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National Employment Matrix


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Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
Occupations with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Occupation Title Occupation Code Occupation Type 2020 Employment 2020 Percent of Industry 2020 Percent of Occupation Projected 2030 Employment Projected 2030 Percent of Industry Projected 2030 Percent of Occupation Employment Change, 2020-2030 Employment Percent Change, 2020-2030 Occupation Sort Display Level
                     
Total, all occupations 00-0000 Summary 36.1 100.0 0.0 32.4 100.0 0.0 -3.8 -10.4 0

Management occupations

11-0000 Summary 1.5 4.2 0.0 1.4 4.2 0.0 -0.1 -8.4 2 1

Top executives

11-1000 Summary 0.9 2.5 0.0 0.8 2.5 0.0 -0.1 -9.0 3 2

General and operations managers

11-1021 Line Item 0.9 2.4 0.0 0.8 2.4 0.0 -0.1 -8.4 5 3

Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers

11-2000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 7 2

Marketing and sales managers

11-2020 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 9 3

Sales managers

11-2022 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 11 4

Operations specialties managers

11-3000 Summary 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 -7.2 13 2

Financial managers

11-3031 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 16 3

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

11-3071 Line Item 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 -8.4 19 3

Other management occupations

11-9000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.3 23 2

Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other

11-9198 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 42 3

Business and financial operations occupations

13-0000 Summary 1.1 3.0 0.0 1.0 3.1 0.0 -0.1 -5.3 43 1

Business operations specialists

13-1000 Summary 0.9 2.4 0.0 0.8 2.5 0.0 0.0 -4.6 44 2

Human resources workers

13-1070 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -10.3 52 3

Human resources specialists

13-1071 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -10.3 53 4

Logisticians

13-1081 Line Item 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 14.5 56 3

Training and development specialists

13-1151 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 61 3

Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other

13-1198 Line Item 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 -8.4 63 3

Financial specialists

13-2000 Summary 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 -8.4 64 2

Accountants and auditors

13-2011 Line Item 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 -8.4 65 3

Computer and mathematical occupations

15-0000 Summary 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 -7.6 79 1

Computer occupations

15-1200 Summary 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 -7.6 80 2

Computer support specialists

15-1230 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -11.2 85 3

Computer user support specialists

15-1232 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -12.1 87 4

Software and web developers, programmers, and testers

15-1250 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.2 92 3

Architecture and engineering occupations

17-0000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 103 1

Engineers

17-2000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 111 2

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

37-0000 Summary 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 -8.4 530 1

Building cleaning and pest control workers

37-2000 Summary 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 -8.4 534 2

Building cleaning workers

37-2010 Summary 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 -8.4 535 3

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2011 Line Item 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 -8.4 536 4

Sales and related occupations

41-0000 Summary 1.1 3.1 0.0 1.0 3.2 0.0 -0.1 -8.4 587 1

Supervisors of sales workers

41-1000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 588 2

Retail sales workers

41-2000 Summary 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 -8.5 591 2

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons

41-2020 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 595 3

Counter and rental clerks

41-2021 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 596 4

Retail salespersons

41-2031 Line Item 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 -8.4 598 3

Sales representatives, services

41-3000 Summary 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 -8.4 599 2

Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

41-3091 Line Item 0.6 1.6 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 -8.4 604 3

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

41-4000 Summary 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 -8.4 605 2

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

41-4012 Line Item 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 -8.4 607 3

Office and administrative support occupations

43-0000 Summary 5.9 16.4 0.0 4.8 15.0 0.0 -1.1 -18.1 620 1

Supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1000 Summary 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.0 -0.1 -17.6 621 2

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1011 Line Item 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.0 -0.1 -17.6 622 3

Financial clerks

43-3000 Summary 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.5 1.4 0.0 -0.1 -18.1 627 2

Billing and posting clerks

43-3021 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -17.6 629 3

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

43-3031 Line Item 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 -0.1 -17.6 630 3

Information and record clerks

43-4000 Summary 1.6 4.5 0.0 1.3 4.1 0.0 -0.3 -18.4 636 2

Customer service representatives

43-4051 Line Item 1.4 3.9 0.0 1.2 3.6 0.0 -0.2 -17.6 641 3

Order clerks

43-4151 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -26.7 649 3

Receptionists and information clerks

43-4171 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -22.2 651 3

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers

43-5000 Summary 1.7 4.7 0.1 1.4 4.4 0.1 -0.3 -15.2 654 2

Dispatchers

43-5030 Summary 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 -13.0 657 3

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

43-5032 Line Item 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 -13.0 659 4

