repair and maintenance

811000 Summary 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 18.4 431 3

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

811300 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 18.4 437 4