492000 Couriers and messengers
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
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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
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Total, all occupations	00-0000	Summary	957.1	100.0	0.6	1,111.8	100.0	0.7	154.7	16.2		0
Management occupations	11-0000	Summary	16.7	1.7	0.2	19.0	1.7	0.2	2.4	14.2	2	1
Top executives	11-1000	Summary	7.7	0.8	0.3	8.9	0.8	0.3	1.2	15.6	3	2
Chief executives	11-1011	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.1	4	3
General and operations managers	11-1021	Line Item	7.6	0.8	0.3	8.8	0.8	0.3	1.2	15.9	5	3
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers	11-2000	Summary	1.5	0.2	0.2	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	15.4	7	2
Marketing and sales managers	11-2020	Summary	1.4	0.1	0.2	1.6	0.1	0.2	0.2	15.4	9	3
Marketing managers	11-2021	Line Item	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.1	15.4	10	4
Sales managers	11-2022	Line Item	0.9	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	15.4	11	4
Public relations and fundraising managers	11-2030	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	15.1	12	3
Operations specialties managers	11-3000	Summary	6.9	0.7	0.3	7.7	0.7	0.3	0.8	12.2	13	2
Administrative services and facilities managers	11-3010	Line Item	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	15.3	14	3
Computer and information systems managers	11-3021	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	15.6	15	3
Financial managers	11-3031	Line Item	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	27.1	16	3
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	11-3071	Line Item	5.2	0.5	3.8	5.7	0.5	3.8	0.5	10.1	19	3
Human resources managers	11-3121	Line Item	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.1	15.3	21	3
Training and development managers	11-3131	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	15.3	22	3
Other management occupations	11-9000	Summary	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	15.3	23	2
Architectural and engineering managers	11-9041	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	15.1	31	3
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	11-9198	Line Item	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	15.4	42	3
Business and financial operations occupations	13-0000	Summary	8.8	0.9	0.1	10.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	19.9	43	1
Business operations specialists	13-1000	Summary	7.8	0.8	0.1	9.4	0.8	0.1	1.6	20.5	44	2
Buyers and purchasing agents	13-1020	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	46	3
Compliance officers	13-1041	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	15.2	50	3
Human resources workers	13-1070	Summary	2.1	0.2	0.3	2.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	11.8	52	3
Human resources specialists	13-1071	Line Item	1.7	0.2	0.3	2.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	13.0	53	4
Labor relations specialists	13-1075	Line Item	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	4.8	55	4
Logisticians	13-1081	Line Item	1.4	0.1	0.7	2.0	0.2	0.8	0.6	44.0	56	3
Management analysts	13-1111	Line Item	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	15.1	57	3
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	13-1141	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	15.1	60	3
Training and development specialists	13-1151	Line Item	1.3	0.1	0.4	1.5	0.1	0.4	0.2	15.2	61	3
Market research analysts and marketing specialists	13-1161	Line Item	0.8	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	26.8	62	3
Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other	13-1198	Line Item	1.1	0.1	0.1	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	15.5	63	3
Financial specialists	13-2000	Summary	1.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	15.4	64	2
Accountants and auditors	13-2011	Line Item	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	15.7	65	3
Financial and investment analysts, financial risk specialists, and financial specialists, all other	13-2098	Line Item	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	15.1	78	3
Computer and mathematical occupations	15-0000	Summary	4.6	0.5	0.1	5.5	0.5	0.1	0.9	19.9	79	1
Computer occupations	15-1200	Summary	4.4	0.5	0.1	5.2	0.5	0.1	0.8	19.2	80	2
Computer and information analysts	15-1210	Summary	0.9	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	11.6	81	3
Computer systems analysts	15-1211	Line Item	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	9.4	82	4
Information security analysts	15-1212	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	38.1	83	4
Computer support specialists	15-1230	Summary	1.3	0.1	0.2	1.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	13.5	85	3
Computer network support specialists	15-1231	Line Item	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.1	0.5	0.1	15.1	86	4
Computer user support specialists	15-1232	Line Item	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	10.8	87	4
Database and network administrators and architects	15-1240	Summary	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	13.1	88	3
Network and computer systems administrators	15-1244	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	9.6	90	4
Database administrators and architects	15-1245	Line Item	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.1	15.2	91	4
Software and web developers, programmers, and testers	15-1250	Summary	1.6	0.2	0.1	2.0	0.2	0.1	0.5	30.7	92	3
Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers	15-1256	Line Item	1.4	0.1	0.1	1.9	0.2	0.1	0.5	32.5	94	4
Web developers and digital interface designers	15-1257	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	15.1	95	4