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

43-5061 Line Item 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 -8.4 665 3

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

43-5071 Line Item 1.1 3.1 0.2 0.9 2.8 0.1 -0.2 -17.6 666 3

Secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6000 Summary 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -23.8 668 2

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

43-6011 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -31.3 669 3

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

43-6014 Line Item 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -22.2 672 3

Other office and administrative support workers

43-9000 Summary 1.3 3.7 0.0 1.1 3.3 0.0 -0.3 -19.9 673 2

Office clerks, general

43-9061 Line Item 1.1 3.1 0.0 0.9 2.8 0.0 -0.2 -17.6 680 3

Construction and extraction occupations

47-0000 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 -8.4 706 1

Construction trades workers

47-2000 Summary 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 -8.4 709 2

Carpenters

47-2031 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 714 3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

49-0000 Summary 0.9 2.5 0.0 0.8 2.6 0.0 -0.1 -8.4 779 1

Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers

49-1000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 780 2

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

49-1011 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 781 3

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers

49-3000 Summary 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 -8.4 796 2

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

49-3031 Line Item 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 -8.4 802 3

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics

49-3040 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 803 3

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

49-9000 Summary 0.5 1.4 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 -8.4 815 2

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers

49-9040 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 821 3

Maintenance and repair workers, general

49-9071 Line Item 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 -8.4 835 3

Production occupations

51-0000 Summary 3.6 9.9 0.0 3.1 9.6 0.0 -0.5 -13.6 846 1

Supervisors of production workers

51-1000 Summary 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.0 -8.4 847 2

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

51-1011 Line Item 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.0 -8.4 848 3

Assemblers and fabricators

51-2000 Summary 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.4 1.3 0.0 -0.2 -26.3 849 2

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

51-2090 Line Item 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.4 1.3 0.0 -0.2 -26.7 858 3

Woodworkers

51-7000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 926 2

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-7040 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.4 932 3

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

51-7041 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -8.4 933 4

Other production occupations

51-9000 Summary 2.4 6.6 0.1 2.1 6.5 0.1 -0.3 -11.9 948 2

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

51-9061 Line Item 0.5 1.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.1 -0.1 -26.7 961 3

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

51-9111 Line Item 1.8 5.0 0.5 1.7 5.1 0.4 -0.2 -8.4 967 3

Transportation and material moving occupations

53-0000 Summary 21.0 58.3 0.2 19.3 59.6 0.1 -1.8 -8.4 986 1

Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers

53-1000 Summary 1.3 3.7 0.2 1.2 3.8 0.2 -0.1 -8.4 987 2

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

53-1041 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 -8.4 988 3

First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

53-1047 Line Item 1.3 3.5 0.2 1.1 3.6 0.2 -0.1 -8.4 989 3

Motor vehicle operators

53-3000 Summary 3.5 9.8 0.1 3.2 10.0 0.1 -0.3 -8.4 998 2

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

53-3030 Summary 2.8 7.9 0.1 2.6 8.1 0.1 -0.2 -8.4 1000 3

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

53-3032 Line Item 2.3 6.3 0.1 2.1 6.5 0.1 -0.2 -8.4 1002 4

Light truck drivers

53-3033 Line Item 0.6 1.5 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 -8.4 1003 4

Rail transportation workers

53-4000 Summary 0.6 1.7 0.7 0.6 1.8 0.6 -0.1 -8.4 1008 2

Locomotive engineers and operators

53-4010 Summary 0.5 1.5 1.7 0.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 -8.4 1009 3

Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers

53-4013 Line Item 0.5 1.5 12.6 0.5 1.5 11.5 0.0 -8.4 1011 4

Other transportation workers

53-6000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 -8.4 1022 2

Material moving workers

53-7000 Summary 15.4 42.7 0.2 14.1 43.7 0.2 -1.3 -8.4 1030 2

Industrial truck and tractor operators

53-7051 Line Item 1.4 3.9 0.2 1.3 4.0 0.2 -0.1 -8.4 1035 3

Laborers and material movers

53-7060 Summary 13.9 38.5 0.2 12.7 39.3 0.2 -1.2 -8.4 1036 3

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

53-7061 Line Item 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 -8.4 1037 4

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

53-7062 Line Item 4.2 11.5 0.1 3.8 11.8 0.1 -0.4 -8.4 1038 4

Packers and packagers, hand

53-7064 Line Item 9.0 24.9 1.5 8.2 25.4 1.4 -0.8 -8.4 1040 4

Stockers and order fillers

53-7065 Line Item 0.6 1.7 0.0 0.6 1.7 0.0 -0.1 -8.4 1041 4