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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 149.7 100.0 0.1 177.9 100.0 0.1 28.2 18.8 0

Management occupations

11-0000 Summary 3.9 2.6 0.0 4.6 2.6 0.0 0.7 17.1 2 1

Top executives

11-1000 Summary 2.9 2.0 0.1 3.4 1.9 0.1 0.5 16.7 3 2

Chief executives

11-1011 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 4 3

General and operations managers

11-1021 Line Item 2.9 1.9 0.1 3.4 1.9 0.1 0.5 17.1 5 3

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

11-2000 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 7 2

Marketing and sales managers

11-2020 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 9 3

Sales managers

11-2022 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 11 4

Operations specialties managers

11-3000 Summary 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.1 18.5 13 2

Computer and information systems managers

11-3021 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.1 15 3

Financial managers

11-3031 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 28.8 16 3

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

11-3071 Line Item 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 17.1 19 3

Human resources managers

11-3121 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.1 21 3

Other management occupations

11-9000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.3 23 2

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

11-9198 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.1 42 3

Business and financial operations occupations

13-0000 Summary 0.8 0.6 0.0 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 18.4 43 1

Business operations specialists

13-1000 Summary 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 18.7 44 2

Buyers and purchasing agents

13-1020 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 46 3

Human resources workers

13-1070 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 14.7 52 3

Human resources specialists

13-1071 Line Item 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 14.7 53 4

Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other

13-1198 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 17.1 63 3

Financial specialists

13-2000 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 64 2

Accountants and auditors

13-2011 Line Item 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 65 3

Computer and mathematical occupations

15-0000 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 21.0 79 1

Computer occupations

15-1200 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 19.6 80 2

Computer support specialists

15-1230 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.7 85 3

Computer user support specialists

15-1232 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.4 87 4

Software and web developers, programmers, and testers

15-1250 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.6 92 3

Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers

15-1256 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.6 94 4

Sales and related occupations

41-0000 Summary 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.3 16.8 587 1

Sales representatives, services

41-3000 Summary 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 17.1 599 2

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

41-3091 Line Item 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 17.1 604 3

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

41-4000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 17.1 605 2

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

41-4012 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 17.1 607 3

Office and administrative support occupations

43-0000 Summary 35.8 23.9 0.2 36.9 20.7 0.2 1.0 2.9 620 1

Supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1000 Summary 1.5 1.0 0.1 1.6 0.9 0.1 0.1 5.4 621 2

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1011 Line Item 1.5 1.0 0.1 1.6 0.9 0.1 0.1 5.4 622 3

Financial clerks

43-3000 Summary 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.7 627 2

Billing and posting clerks

43-3021 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.4 629 3

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

43-3031 Line Item 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 5.4 630 3

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

43-3051 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -6.3 632 3

Information and record clerks

43-4000 Summary 2.6 1.8 0.0 2.8 1.6 0.0 0.1 5.0 636 2

Customer service representatives

43-4051 Line Item 2.4 1.6 0.1 2.6 1.4 0.1 0.1 5.4 641 3

Receptionists and information clerks

43-4171 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.5 651 3

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers

43-5000 Summary 26.8 17.9 1.2 27.5 15.5 1.3 0.8 2.8 654 2

Cargo and freight agents

43-5011 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 17.1 655 3

Couriers and messengers

43-5021 Line Item 15.4 10.3 10.8 15.3 8.6 11.7 -0.1 -0.5 656 3

Dispatchers

43-5030 Summary 3.2 2.1 1.1 3.5 2.0 1.2 0.4 11.2 657 3

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

43-5032 Line Item 3.2 2.1 1.7 3.5 2.0 1.8 0.4 11.2 659 4

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

43-5061 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 665 3

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

43-5071 Line Item 8.0 5.4 1.1 8.4 4.7 1.2 0.4 5.4 666 3

Secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6000 Summary 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.9 668 2

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

43-6014 Line Item 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.5 672 3

Other office and administrative support workers

43-9000 Summary 2.9 1.9 0.1 3.0 1.7 0.1 0.1 4.0 673 2

Data entry and information processing workers

43-9020 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -18.0 674 3

Data entry keyers

43-9021 Line Item 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -18.0 675 4

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

43-9051 Line Item 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 5.4 679 3

Office clerks, general

43-9061 Line Item 2.5 1.7 0.1 2.6 1.5 0.1 0.1 5.4 680 3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

49-0000 Summary 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 17.1 779 1

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers

49-3000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 796 2

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

49-3031 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.1 802 3

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

49-9000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 815 2

Maintenance and repair workers, general

49-9071 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.1 835 3

Transportation and material moving occupations

53-0000 Summary 106.4 71.1 0.8 132.3 74.4 1.0 25.8 24.3 986 1

Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers

53-1000 Summary 3.5 2.4 0.6 4.2 2.3 0.7 0.6 17.1 987 2

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

53-1047 Line Item 3.5 2.4 0.7 4.1 2.3 0.7 0.6 17.1 989 3

Motor vehicle operators

53-3000 Summary 96.9 64.7 2.2 121.1 68.1 2.5 24.2 25.0 998 2

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

53-3030 Summary 96.8 64.7 2.8 121.0 68.0 3.2 24.2 25.0 1000 3

Driver/sales workers

53-3031 Line Item 8.0 5.3 1.7 12.2 6.8 2.3 4.2 52.2 1001 4

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

53-3032 Line Item 5.9 4.0 0.3 7.0 3.9 0.3 1.0 17.1 1002 4

Light truck drivers

53-3033 Line Item 82.9 55.4 8.0 101.9 57.3 9.0 19.0 22.9 1003 4

Material moving workers

53-7000 Summary 6.0 4.0 0.1 7.0 3.9 0.1 1.0 17.1 1030 2

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

53-7062 Line Item 3.9 2.6 0.1 4.6 2.6 0.1 0.7 17.1 1038 4

Stockers and order fillers

53-7065 Line Item 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 17.1 1041 4