Computer occupations, all other	15-1299	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.1	96	3
Mathematical science occupations	15-2000	Summary	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	33.0	97	2
Architecture and engineering occupations	17-0000	Summary	5.2	0.5	0.2	6.0	0.5	0.2	0.8	15.1	103	1
Engineers	17-2000	Summary	5.0	0.5	0.3	5.8	0.5	0.3	0.8	15.1	111	2
Industrial engineers, including health and safety	17-2110	Summary	4.8	0.5	1.5	5.6	0.5	1.6	0.7	15.1	122	3
Industrial engineers	17-2112	Line Item	4.8	0.5	1.7	5.6	0.5	1.7	0.7	15.1	124	4
Drafters, engineering technicians, and mapping technicians	17-3000	Summary	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.1	132	2
Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters	17-3020	Summary	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	15.1	138	3
Industrial engineering technologists and technicians	17-3026	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	15.1	144	4
Life, physical, and social science occupations	19-0000	Summary	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	15.2	148	1
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians	19-5000	Summary	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.0	0.4	0.1	15.2	207	2
Occupational health and safety specialists	19-5011	Line Item	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.1	15.2	208	3
Legal occupations	23-0000	Summary	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	29.9	233	1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	27-0000	Summary	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.4	332	1
Media and communication workers	27-3000	Summary	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.1	364	2
Protective service occupations	33-0000	Summary	1.4	0.1	0.0	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.2	14.2	474	1
Other protective service workers	33-9000	Summary	1.3	0.1	0.1	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	14.4	496	2
Private detectives and investigators	33-9021	Line Item	1.2	0.1	3.5	1.3	0.1	3.5	0.2	15.1	498	3
Security guards and gambling surveillance officers	33-9030	Summary	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.4	499	3
Security guards	33-9032	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.4	501	4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	37-0000	Summary	1.1	0.1	0.0	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	15.2	530	1
Building cleaning and pest control workers	37-2000	Summary	1.1	0.1	0.0	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	15.2	534	2
Building cleaning workers	37-2010	Summary	1.1	0.1	0.0	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	15.2	535	3
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	37-2011	Line Item	1.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	15.2	536	4
Sales and related occupations	41-0000	Summary	6.2	0.6	0.0	7.1	0.6	0.1	0.9	15.0	587	1
Supervisors of sales workers	41-1000	Summary	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.3	588	2
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers	41-1012	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.3	590	3
Retail sales workers	41-2000	Summary	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.4	591	2
Retail salespersons	41-2031	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.4	598	3
Sales representatives, services	41-3000	Summary	5.4	0.6	0.3	6.3	0.6	0.3	0.8	15.5	599	2
Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel	41-3091	Line Item	5.3	0.6	0.5	6.2	0.6	0.6	0.8	15.5	604	3
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	41-4000	Summary	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.9	605	2
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	41-4012	Line Item	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.9	607	3
Other sales and related workers	41-9000	Summary	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	608	2
Office and administrative support occupations	43-0000	Summary	115.3	12.0	0.6	119.6	10.8	0.6	4.3	3.8	620	1
Supervisors of office and administrative support workers	43-1000	Summary	5.1	0.5	0.3	5.3	0.5	0.4	0.2	4.1	621	2
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers	43-1011	Line Item	5.1	0.5	0.3	5.3	0.5	0.4	0.2	4.1	622	3
Financial clerks	43-3000	Summary	4.5	0.5	0.2	4.7	0.4	0.2	0.2	3.6	627	2
Bill and account collectors	43-3011	Line Item	2.6	0.3	1.2	2.7	0.2	1.3	0.1	3.6	628	3
Billing and posting clerks	43-3021	Line Item	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.3	629	3
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	43-3031	Line Item	1.6	0.2	0.1	1.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	4.4	630	3
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	43-3051	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	-7.3	632	3
Information and record clerks	43-4000	Summary	11.8	1.2	0.2	12.3	1.1	0.2	0.5	3.8	636	2
Customer service representatives	43-4051	Line Item	11.3	1.2	0.4	11.7	1.1	0.4	0.4	4.0	641	3
File clerks	43-4071	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	-7.6	643	3
Order clerks	43-4151	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	-6.8	649	3
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	43-4161	Line Item	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.9	650	3
Receptionists and information clerks	43-4171	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.0	651	3
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers	43-5000	Summary	79.3	8.3	3.6	82.7	7.4	3.8	3.4	4.3	654	2
Cargo and freight agents	43-5011	Line Item	6.5	0.7	6.8	7.5	0.7	7.1	1.0	15.1	655	3
Couriers and messengers	43-5021	Line Item	23.4	2.4	16.4	23.1	2.1	17.7	-0.2	-1.1	656	3
Dispatchers	43-5030	Summary	8.0	0.8	2.8	8.9	0.8	2.9	0.8	10.1	657	3
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	43-5032	Line Item	8.0	0.8	4.2	8.9	0.8	4.4	0.8	10.1	659	4
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	43-5061	Line Item	2.0	0.2	0.5	2.3	0.2	0.6	0.3	15.2	665	3
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks	43-5071	Line Item	39.3	4.1	5.3	40.8	3.7	5.9	1.6	4.0	666	3
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	43-5111	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	15.1	667	3
Secretaries and administrative assistants	43-6000	Summary	4.9	0.5	0.1	4.8	0.4	0.2	-0.1	-2.4	668	2
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants	43-6011	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	-13.5	669	3
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	43-6014	Line Item	4.7	0.5	0.2	4.6	0.4	0.2	-0.1	-1.9	672	3
Other office and administrative support workers	43-9000	Summary	9.2	1.0	0.2	9.4	0.8	0.3	0.3	2.8	673	2
Data entry and information processing workers	43-9020	Summary	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.4	-0.1	-19.1	674	3
Data entry keyers	43-9021	Line Item	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.5	-0.1	-19.1	675	4
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	43-9051	Line Item	2.2	0.2	2.7	2.3	0.2	2.9	0.1	3.8	679	3
Office clerks, general	43-9061	Line Item	5.8	0.6	0.2	6.1	0.5	0.2	0.3	4.4	680	3
Office and administrative support workers, all other	43-9199	Line Item	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.1	15.3	684	3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	49-0000	Summary	14.2	1.5	0.2	16.4	1.5	0.3	2.2	15.1	779	1
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers	49-1000	Summary	0.9	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	15.2	780	2
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49-1011	Line Item	0.9	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	15.2	781	3
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	49-2000	Summary	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.1	782	2
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	49-3000	Summary	10.5	1.1	0.6	12.0	1.1	0.7	1.6	15.1	796	2
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	49-3011	Line Item	6.0	0.6	4.6	7.0	0.6	4.8	0.9	15.1	797	3
Automotive technicians and repairers	49-3020	Summary	1.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	15.2	798	3
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	49-3023	Line Item	1.8	0.2	0.3	2.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	15.2	801	4
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	49-3031	Line Item	2.6	0.3	0.9	3.0	0.3	1.0	0.4	15.2	802	3
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	49-9000	Summary	2.9	0.3	0.1	3.3	0.3	0.1	0.4	15.2	815	2
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers	49-9040	Summary	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	15.1	821	3
Industrial machinery mechanics	49-9041	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.1	822	4
Maintenance workers, machinery	49-9043	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	15.1	823	4
Maintenance and repair workers, general	49-9071	Line Item	2.1	0.2	0.1	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	15.2	835	3
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers	49-9090	Summary	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	15.2	837	3
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	49-9099	Line Item	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	15.2	845	4
Transportation and material moving occupations	53-0000	Summary	782.4	81.8	6.2	923.3	83.0	6.7	140.9	18.0	986	1
Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers	53-1000	Summary	48.5	5.1	8.9	55.9	5.0	9.7	7.4	15.3	987	2
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors	53-1041	Line Item	3.8	0.4	34.4	4.4	0.4	35.4	0.6	15.1	988	3
First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors	53-1047	Line Item	44.7	4.7	8.3	51.6	4.6	9.1	6.8	15.3	989	3
Air transportation workers	53-2000	Summary	4.0	0.4	1.6	4.6	0.4	1.5	0.6	15.1	990	2
Motor vehicle operators	53-3000	Summary	368.0	38.5	8.4	446.1	40.1	9.1	78.1	21.2	998	2
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	53-3030	Summary	367.9	38.4	10.7	445.9	40.1	11.9	78.0	21.2	1000	3
Driver/sales workers	53-3031	Line Item	8.8	0.9	1.9	13.1	1.2	2.4	4.3	48.8	1001	4
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	53-3032	Line Item	52.4	5.5	2.7	60.4	5.4	2.9	8.0	15.3	1002	4
Light truck drivers	53-3033	Line Item	306.7	32.0	29.6	372.4	33.5	32.8	65.7	21.4	1003	4
Other transportation workers	53-6000	Summary	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	15.1	1022	2
Aircraft service attendants and transportation workers, all other	53-6098	Line Item	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	15.1	1029	3
Material moving workers	53-7000	Summary	361.6	37.8	5.2	416.4	37.5	5.6	54.8	15.1	1030	2
Conveyor operators and tenders	53-7011	Line Item	5.3	0.6	19.5	6.1	0.6	21.2	0.8	15.1	1031	3
Industrial truck and tractor operators	53-7051	Line Item	3.1	0.3	0.5	3.6	0.3	0.5	0.5	15.1	1035	3
Laborers and material movers	53-7060	Summary	351.7	36.7	5.8	405.0	36.4	6.3	53.3	15.1	1036	3
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	53-7061	Line Item	2.4	0.3	0.7	2.8	0.2	0.7	0.4	15.1	1037	4
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	53-7062	Line Item	343.4	35.9	12.2	395.4	35.6	12.8	52.0	15.1	1038	4
Machine feeders and offbearers	53-7063	Line Item	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.7	0.1	1.0	0.1	15.1	1039	4
Packers and packagers, hand	53-7064	Line Item	4.0	0.4	0.7	4.6	0.4	0.8	0.6	15.5	1040	4
Stockers and order fillers	53-7065	Line Item	1.3	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	16.9	1041	4

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